Field of work
I am professor of Educational Science and Academic head of the PhD-program Studies of Bildung and pedagogical practices at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway).
My research and work fields include
- comparative educational research
- Bildungstheory, Bildungsresearch
- education and social inequality
- migration and education
- intercultural pedagogy
- teacher research
- internationalisation
- scientific theory
- critical pedagogy
- praxeological educational research
- sociology of education.
HORIZON2020: Pioneering Policies and Practices Tackling Educational Inequalities in Europe --- Website: www.pioneered-project.eu
CV
Education
2019 – Doctor Philosophiae Habilitatus (Leipzig University/Germany)
2002 – Doctor Philosophiae (Leipzig University/Germany)
Academic positions
since 2014 – Professor in Education
Western Norway University of
Applied Sciences, HVL
since 2009 – Professor in International &
Intercultural Educational
Research, University of Magdeburg,
Germany
2009 – Professor ad interim for Historical &
Comparative Education
Studies, University of Magdeburg,
Germany
Work in univerity bodies/research business
since 2019 – Member of the research
coordination group of the
Faculty of Education, Arts and
sports, HVL
since 2015 – Head of the PhD-program
"Studies of Bildung & pedagogical
practices", HVL/Norway
since 2017 – Council member of research schools (NAFOL/The Norwegian National Research School in Teacher Education, WNGERII/Western Norway Graduate School of Education, BSRS/Bergen Summer Research School)
2010-2014 – Member of the Examination Board, elected member of the Council of the Faculty of Human Sciences, Adviser for student Affairs for the Master of Education Science, Member of the
management board of the Institute of Education
Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Magdeburg, Germany
since 2010 – Member of prof. appointment committees at universities in Germany/Norway
Work in Appointed member of scientific advisory board
2015 – of the project “Educational success and immigration
background – a question of resources?” (German
Youth institute)
2013 – for the evaluation of projects in the field Diversity in higher education” (appointed by the Ministry of EducationNiedersachsen/Germany)
2012-2014 – of the project “SoYouth – origin-specific commitment in peer groups” (University of Zurich)
2007-2008 – for the Third Saxon child and youth report: “Child and youth welfare as actor in education: biographies and access to education for young people in Saxony” (appointed by the Ministry of Education Sachsen/Germany)
2012 – Study Foundation of the German People
Courses taught
- PhD-program "Studies of Bildung and pedagogical practices"
- Critical Pedagogy, Sociology of Education, Intercultural Pedagogy, Scientific theory, Praxeological theory, Teaching profession, Research methodology
Research areas
Education and social inequality, educational theory, International and intercultural education, comparative education, educational policy, teacher research
Research groups
- HORIZON2020: Pioneering Policies and Practices Tackling Educational Inequalities in Europe Website: www.pioneered-project.eu
- Research cluster: Critical and Practice-Oriented Educational Research
Publications
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The Principle of Hope: Bloch’s contribution to the praxiological understanding of education
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Konturen erziehungsissenschaftlicher Migrationsforschung - Eine Einführung
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Cultural hegemony and intercultural educational research – some reflections
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Bildungsherausforderungen in der globalen Migrationsgesellschaft: Kritische Beiträge zur erziehungswissenschaftlichen Migrationsforschung
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MIMY internal working paper on the concept of “liquid integration” regarding vulnerable migrant youth adjustment
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