Faculty of Educational Science
WG 11 - School pedagogy in comparative perspective
WG 11
School pedagogy in comparative perspective
Working Group 11 focuses on research in school pedagogy from a comparative perspective and school inclusion, particularly concerning emotional-social developmental support. Questions about the tension between inclusion and exclusion in educational processes are a central orientation framework.
Comparative perspectives sharpen the view of educational processes locally and globally and enable historical contextualization. The working group focuses on the development and evolution of educational systems in the past and present. Considering the assumption that the regional can only be meaningfully understood in the context of the national and the global, comparative and contextualized perspectives are a necessary basis for innovation and transformation processes in the school and education system.
Local perspectives on supportive framework conditions in inclusive school settings are the starting point for these reflections and discussions. In this respect, intertwined findings from local and global perspectives lead to a deeper understanding of general school system issues and emotional-social developmental support in particular.
Current research projects within the working group deal with the following topics, for example:
- The conditions for successful social participation of individual pupils and possible factors influencing social participation.
- The diagnostic process in the transition to secondary school for children with special educational needs in inclusive settings and teacher criteria that lead to a recommendation for a special or general secondary school.
- The significance of teacher beliefs in connection with the transition recommendation from elementary school to secondary school.
- Inter-state, historical-diachronic, and synchronic comparisons of education systems are accompanied and expanded by a view of transnational phenomena independent of state developments.
- International comparative analysis of modes of school assessment procedures as a field of multi-professional decision-making.
- The understandings of “Bildung” and “education” in different cultural contexts.
- Mis- and missing information as a global phenomenon regarding the stream of information across national school systems and about them.
- (Digital) teaching and learning materials as internationally relevant multipliers of teachers’ actions.
Our research projects focus on school contexts and issues, and their social, historical, and institutional preconditions, tasks, goals, and visualizations.
Our teaching concept reflects the range of these issues by shaping the thematic content along with long-term international collaborations with researchers and teachers. We also involve local experts in the courses we offer. In doing so, we develop innovative teaching formats geared towards the students’ needs.
Members
- Professorships
Prof. Dr. Michaela Vogt
Comparative Educational Research, Theory and History of Inclusive Pedagogy
michaela.vogt@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-67754
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-134
Prof. Dr. Sina Schürer
Professorin für Erziehungswissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt schulische Inklusion und emotional-soziale Entwicklungsförderung
sina.schuerer@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-67035
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-86318
- Non-professorial academic staff
Bhumika Bandodker
departmental teaching staff
bhumika.bandodker@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-86787
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-131
Stefanie Go
Research assistant
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-3156
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-130
Irina Hertel
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-86385
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-86318
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-127
Dr. Amelie Labusch
Research assistant in NEOLAiA
amelie.labusch@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-3888
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-132
Sophie Marticke
sophie.marticke@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-86318
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-127
Till Neuhaus
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-86786
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-133
Marlene Pieper
Aktuell in Elternzeit
marlene.pieper@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-86785
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-132
Vanessa Rempel
wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im SeGeL-Projekt
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-86318
Dr. Mark Schäffer-Trencsényi
aktuell in Elternzeit
mark.schaeffer@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-67831
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-135
María José Viteri Paredes
Research assistant in the DFG project "Zwischen nationalen Idiosynkrasien und globaler Grammatik. A historical international comparison of school examination procedures"
Conducting a qualitative comparative educational history study on special school examination procedures in several countries.
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-87846
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-131
- Temporary Lecturer
Dr. Kathrin Berdelmann
Lehrbeauftragte SoSe 2024
kathrin.berdelmann@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
Friederike Marleen Gödecke
Lehrbeauftragte im SoSe 2024 / WiSe 2024/2025
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
Max Schnitzerling
Lehrbeauftragter seit SoSe 2024
max.schnitzerling@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Auxiliary staff
Maren Eileen Haarnagell
Studentische Hilfskraft im Projekt DigiLLM
maren.haarnagell@uni-bielefeld.de
Sofia Esperanza Rothenburg Picas
Student assistant in the NEOLAiA project
sofia.rothenburg@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
Tim Jannik Schweppe
Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft im Projekt DigiLLM
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
Renié Sophie Tönsfeuerborn
Student assistant in the DigiLLM project
renie.toensfeuerborn@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-3320
- Secretary's office
Diana Uffmann
Sekretariat / Professur Vogt
sekretariat-ag11.ew@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-3320
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z0-109
Anietaa Rajakulanathan
Sekretariat / Professur Schürer (in Mutterschutz)
sekretariat-ag11.schuerer.ew@uni-bielefeld.de
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-3143
- Room
- Gebäude Z Z2-125
Projects
Study and teaching
The staff of AG 11 researches and teaches in the broad range of topics in school pedagogy from a comparative perspective.
- Courses organised by the staff of AG 11
- Final theses
Basic information on the final module and theses (Bachelor) can be found here: Final module Bachelor EW
Basic information on the final module and theses (Master) can be found here: Final module Master EW
Basic information on the Bachelor BiWi (HRsGe)The members of the working group have the following thematic focus in the supervision of theses:
Bhumika Bandodker (M.A.)
- Historical, socio-cultural and policy understandings of learning disabilities in school-age children
- Teacher autonomy and practice in educational contexts in the Global South
- International comparisons of Inclusive Education and practice in Global South contexts
- International comparisons of digital learning materials as a framework for intercultural teacher education and professional development
Stefanie Go (M.A.)
- Use of (digital) educational materials in STEM subjects
- Qualitative educational research
- (Digital) inclusion-sensitive teaching and learning materials
- Participatory media use
- Use of chatbots in teaching/ AI in higher education teaching
Irina Hertel
Thematic focus:
- Diagnostics and support in the context of special educational needs in language, learning and ESE
- Dealing with linguistic diversity in school practice
- Educational partnership between school and home
Methodological focus:
- Qualitative and quantitative methods of empirical social research
- Guided and narrative interviews
- Content-analytical and reconstructive methods
Dr Amelie Labusch
- Diversity, educational inequalities, and inclusion in different countries in the context of current societal and educational policy developments
- Digitalisation, algorithmic thinking/computational thinking, and artificial intelligence in educational contexts
- Learning processes, self-efficacy, and self-regulation of teachers and learners in teacher education and professionalisation with a focus on diversity and inclusion in an international comparison
- Missing information and misinformation in and about international education systems
- School and higher education development, and the analysis of educational processes using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research
Sophie Marticke
- Social participation in school classes
- Group structures and processes
- social (pedagogical) relationships
- social network analysis
Till Neuhaus (M.A.)
- Reflections and historical studies on aspects of the 'grammar of schooling' (spatial arrangements, temporal phasing, practices)
- Historical changes in concepts of disability (primarily in the field of learning and ESE)
- History of assessments, history of individual test instruments
- History of knowledge in the field of special education (and its predecessors)
- Institutional history in the field of special education
Prof. Dr. Sina Schürer
- Teacher behaviour in the context of primary school transition
- Multi-professional cooperation in inclusive schools
- Pedagogical relationships
- Social integration/participation
Marìa Josè Viteri Paredes (M.A.)
- Inclusive Education: Theoretical, Cultural, and Political Exploration
- Critical Reflections on Special Education Pedagogy
- Exploring the Nuances of Inclusion and Exclusion in Educational Settings
- Navigating Diversity: Intersecting Dimensions of Inclusion in School Environments
- Comparative Education in the Global Context: Examining Inclusion and Exclusion from a Critical Angle
Prof Dr Michaela Vogt
- Understandings of education/ competence in historical and contemporary approaches
- Special Needs Assessment procedures in different countries
- Educational inclusion in diverging countries
- Inclusion sensitive learning materials
- adaptivity of educational materials, open educational resources, and artificial intelligence
- Missing information and misinformation regarding international educational systems
- analysis of primary education as a discipline at German universities
Guest Scientists
2024
- Dr. Marelize van Heerden
- Dr. Lee Kok Sonk
Dr Lee Kok Sonk (Punggol Green Primary School) will be a guest in AG 11 from 25.05.24 - 16.06.24.
He is also a Temporary Lecturer in the summer semester 2024 and will hold the following block seminar with Christoph Bierschwale:
School Development in an international comparative perspective - The Singapore Experience (250364).There will also be a workshop in presence on 11.06.24 from 16:00 - 18:00 in room Y1 - 201. We look forward to your participation.
- Dr. M. Ugin Rositta
Dr M. Ugin Rositta is currently a Temporary Lecturer (WiSe 2023/2024) and holds the following seminar:
Inclusive Education from an international comparative perspective through the eyes of the Indian experience (BS) (250359)
She will be a guest in AG 11 from 15.01.24-21.01.24. We will inform you about presentations and exchange opportunities here as soon as possible.
About the person
Dr M. M. UGIN ROSITTA is Assistant Professor in the Department of Adult and Continuing Education at the University of Madras. She holds a degree of M.Com (Commerce), M.Ed (Education), Doctor of Philosophy (Education). She has published 14 publications in Indian/international journals and papers in national/international seminars and organised and participated in 14 workshops/seminars. Her areas of specialisation are teacher education, inclusive education, qualitative research methods in education and value education.- Prof.ìn Dr.ìn Anna Hickey-Moody
Prof.'in Dr.'in Anna Hickey-Moody (RMIT University, Melbourne)
Australian Professor Anna Hickey-Moody (RMIT University, Melbourne) will be a guest at Bielefeld University from 11.11.2022 - 16.11.2022, invited by WG 11. Anna Hickey-Moody's stay is funded by the Faculty of Educational Science.
The presenter is best known for her extensive theoretical and empirical publications on her work with socially excluded people, especially young people with disabilities, young refugees and people with migration histories, the economically and socially disadvantaged, and men on the margins of society. Among other things, she is known for her ethnographic studies.Dates
15.11.2022 | 18:15-19:45 | Room X-E0-224 or via Zoom.
We invite you to the presentation: "Family stories as resources for a decolonial culturally responsive pedagogy".
Topic: Guest lecture by EW
Zoom meeting join
https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/j/95519324604?pwd=TGNEZ0d5dkhwMDFyNHhib1AxMUs4UT09
Meeting-ID: 955 1932 4604
Password: 924398If you/should you be interested in interacting with the guest outside of the presentation, please feel free to contact Mark Schäffer-Trencsényi (mark.schaeffer@uni-bielefeld.de).
Prof. Dr. Anna Kirova (University of Alberta/Edmonton, Canada)
The Canadian professor Anna Kirova will be a guest at Bielefeld University from May 16 to June 24, 2022, invited by WG 11. In Canada, she teaches and conducts research at the University of Alberta (Edmonton).
Her stay is funded by the IGL program and the Faculty of Educational Science. Ms. Kirova is very interested in exchange and cooperation with colleagues from Bielefeld. If you are interested in an exchange, please contact Mark Schäffer: mark.schaeffer@uni-bielefeld.de.
Dates
30.05.2022 | 12.15-13.45 | Room Y0-111 or via Zoom
We invite you to the guest lecture of Prof. Dr. Anna Kirova on 30.05.2022 from 12.15-13.45:
As part of the lecture on "Introduction to Special Education and Inclusive Pedagogy" (Birgit Lütje-Klose and Mark Schäffer-Trencsényi).Meeting the Needs of Newcomer Students: Lessons Learned from Canadian Classrooms
in attendance: Y0-111 or via Zoom at:https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/j/98586925602?pwd=bzg3V211bEJkMlVvZkJ2WSsvcm1DZz09
Meeting ID: 985 8692 5602
Password: 908344
01.06.2022 | 18-19 Uhr | Room X-E1-232 | or via Zoom
We invite you to the LehrBar Special
Reflection on international digital and in-person teaching
Impulse: Prof. Dr. Anna Kirova | Alberta University, Edmonton, Canada | Faculty of Education
Detailed information at: https: //www.uni-bielefeld.de/einrichtungen/zll/hdle/lehrbar/
To participate in digital format, please dial in using this link:
https://uni-bielefeld.zoom.us/j/64713696436?pwd=Y1NEWUVjN1EzSHl3UGwwODNiTHRRQT09
Meeting ID: 647 1369 6436
Password: 308856
Current events
2025
- Guest Lecture: Italian Education Perspectives with Laura Tufano | Date: 14.01.2025 | 08-10 a.m. | Location: C2-144
- Guest Lecture: Singaporean Education Perspectives with Dr. Lee Kok Sonk | Termin: 07.01.2025 | 08-10 Uhr | Ort: C2-144
Dr. Lee Kok Sonk, Senior Teaching Fellow at the National Institute of Education (NIE), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore was invited as a guest in the seminar Exploring Worldwide Education systems (250322).
Dr. Lee, is a researcher in Physical Education and Sports Science, participated in compelling discussion on the topic "A Comparative Education perspective on the Singapore’s Education System".
2024
- Guest Lecture: South Korean Perspectives with Younsun Choi | Termin: 17.12.2024 | 08-10 Uhr | Ort: C2-144
Younsun Choi, Ph.D candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, South Korea was invited as a guest in the seminar Exploring Worldwide Education systems (250322).
Younsun Choi is a researcher in Curriculum and Instruction (Curriculum Studies and Global Education) participated in compelling discussion on the topic "A Comparative Education perspective on the South Korean Education System".
- Guest Lecture: Ukrainien Perspectives on inclusion and exclusion with Dr. Oksana Boyko | Termin: 16.12.2024 | 08-10 Uhr Uhr | Ort: X-E1-201
Dr. Oksana Boyko Associate Professor Head of MA in Social Work Program, Chair of the Department School of Social Work named after V. Poltavets, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Kyiv, was invited as a guest in the seminar Globale Perspektiven auf Inklusion und Exclusion (250313).
She has given a lecture on the topic "Ukrainien perspectives on inclusion and exclusion."- Guest Lecture: Spain Perspectives with Marta Correas | Termin: 10.12.2024 | 08-10 Uhr | C2-144
- Guest Lecture: Brazilian Perspectives on inclusion and exclusion with Déborah Oliveira | Termin: 02.12.2024 | 08-10 Uhr | Ort: X-E1-201
Déborah Oliveira, Multilingual Advisor in Migration, Internationalisation, Language and Plurilingual Education Specialist, International House Oulu, Finnland was invited as a guest in the seminar Globale Perspektiven auf Inklusion und Exclusion (250313).
She has given a lecture on the topic "Brazilian perspectives on inclusion and exclusion."
- Cultural Context and Learning Environment: The Role of Cultural Intelligence
- Guest Lecture: South African Perspectives on inclusion and exclusion with Dr. Sekitla Makhasane | Termin: 18.11.2024 | 08-10 Uhr Uhr | Ort: X-E1-201
Dr. Sekitla Makhasane, Senior Lecturer & Acting Assistant Dean, Department: Education
Management, Policy and Comparative Education, University of Free State, South Africa, was invited as a guest in the seminar Globale Perspektiven auf Inklusion und Exclusion (250313).
He has given a lecture on the topic "South African Perspectives on inclusion and exclusion."
- School Development in an international comparative perspective: The Singapore Experience Termin: 11.06.2024 | 16.00-18.00 | Y-1-201
