Theory and History of Education

Welcome to the website of ‘Theory and History of Education’!

This research group deals with the fundamentals and basic questions of educational processes. We analyse the concepts and categories that describe, justify and determine educational processes in theory, research and teaching,. We attach particular importance to the reflection on the historical development and social framework of pedagogical thought and action.

The department consists of 4 professorial chairs whose focus in theory, research and teaching are presented on these pages:

• Theory of Education (Prof. Dr Kerstin Jergus)
  
  
• History of Education (Prof. Dr Sylvia Kesper-Biermann)
  
  
• Education with a focus on educational processes in the context of economic transformations (Prof. Dr Andrea Liesner, replaced in the summer semester 2025 by Dr Gereon Wulftange)
  
  
• Education and society (N.N.)