Prof. Dr. Helmut Schreier

• Born 8 February 1941 in Stuttgart, Germany
• Married since 1963, with two (adult) children

Education

• Alte Klosterschule, Bad Hersfeld (Abitur 1961)
• Justus Liebig Universität, Gießen (Staatsexamen 1964)
• Universität Gh Kassel, Dr. phil. 1977

Areas of Expertise

• Philosophy with Children
• The philosophy of education of John Dewey
• "Sachunterricht" (Elementary Science, Elementary Social Studies)

Experience

• Teaching principal at school in Hesse (1964 - 67)
• Teacher at American School Wiesbaden (1967 - 69)
• Editor at Ernst Klett Schoolbook Publ. Stuttgart (1969 - 71)
• Assistant and practical teaching supervisor for elementary education at Universität Kassel (1971 - 79)

   

• Professor in institute (curriculum and instruction) at Universität Hamburg, faculty of education (since 1979)
• Director of institute (1984 - 86, 1991 - 93, 1996 - 98, 2001 - present)

   

• Visiting professor at the University of Texas at Tyler in summers of 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 (courses "Instructional Improvement in Elementary School Science" and "Curriculum Development: Childhood - Adult Education");
• Visiting scholar at University of Nebraska at Omaha in 1993 (topic: Environmental Education);
• Visiting scholar at Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, in 1994, 1997, 2000 (topics: Children's Philosophy, Extending Community)

   

• Invited speaker at over twenty international institutions of higher learning.

   

• Program Director "Einvironmental Education" at the Erste Deutsche Umwelttag, Würzburg 1986, Zweite Deutsche Umwelttag, Frankfurt 1992;
• Program Director for development of course "Instruments for the Solution of Environmental Problems" for TJEP (TEMPUS Joint European Project) , with Agricultural University Wageningen, Netherlands, and Charles University, Prague, 1992 - 1994;
• Member of German National Committee of UNESCO- Program "Man and the Biosphere", 1986 - 1992

   

• President of GDSU (Gesellschaft für Didaktik des Sachunterrichts), 1997 - 2001 

STE (Short Term Expert) at GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit)

• PEEPSEA (Project on Environmental Education in Primary Schools in East Africa) in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania:
  Project Review in Nov./Dec. 1996 and follow-up consultation in Aug./Sept. 1997: Assisting with clarification of various roles of numerous players from three African countries and the ASESP (African Social & Environmental Studies Programme) coordination agency, and assisting with development of EE teaching and learning materials
• PraSuPe (Practical Subjects in Primary Education) in Kenya, March 1998:
  Conducting a one-week long workshop on methods of teaching practical skills
• ITEJU (Improving Teacher Education at Jordanian Universities) in Jordan STE for Environmental Education April/May 1998; April 2000; Feb. 2001; March 2001:
  Conducting workshops at four Jordanian universities, establishing a network between players, chairing writers' conferences and editing book on environmental literacy for the Jordanian National Center for Human Resources Development
• Education in Emergencies: Experts' Workshop on Appropriate Humanitarian Response, and INEE Peace Education Launch and High Level Design Workshop, in Paris at UNESCO headquarters in March 2002: Reporting on workshops, assessing possible GTZ participation
• Head of Mission PPR (Project Progress Review) for Health and Environmental Education in Primary Schools in Ibb and Abyan Provinces in Yemen, Oct./Nov. 1998: Coordinating PPR team, writing report, contributing assessment to PPW (Project Planning Workshop);
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  SEC (Science Education Centre) in Soweto, Republic of South Africa, in Feb./March 2000: Writing report, contributing assessment to PPW;
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  BEUPA (Basic Education in Urban Poverty Areas) in Uganda July/Aug. 2002: Writing report, contributing assessment to PPW, writing Angebot

• 250 publications, including 30 books (authored or edited) published, on topics that reflect main teaching areas:
  • Environmental Education
  • "Sachunterricht" (Elementary Science, Elementary Social Studies)
  • Curriculum Construction
  • Philosophizing with Children
  • John Dewey's Philosophy of Education

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  1998, honorary doctoral degree (Dr. sc. paed. h.c.) bestowed by Faculty of Education of Christian Albrechts University, Kiel