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According to the Federal Center for Health Education (BZgA), around 5 million people in Germany are exposed to harmful noise at their workplace, which in many cases leads to secondary diseases. But would we also think of the profession of a teacher with such a statement? The maximum values ​​recommended for mental activity according to DIN are 35 to 45 dB(A); in fact, noise levels of up to 80 dB were measured in school classes. However, these physical measured values...

How should learning objects be selected so that they can develop the human ability that is necessary to actively help shape the life and work environment of the students? This thesis presents a model that can be used to make better use of the degrees of freedom that were transferred to teachers in the vocational education system through the introduction of the learning fields, and would thus encourage further curricular interventions and discussions. Details Title: Fields of learning as a...

In her work, the author first presented the essentials of the theory, empiricism and method of Maria Montessori and Emmi Pikler. In the practical part, she shows how these methods are used today, based on observations in a crèche and an interview with a kindergarten teacher. The work is therefore interesting for educators, but also for parents who have children in institutions that work according to Montessori and/or Pikler. In the final part, the connection is made between the theory...

In her work, the author first presented the essentials of the theory, empiricism and method of Maria Montessori and Emmi Pikler. In the practical part, she shows how these methods are used today, based on observations in a crèche and an interview with a kindergarten teacher. The work is therefore interesting for educators, but also for parents who have children in institutions that work according to Montessori and/or Pikler. In the final part, the connection is made between the theory...

Scientific phenomena are part of children's everyday lives. Since PISA, scientific education has become increasingly important, even in elementary school. At the University of Flensburg, the advanced training concept "Experiment makes you smart" was developed with the aim of further training elementary teachers in the field of natural sciences and technology in order to be able to competently accompany research-based experimentation in day-care centers. This study, as an accepted dissertation at the University of Flensburg, investigates the extent to which...

Young people not only develop diverse concepts of femininity and masculinity at school, they also arrange them in a hierarchical order. This leads to privileges, discrimination and exclusion. This book shows the means by which a gender order is negotiated among young people at school, which on the one hand testifies to a large variety of gender concepts, but on the other hand is the result of a standardization based on social stereotypes. The author bases his theses on observations...

The focus of this work is the transfer of conventional learning and teaching models or common teaching methods from classroom teaching to the virtual area. In addition to the theoretical examination of this topic, which includes a closer look at the concept of virtuality, a possible form of such a transfer from conventional to virtual learning environments from practice is presented using a case study from the museum sector. The basis for this is the Virtual Museum of Antiquities in...

The educational success of learners is indisputably closely related to healthy, motivated teachers: the health of everyone involved in the teaching process promotes the quality of schools. In occupational medicine, there is an increasing impression that teachers, in particular, often describe themselves as burned out. The aim of the work is to develop a survey instrument in the context of health promotion for teachers, with which an individual resource use profile for maintaining and promoting health can be created. If...