Educationist Till-Sebastian Idel appointed

Prof. Dr. Till-Sebastian Idel has been appointed Professor of Educational Sciences with special focus on school education studies and general didactics at the Department of Educational Sciences.

Before coming to Oldenburg he was Professor of School Theory and School Research at the University of Bremen. After completing his degree in education studies at Mainz, Idel studied philosophy and sociology and then earned his doctorate with a thesis on biographical socialization in Waldorf schools in 2004. He continued working at the University of Mainz until he took up the professorial post in Bremen. From 2008 to 2009 he was Deputy Professor of School Educational Studies at the University of Education Heidelberg. Idel’s research group at the University of Oldenburg deals with the basic practices and processes of school education studies. He conducts research and lectures in the design, change and reform of lessons and educational professionalism. His focus here is on practical aspects of teaching and learning in the classroom, as well as changes in school and school culture.