Prof. Dr. Andreas Körber

History Education and Didactics; Theory of History; Intercultural History Learning; Historical Thinking Competencies

• born December 18^th 1965 in Hamburg-Bergedorf
• 1972-1976 Primary School, Börnsen (Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg)
• 1976-1985 Secondary School, Gymnasium Wentorf (Schleswig-Holstein, near Hamburg)
• 1985 Abitur (German Secondary School Leaving Certificate)
• 1985-1987 Military Service
• 1987-1993 Studying Education, History and Geography at Universität Hamburg
• 1993 First State Examination
• 1990-1993 Research Assistant (undergraduate) to Prof. Dr. Bodo von Borries, Universität Hamburg (Empirical Research Projects on Historical Consciousness of Children and Adolescents)
• 1994-1997 Project Manager of YOUTH and HISTORY Research Project, Universität Hamburg
• 1997-1999 Referendariat in Hamburg (Practical Period of Teacher Training, Gesamtschule Bergedorf and Gymnasium Lohbrügge)
• 1999 Second State Examination
• 1999 PhD in History at Universität Hamburg (Dr. phil.); Topic: Public Memory and Remembrance of Gustav Stresemann
• 1999-2003 Teaching History, Social Studies and Geography at Gymnasium Uhlenhorst-Barmbek
• From 2000 Additionally Working as Research Assistant for History Education at Universität Hamburg 
• 2003 Teacher at Gymnasium Klosterschule
• 2003 Appointed Professor 
• Since Feburary 1^st 2004 Professor for Education under Special Consideration of History Education and Political Studies, Universität Hamburg

This is a selection of publications by Andreas Körber in English and other languages. For a full list of publications, see German version of this page.

Forthcoming Publications

1. Körber, Andreas (2016): “Translation and its Discontents II: A German Perspective.” In: Journal of Curriculum Studies 48 (2016) 4, pp. 440-456. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2016.1171401  

Editing

1. Bjerg, Helle; Körber, Andreas; Lenz, Claudia; von Wrochem, Oliver (2014; Eds.): Teaching Historical Memories in an Intercultural Perspective. Concepts and Methods. Experiences and Results from the TeacMem Project. Berlin: Metropol (Neuengammer Kolloquien; 4); ISBN: 9783863311148. Containing:

   1. Körber, Andreas: „Historical Thinking and Historical Competencies as Didactic Core Concepts“; pp. 69-96.

   2. Körber, Andreas: „De-Constructing Memory Culture.“ pp. 145-150.

Papers and Articles

1. Körber, Andreas; Meyer-Hamme, Johannes (2015): „Historical Thinking, Competencies and their Measurement: Challenges and Approaches.“ In: Ercikan, Kadriye; Seixas, Peter C. (2015; Eds.): New Directions in Assessing Historical Thinking. New York: Routledge; ISBN: 9781138018266; pp. 89-101.
   
   
2. Körber, Andreas (2014): „De-Constructing Memory Culture.“ In: Bjerg, Helle; Körber, Andreas; Lenz, Claudia; von Wrochem, Oliver (2014; Eds.): Teaching Historical Memories in an Intercultural Perspective. Concepts and Methods. Experiences and Results from the TeacMem Project. Berlin: Metropol (Neuengammer Kolloquien; 4); ISBN: 9783863311148; pp. 145-150.
   
   
3. Körber, Andreas: „Historical Thinking and Historical Competencies as Didactic Core Concepts.“ In: Bjerg, Helle; Körber, Andreas; Lenz, Claudia; von Wrochem, Oliver (2014; Eds.): Teaching Historical Memories in an Intercultural Perspective. Concepts and Methods. Experiences and Results from the TeacMem Project. Berlin: Metropol (Neuengammer Kolloquien; 4); ISBN: 9783863311148; pp. 69-96. 
   
   
4. Körber, Andreas (2011): „German History Didactics: From Historical Consciousness to Historical Competencies – and beyond?“ In: Bjerg, Helle; Lenz, Claudia; Thorstensen, Erik (Hgg.; 2011): Historicising the Uses of the Past – Scandinavian Perspectives on History Culture, Historical Consciousness and Didactics of History Related to World War II. Bielefeld: transcript (Zeit – Sinn – Kultur); ISBN: 9783837613254; pp. 145-164. 
   
   
5. Körber, Andreas (2010): „¿Competencias políticas o competencia democrática y competencia de pensar históricamente? Tendencias actuales de la educación cívica en Alemania.“ In: Iber: Didáctica de las ciencias sociales, geografía e historia. 66; pp.92-104. 
   
   
6. Körber, Andreas (2008): The Franco-German History Textbook from the Perspective of Specialist Didactics. Online:http://www.gei.de/publikationen/eckert-dossiers/europa-und-die-welt/fachdidaktik/didactics.html. [Translated from German by Wendy Anne Kopisch]. 
   
   
7. Körber, Andreas (1998): „Introduction [to: ‚Can Pupils fit into the shoes of someone else?‘]“. In: van der Leeuw-Roord, Joke (1998; Ed.): The State of History Education in Europe. Challenges and Implications of the „Youth and History“-Survey. Hamburg: edition Körber-Stiftung, 1998; ISBN: 3896840096; S. 123-138. [= Vortrag vor der Konferenz „The YOUTH & HISTORY Project, Challenges and Implications for the Teaching and Learning of History“, Pecs, Hungary, September 17th-21st, 1997]. 
   
   
8. v.Borries, Bodo; Körber, Andreas; Barschdorff, Signe (1997): „Results of the first cross-cultural study of youth on historical- political attitudes.“ In: civnet. journal for a civil society. August-September 1997; 1, 3. (http://www.civnet.org/journal/issue3/youth1.htm).
   
   
9. Baeck, Oliver; Körber, Andreas (1997): CD-ROM. In: Angvik, Magne; v. Borries, Bodo (1997; Eds.): YOUTH and HISTORY. A Comparative European Survey on Historical Consciousness and Political Attitudes among Adolescents.Vol. B: Documentation. Hamburg: edition Körber-Stiftung; ISBN:  3896840053. 
   
   
10. Körber, Andreas (1997): „Items and New Measures.“ In: Angvik, Magne; v. Borries, Bodo (Eds.; 1997): YOUTH and HISTORY. A Comparative European Survey on Historical Consciousness and Political Attitudes among Adolescents.Vol. B: Documentation. Hamburg: edition Körber-Stiftung; ISBN:  3896840053;  pp. B 13-B 23. 
    
    
11. Ahonen, Sirkka; Angvik, Magne; v. Borries, Bodo; Bouwman, Will; Körber, Andreas; Silier, Orhan (1997): „Scientific Perspectives in the Context of Historiography and Culture of History.“ In: Angvik, Magne; v. Borries, Bodo (1997; Eds.): YOUTH and HISTORY. A Comparative European Survey on Historical Consciousness and Political Attitudes among Adolescents.Vol. A: Description. Hamburg: edition Körber-Stiftung; ISBN:  3896840053;pp. A 407-A 410.
    
    
12. v.Borries, Bodo; Kindervater, Angela; Körber, Andreas (1997): „Summary: Problems and Results of the Cross-Cultural Comparison.“ In: Angvik, Magne; v. Borries, Bodo (1997; Eds.): YOUTH and HISTORY. A Comparative European Survey on Historical Consciousness and Political Attitudes among Adolescents. Vol. A: Description. Hamburg: edition Körber-Stiftung; ISBN:  3896840053,  pp. A 206-A 234.
    
    
13. Körber, Andreas (1997): „Chronological Knowledge, Historical Associations and Historico-Political Concepts.“ In: Angvik, Magne; v. Borries, Bodo (1997; Eds.): YOUTH and HISTORY. A Comparative European Survey on Historical Consciousness and Political Attitudes among Adolescents. Vol. A: Description. Hamburg: edition Körber-Stiftung; ISBN:  3896840053;  pp. A 106-A 152.
    
    
14. v.Borries, Bodo; Körber, Andreas; Johannes Meyer-Hamme (2006; Assistance.): „Uso reflexivo de los manuales escolares de historia. resultados de usa encuesta realizada a docentes, alumnos y universitarios.“ In: Ensenanza de las Ciencias Sociales 2006, 5, S. 3-19.

Symposia

1. „Inclusion: A Challenge for Subject Matter Teaching and Learning Processes in School? (History Teaching)“; Symposium E6 auf der Tagung „Nordisk fagdidaktisk konferens 5“; Helsinki; 25.-27. Mai 2015.
   
   
2. Körber, Andreas (Chair); Meyer-Hamme, Johannes; Rotter, Carolin: Section „Inclusion: a challenge for subject matter teaching and learning processes in school? (History teaching)“ at the  5th Nordic conference on subject education;  Nordisk fagdidaktisk konferens; Helsinki.

KeyNotes

1. Seixas, Peter / Körber, Andreas (4.9.2015): „Translation. Peter Seixas and Andreas Körber in Discussion“ (Moderation: Monika Waldis). Key-Note auf der Tagung „geschichtsdidaktik empirisch 15“ in Basel; 2.-4.9.2015.
   
   
2. Körber, Andreas (28. 4. 2014): „Historical learning as elaboration of competencies. A suggestion for distinguishing levels and facilitating a new Concept of progression.“ Key-Note-Address at the 8th  Annual Conference of the Swedish National Network for Research in History Didactics (Åttonde konferensen för Nationella nätverket för historiedidaktisk forskning), Kalmar, Linnéuniversitetet, April 28th-29th, 2014.

Other Lectures

1. Körber, Andreas (2. 3. 2016): „Competencies of Historical Thinking. A (=one) German Perspective.“ Presentation at the Conference „Historiske scenarier i undervisningen“ at  HistorieLab. Nationalt Videncenter for Historie- og Kulturarvsformidling.  Jellinmg (Denmark). 
   
   
2. Körber, Andreas; Meyer-Hamme, Johannes (10.4.2016): „Assessing Historical Thinking with the ‚HiTCH Test‘? Theoretical Approaches, Empirical Findings, and Future Challenges.“ Paper presented to the symposium  „International Perspectives on the Assessment of Historical Thinking“ (Chairs: Breakstone, Joel: Meyer-Hamme, Johannes)  auf dem  Annual Meeting der American Association for Educational Research (AERA2016)  in Washington D.C. (USA). 
   
   
3. Körber, Andreas (28.5.2015): „Challenges of Inclusion for History Teaching.“ Helsinki;  auf der  5th Nordic conference on subject education/Nordisk fagdidaktisk konferens; Helsinki.
   
   
4. Körber, Andreas (27.4.2015): „Historical Thinking and the Moral Dimension. Some Aspects of their Interrelation.“ Paper presented at „Towards an Integrated Theory of Historical Consciousness and Moral Consciousness. Methodology and Research Network Initiating Workshop.“ Helsinki (Finland); Unversity of Helsinki; April 27.-29.; 2015.
   
   
5. Körber, Andreas (27. 5. 2014): „TeacMem – Developing Competence-Oriented Teaching on Historical Memories.“ Vortrag auf der Fachtagung »Gemeinsam erinnern, gemeinsam Zukunft gestalten« des Pädagogischen Austauschdienstes (PAD) der Kultusministerkonferenz am 26./27. Mai 2014 in Bonn. 
   
   
6. Körber, Andreas (5. 3. 2013): „Modernizing History Teaching in Germany and beyond? Or: What History Teaching was, is, and could be in a framework of new challenges – a German Perspective.“ Lecture at the Historical Institute of the University of Ghana at Legon (Ghana) on March 5th, 2013. 
   
   
7. Körber, Andreas (8. 8. 2011): „‚Uses‘ and ‚ab-uses‘ of history. Possible consequences for history teaching at schools*. Talk delivered at the EUSTORY Seminar “(Ab-)Uses of History”, Helsinki; August, 7th-10th, 2011. 
   
   
8. Körber, Andreas (6. 11. 2008): „From Historical Consciousness to Historical Competencies – what Didactics of History is (or could be) about.“ Paper presented to the Conference „Historicising the uses of the past“, Oslo; November, 5th  to 6th, 2008. 
   
   
9. Körber, Andreas (27. 5. 2006 und 10. 6. 2006): „Historical Thinking. An introduction into some basic concepts of German Didactics of History.“ Referat auf zwei Projektseminaren im HL Senteret in Oslo und in der Gedenkstätte Falstad/Norwegen. 
   
   
10. Körber, Andreas (18. 10. 2005): „Projects Using the Internet.“ Vortrag auf der Tagung „European Citizenship Education on Migration“ der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung und der Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg. 
    
    
11. Cyberstoria – Cyberstorie. Corso di aggiornamento residenziale.(Cours intensif; summer school im Sokrates-Programm „Open and Distance Learning“). Perugia, 1.-10. Juli 1998. 
    
    
12. The YOUTH & HISTORY Project, Challenges and Implications for the Teaching and Learning of History. Pecs, Hungary, September 17th-21st, 1997; Conference organized by EUROCLIO and the Körber-Stiftung. 

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