Publications
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Gleichstellungspolitik in der Schweiz
(2018)
Das Buch untersucht die umstrittene Institutionalisierung der schweizerischen Gleichstellungspolitik seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre vor allem im Bereich der Erwerbsarbeit und der staatlichen Gleichstellungsinstitutionen. Im ...
Bilinguale Interaktion beim Peer-Learning in der Grundschule
(2020)
Die vorliegende Studie versucht einen Beitrag zur Erforschung von Implementationsmöglichkeiten des bilingualen Sprachvermögens von Schüler*innen mit Migrationshintergrund für den Regelschulkontext zu leisten, indem ein ...
Russia and China
(2017-10-23)
This book depicts the sophisticated relationship between Russia and China as a pragmatic one, a political marriage of convenience. Yet at the same time the relationship is stable, and will remain so. After all, bilateral ...
Mentale und physische Gesundheit im Alter
(2020)
How do changes in the financial situation affect different dimensions of health in old age? In empirical analyzes using longitudinal data from the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the author examines ...
Die Neumitgliederwerbung von SPD und CDU im Vergleich
(2021)
Is the loss of members of German popular parties an unstoppable scenario of decline or a reversible phenomenon? The first systematic research shows in a comparative analysis of the strategies of the German parties CDU and ...
Elternschaft und Familie jenseits von Heteronormativität und Zweigeschlechtlichkeit
(2020)
Rainbow family, insemination family, multi-parent family: These terms try to understand the phenomenon that parenthood and family are realized in diverse constellations. They are caught between empirical diversity and ...
Bildung als Perspektive für Care Leaver?
(2019)
In the book, the results of a study are presented, with the help of which systematic knowledge about the educational, training and professional situation of Care Leavern in Austria was obtained for the first time and in ...
Die Erfahrung von Armut
(2021)
The book examines poverty on the basis of qualitative interviews and makes clear that the term conceals an entire lifeworld. Great Britain as the area of study is seen as the prototype of a ‘neoliberal’ welfare state in ...
Violence against Women and Ethnicity
(2011)
This book draws together both: theory and practice on minority/migrant women and gendered violence. The interplay of gender, ethnicity, religion, class, generation and sexuality in shaping the lives, experiences and choices ...
Soziale Arbeit – Kernthemen und Problemfelder (Volume 1)
(2017)
The series "Social Work - Fundamentals" provides a clear introduction to the subject. Volume 1 presents core topics and problem areas of social work. Which topics are central to the professional discourses of professional ...
Changing Gender Norms in Islam Between Reason and Revelation
(2018)
Women‘s movements in Islamic countries have had a long and arduous journey in their quest for the realization of human rights and genuine equality. The author examines whether discriminatory laws against women do in fact ...
Elementar – Männer in der pädagogischen Arbeit mit Kindern
(2012)
The demand for more men as pre-school teachers in day-care centres is becoming clearer and clearer For this reason, the Austrian research project "Elementar" has comprehensively investigated the situation of male pre-school ...
Handbuch Inklusion international / International Handbook of Inclusive Education
(2021)
Global paradigm, national norms and local practices. The International Handbook of Inclusive Education combines theoretical approaches and myriad comparative perspectives on inclusive education considering its global ...
ETAs Exil in Mexiko
(2020)
Bewegungen
(2020)
Bewegungen sind konstitutiv für das Pädagogische. Menschliche Entwicklungsprozesse, pädagogische Beziehungen wie pädagogische Organisationen sind nur als Veränderungen in der Zeit, als Bewegungen, denkbar. Fragen der ...
Gleichstellungspolitik an Hochschulen
(2020)
What knowledge do professors have about gender and equality issues and how do they implement equality in their key areas of activity - as managers in research, teaching and academic self-administration? The aim of the ...
Die Darstellung Subsahara-Afrikas im deutschen Schulbuch
(2018-05-28)
Schulbücher haben innerhalb der Schule eine große Bedeutung für die Gestaltung des Unterrichts. Das Thema Subsahara-Afrika spielt sowohl in der hiesigen Gesellschaft als auch in Schulbüchern eine eher untergeordnete Rolle. ...
Qualitative Analysis and Documentary Method
(2010)
You need to work with qualitative methods, especially the Documentary Method? This is your book: The first systematic introduction related to the application of the Documentary Method on group discussions, interviews, films ...
Gender Equality in Context
(2016)
Gender Equality has not yet been achieved in many western countries. Switzerland in particular has failed as a forerunner in integrating women in politics and economy. Taking Switzerland as a case study, the authors ...
The Good Cause
(2010)
Money makes the world go round - corruption The book presents the state of the art in studying the causes of corruption from a comparative perspective. Leading scholars in the field of corruption analysis shed light on ...
Needs Analysis and Programme Planning in Adult Education
(2012)
How to identify, analyse, and assess the various types of adult learning needs? How to develop programmes tailored to these needs? This study guide is written for postgraduate students preparing to become professional adult ...
Competence and Competence Development
(2012)
What are today’s main concepts and theories – and the main stakes – associated with the issue of competences in organisations? Several topics are discussed, including competence issues regarding the evolution of work, ...
Learning and Teaching in Adult Education
(2011)
Learning is a key issue in education. Being familiar with contemporary learning theory, therefore, is an essential prerequisite for education scholars and practitioners alike.
Theories in Adult Learning and Education
(2011)
Adult Learning and Education The graduate student guide in adult education explores theories of adult learning and adult education participation. It provides a frame of reference for understanding the development of a ...
Regieren in der modernen Gesellschaft
(2016-05-23)
Wie lässt sich das Handeln der Regierung in modernen Gesellschaften theoretisch fassen? Schon die Autoren der amerikanischen Verfassung haben die Notwendigkeit erkannt, die Exekutivgewalt einzuhegen und sie mit der Legislative ...
Theorien in der qualitativen Bildungsforschung
(2016-09-26)
Theorie, Methode und Gegenstand sind in der qualitativen Bildungs- und Biographieforschung eng miteinander verflochten. Die Beiträge fragen nach der Gegenstandsangemessenheit von Theorien, nach der Beziehung zwischen ...
The Service User as a Partner in Social Work Projects and Education
(2016)
To become a competent social worker it is essential to know the perspective of the service users. Therefore, service users are more and more included in field research projects and the instruction of social workers to-be. ...
Experiences of Intervention Against Violence
(2016)
The stories in this anthology emerged from interviews with women and young people about their experience of intervention when they were escaping a situation of abuse, neglect and/or sexual exploitation. They come from the ...
Health Among the Elderly in Germany
(2014)
Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental ...
Smooth Path or Long and Winding Road?
(2010)
The book uses a comparative study of Germany and Britain to reveal how national institutions shape the labour market careers of higher education graduates. It identifies four institutional spheres that are important: the ...
Early Science Education
(2017)
Scientific contributions authored by distinguished experts from the field of early education are published periodically within the framework of the series Scientific Studies on the Work of the “Haus der kleinen Forscher” ...
Doing Democracy Differently
(2017)
Transnational civil society networks have become increasingly important democratizing actors in global politics. Still, the exploration of democracy in such networks remains conceptually and methodologically challenging. ...
Economic Competence and Financial Literacy of Young Adults
(2016)
The authors take a detailed look at the economic competence and financial literacy of young adults, especially of those who start an apprenticeship or who take up their studies at a university. Economic competence and ...