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. 2024
  2. Processing Uncertainty. Timescapes in German Schools in the Context of Refugee Migration from Ukraine

    Kollender, E. (Speaker) & Schwendowius, D. (Speaker)

    07.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  3. Welche Fragen stellt uns das Vertrauen? 3 x 10 Minuten mit Philipp Sandermann, Dana-Kristin Mah und Jelena Bäumler

    Sandermann, P. (Speaker), Mah, D.-K. (Speaker) & Bäumler, J. (Speaker)

    29.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  4. Uncertain futures. The (Un-)Making of Certainty in German Schools in the Context of Refugee Migration from Ukraine

    Kollender, E. (Speaker) & Schwendowius, D. (Speaker)

    28.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Wie funktioniert diskriminierungssensible Elternarbeit in mehrsprachigen Kontexten?

    Kollender, E. (Speaker)

    04.07.2024

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

  6. 8th DARE Conference – Decisions, Assessment, Risk, and Evidence in Social Work

    Alberth, L. (Organiser)

    19.06.2024

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

  7. Inklusive Schulentwicklung – (k)eine Frage der Solidarität ?!

    Kollender, E. (Speaker)

    14.06.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  8. Informationsveranstaltung mit den Studienseminaren zum Vorbereitungsdienst für das Lehramt an berufsbildenden Schulen in Niedersachen

    Karber, A. (Organiser) & Wahne, T. (Organiser)

    05.06.2024

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

  9. Digitale Vortragsreihe "Wege zu einer Didaktik der Sozialpädagogik"

    Karber, A. (Organiser) & Göddertz, N. (Organiser)

    28.05.202409.07.2024

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

  10. Das Private im Fokus der Sozialarbeit: Ein kindheitssoziologischer Blick auf Elternschaft

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    24.05.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Fortbildung für die Hansestadt Lüneburg (Projekt Selbstverständlich Miteinander IV)

    Wahne, T. (presenter)

    24.05.2024

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

  12. Dialog zwischen universitärer Lehrer*innenbildung und beruflicher Bildung: Querschnittsaufgaben im Rahmen sozialpädagogischer Ausbildungen

    Karber, A. (Organiser)

    06.05.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  13. Fachschüler*innen ‚sprechen‘ – Berücksichtigung von Querschnittsaufgaben an den Lernorten

    Bobe, A. (Speaker)

    06.05.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  14. Von Kreide zu Klicks - Reflexionen aus der Praxis: Ein dialogorientierter Workshop für die sozialpädagogischer Ausbildungen.

    Karber, A. (Speaker) & Paesche, M. (Speaker)

    06.05.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  15. Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kinder- und Jugendhilfe e.V. (External organisation)

    Sandermann, P. (Executive member)

    05.2024 → …

    Activity: MembershipLearned societies and special interest organisationsTransfer

  16. Elternbeteiligung neu denken! Rassismuskritische Perspektiven und Kooperationsansätze

    Kollender, E. (Organiser)

    25.04.2024

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

  17. Vorstellung der Studie "Gewinnung von Lehrkräften für die berufliche Ausbildung sozialpädagogischer Fachkräfte in der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe"

    Ornig, N. (Speaker), Himbert, E. (Speaker), Karber, A. (Speaker) & Liebig, M. (Speaker)

    24.04.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Die Institutionalisierung der Kindzentrierung als sozialpolitische Orientierung und professioneller Wissensbestand

    Alberth, L. (Speaker)

    20.04.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  19. Jahrestagung der Sektion Soziologie der Kindheit in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie - 2024

    Alberth, L. (Organiser), Betz, T. (Organiser), Kämpfe, K. (Organiser) & Menzel, B. (Organiser)

    18.04.202420.04.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  20. Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Familie (External organisation)

    Karber, A. (Chair)

    04.2024 → …

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesEducation

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