Organisation profile

The research activities of the institute are grouped around the overarching theme of "Social Pedagogy in Diverse Societies". The institute's teaching and research take account of current societal challenges, which are characterized by an increasing differentiation and heterogenization of life situations, identities and related social problems. Accordingly, the resulting disciplinary, professional and practical consequences for social pedagogy must be empirically mapped and theoretically penetrated.

Thematically, the institute is oriented towards four overlapping strands of social pedagogical research, which are grounded in national and international traditions of theory building and empirical research:

  • Welfare State and Social Services
  • Gender and violence
  • Childhood and youth research
  • Vocational education research in social work and social pedagogy

As one of a few locations in Germany, Leuphana is currently establishing a research focus on social pedagogy with a polyvalent orientation. Basic and application-oriented research is being conducted with a view to both occupational field-oriented and training-oriented topics.

Topics

The research areas at the institute take an interdisciplinary social science approach to numerous internationally relevant topics in social pedagogy, such as child and youth welfare and child protection; domestic violence, inequalities, stereotyping and prejudice (especially gender, age, ethnicity, religion); (forced) migration; vocational training; trust and empathy in professional-client relationships.

Qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches are used. At the same time, the anchoring in essential reference disciplines of social pedagogy (educational science, psychology and sociology) and interdisciplinary joint research projects play a decisive role for the institute.

  1. 2025
  2. European Educational Research Journal (Journal)

    Ellen Kollender (Editor) & Dorothee Schwendowius (Editor)

    11.2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  3. Fachtag: Dialog zwischen universitärer Lehrer*innen-Bildung und beruflicher Bildung

    Anke Karber (Organiser)

    06.05.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  4. 23. Hochschultage Berufliche Bildung - HTBB 2025

    Anke Karber (Organiser), Anke Karber (Moderator) & Nina Göddertz (Organiser)

    17.03.202518.03.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. 2024
  6. Kindliche Zeitpraktiken und Zeitbedürfnisse im Ganztag

    Tilmann Wahne (Speaker)

    05.12.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  7. Landeskonferenz „Guten Ganztag ausbauen – Gemeinsam Qualität weiterentwickeln im Primarbereich"

    Tilmann Wahne (presenter)

    23.11.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  8. Zeit verlieren, um Zeit zu gewinnen? Leben und lernen im Ganztag und das kindliche Recht auf die Gegenwart

    Tilmann Wahne (Keynote Speaker)

    23.11.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  9. Kooperation zwischen der Universität und den nds. Studienseminare der Fachrichtung Sozialpädagogik

    Anke Karber (Organiser) & Tilmann Wahne (Organiser)

    20.11.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  10. Digitale Vortragsreihe: Wege zu einer Didaktik der Sozialpädagogik

    Anke Karber (Organiser) & Nina Göddertz (Organiser)

    19.11.202421.01.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  11. Bildung und Betreuung im Fokus der Wissenschaft - Aktuelle Diskussionen und Forschungsbefunde mit dem Schwerpunkt Ganztag

    Tilmann Wahne (Participant)

    25.10.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. International Journal of Educational Research (Journal)

    Philipp Sandermann (Editorial Board)

    10.2024 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

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