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.

Main research areas

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. 2022
  2. 4. Konferenz des Netzwerks Fluchtforschung

    Kakar, H. (Participant)

    28.09.202230.09.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  3. Kongress - 41. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie

    Alberth, L. (Organiser), Barwick, C. (Organiser) & Eisewicht, P. (Organiser)

    28.09.2022

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  4. Weder Werden noch Normtransfer. Für eine kindheitssoziologische Theorie von Sozialisation und sozialer Reproduktion

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    27.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Context-based discrimination in school

    Essien, I. (Speaker)

    15.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Offenheit eher eng gefasst: Open Educational Practices and niedersächsischen Hochschulen

    Rahdes, S. (Speaker) & Herzog, C. (Speaker)

    13.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  7. The Relationship between Theory and Practice in Vocational Education - Design Elements from the Perspective of Teachers

    Karber, A. (Speaker) & Bobe, A. (Speaker)

    01.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Didaktische Grundlegung einer nachhaltigkeitsorientierten Weiterbildung

    Pranger, J. (Speaker), Müller, C. (Speaker) & Reißland, J. (Speaker)

    29.08.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  9. Context-based discrimination in school discipline

    Essien, I. (Speaker)

    02.07.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  10. Space-focused stereotypes of ethnically diverse places

    Essien, I. (Speaker)

    07.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

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