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Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology
Research assistant

Manuel Niemann

Focus of work

  • Field of work "Inpatient educational support"
  • Mediatization and digitalization
  • Involvement and participation
  • Professional action in social work
  • Qualification/training (educators)
     

Dissertation project

Qualification of prospective professionals in early childhood education taking into account digitization and the associated challenges - An analysis of teaching and internship (working title) 

More information: here 

Office hours

Consultation hours in the summer semester 2025 always take place on Thursdays from 13:00-14:00.

To arrange consultation hours, please refer to the information provided there: https://terminplaner6.dfn.de/de/b/d677f3f40df7a01653aff069f38ef4dc-875641

Further information

since 2023
Research assistant at the Technical University of Dortmund at the Institute for Social Pedagogy, Adult Education and Early Childhood Education - Department of Education, Psychology and Sociology

10/2019 - 09/2023
Master Teacher Training Vocational College - Subject combination: Social Pedagogy, German Studies

10/2019 - 09/2023
Research assistant at the Institute of Social Pedagogy, Adult Education and Early Childhood Education at the chair of Prof. Dr. Gabriele Flößer

05/2018 - 09/2019
Student assistant at the Institute for Social Pedagogy, Adult Education and Pedagogy of Early Childhood at the chair of Prof. Dr. Gabriele Flößer

10/2016 - 09/2019
Bachelor teaching degree vocational college - subject combination: social pedagogy, German studies

Winter semester 2025/2026

  • Seminar: “Concepts in elementary education/Concepts of education and upbringing in childhood” (teaching degree BK, BA Module 3, Element 2; Fridays 2-6 p.m.)

Summer semester 2025

  • Seminar “Legal foundations of child and youth welfare as a prerequisite for professional action” (Lehramt BK, BA Module 4, Element 2; Thursdays 8-10am)
  • In-depth seminar “Professionalism and action skills in social work” (EW, BA elective subject social work, module 2, element 2; Thursdays 10-12am)

Winter semester 2024/2025

  • Seminar "Legal foundations of child and youth welfare as a prerequisite for professional action" (Lehramt BK, BA Module 4, Element 2; Thursdays 8-10am)
  • Seminar "Action competence in social work" (EW, BA elective subject social work, module 5, element 1; Thursdays 10-12am)

Summer semester 2024

  • Seminar "Legal foundations of child and youth welfare as a prerequisite for professional action" (Lehramt BK, BA Module 4, Element 2; Wednesdays 2-4pm)
  • In-depth seminar "Professionalism and action skills in social work" (EW, BA elective subject Social Work, Module 2, Element 2; Wednesdays 8-10am)

Winter semester 2023/2024

  • In-depth seminar "Professionalism and skills in social work" (Teaching degree BK, BA Module 5.1, Element 2; Wednesdays 2-4pm)
  • Seminar "Action skills: "Law, administration, organization" (EW, BA elective subject social work, module 5, element 2; Tuesdays 8-10am)

May 2019
Guest lecture as part of the project day "Mediatized childhood in the pros and cons of disciplinary perspectives" at TU Dortmund University

03/2016 - 10/2016
Deputy residential group leader in a residential group for unaccompanied minor refugees (Marienstift Papenburg - socio-educational facility for child and youth welfare, district of Emsland/Lower Saxony)

08/2013 - 02/2016
Residential group leader in a youth residential group (Kinder- und Jugendhilfe Weitblick GmbH, district of Cloppenburg/Lower Saxony)

01/2013 - 07/2013
Social pedagogical employee in a day group (diaconal facility of Leinerstift e.V., East Frisia/Lower Saxony)

08/2012 - 12/2012
Social pedagogical employee in a child and adolescent psychiatric ward (Marienhospital Papenburg, district of Emsland/Lower Saxony)

  • "TU-Guide" at the Technical University - talent scouting for socially disadvantaged high school students with the potential of a university education
  • Specialist for sexual education at the Dortmund Youth Welfare Office

2023
Additional qualification "Artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday school and teaching life"

2022
Additional qualification in "Media education"

2014-2015
Training for managers in child and youth services

2011-2012
Anti-aggression training/coolness training

Bremerich, Laurin/Niemann, Manuel/Sauerwein, Markus (i.E. 12/25): Ganztagsbildung und Kommunale Bildungslandschaft  In: König, Bettina/Sauerwein, Markus/Seemann, Anna-Maria (Hrsg.): Handbuch Ganztag in der Grundschule. Debus Pädagogik.

Lünenschloß, Johannes/Niemann, Manuel (2025): Teilhabe und Partizipation im Offenen Ganztag an Grundschulen aus Kinderperspektive – „Was könntet ihr tun, damit dieser Wunsch erfüllt wird?“ „Zaubern?!“ In: Deinet, Ulrich/Muscutt, Christina (Hrsg.): Die Sicht der Kinder auf Schule und Sozialraum. Projekte, Methoden und Konzepte für die Gestaltung einer kooperativen Ganztagsbildung. Beltz Juventa. S. 22-33.

Isenberg, Tim/Niemann, Manuel (2024):  Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung. Chancen, Herausforderungen, Implikationsmöglichkeiten für die stationäre Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. In: Rieger, Jens/Sen, Katrin/Staats, Martin/Stocker, Stephanie/Wassermann, Dirk/Zimmermann, Okka/Burschel, Maria: Handbuch Nachhaltigkeit und Soziale Arbeit. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa. S. 246-264.

Niemann, Manuel/Isenberg, Tim (2024): Education for Sustainable Development Opportunities, Challenges, Implications for Residential Child and Youth Services. In: ERIS Journal – Summer 2024. English edition of Sociální práce/Sociálna práce/Czech and Slovak Social work. Vol. 24 (4). S. 59-72.