Research and Transferprojects at JoDDiD

While political education in schools has a well-developed academic infrastructure, there are virtually no positions available at universities for extracurricular political youth and adult education. The positions institutionalized in the late 1970s and 80s were almost without exception rededicated for other purposes or not reoccupied and the political didactics professorships are often more than fully occupied with their tasks in the field of training and supporting teachers. One might think that those active in the field of extracurricular political youth and adult education have other concerns.
First and foremost, they do not have a professor to scrutinize their work. On closer inspection, however, this gap poses a serious problem, as there is hardly any place where the knowledge developed in this field can be systematically evaluated and thus secured in the long term. In other words: while we know a lot about political education processes in the institution of school, there is a lack of this knowledge and research in relation to extracurricular political youth and adult education. JoDDiD alone will not be able to close this gap. However, we begin to do so in the federal state of Saxony.

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Transferprojects

New transfer format: Audio mini-reports

New audio transfer format: Political education on the move The JoDDiD mini-reports. The idea behind this is to take you along to a wide variety of events in different situations so that you can gain an insight into the practice and science of political education.

First research journal is published

In the first research journal, JoDDiD employees not only present initial research results from our studies, but from all areas of work. The research and further development of all JoDDiD fields of activity (innovation, consulting, training and further education as well as transfer) is based on an integrative research concept that not only relies on the implementation of proven studies, but also evaluates existing research secondarily and makes it visible in transfer formats for the field of practice. Read more here

The JoDDiD podcast: Brille auf, wir müssen reden.

JoDDiD focuses on communication between political education science and practice. In this podcast format, the members of the JoDDiD team put on the political didactic glasses and ask questions to experts. We want to provide a transfer that involves both science and practical approaches. This means that studies and concepts or theories will be presented in this format, but exciting practical reports and case discussions can also be thought out loud together. But just listen for yourself.

Reading format - Die JoDDiD liest

Exciting contributions that are of interest to extracurricular political youth and adult education appear time and again in a wide variety of places in the field of political education. Not to forget that there are already an almost unmanageable number of contributions that can be no less stimulating for the practice of political education. But how to discover exciting contributions? In order to provide an insight into texts that we at JoDDiD find exciting & to simplify the possibility of discussion, we have developed a transfer format at JoDDiD: Die JoDDiD liest.

Research dossiers

We are only just beginning to develop transfer formats and carry out or secondarily evaluate studies for the field of extracurricular youth and adult education. However, in order to show you which studies are relevant to the field and the research center during this initial transitional period, we have prepared short research dossiers on various topics for you. At the same time, we also want to show you: We may be at the beginning - but we have actually been working on these issues for some time.

16. Kinder- und Jugendbericht (16th Report on Children and Young People)

Although it is not a JoDDiD research or transfer project, as our director was centrally involved and it was completed just minutes before our foundation, we would like to refer you to the 16th Children and Youth Report of the German Federal Government on the topic of “Promoting democratic education in childhood and adolescence”. On over 600 pages, the report describes the increasing challenges for democracy and political education and provides a broad and systematic overview of the social spaces in which young people experience political education.

Democracy education and political education in the fields of child and youth work

Helle Becker, head of the Transfer Office for Political Education, has compiled 83 pages of material, discourse and findings on democracy education and political education in the fields of child and youth work based on the 16th Children and Youth Report. Definitely worth a look and particularly important for the field of extracurricular political youth education.

Stadium as a place of learning

The research center has only just started its work and cannot yet refer to completed studies - but our study on the stadium learning location project shows what this can look like. We completed it in 2018 and presented it to the public in the hope that it will provide concrete guidance on how extracurricular political youth education can become inclusive.

State Parliament as a place of learning

The State Parliament as a place of learning for political education is something of a classic and is also frequently visited in political youth and adult education. Despite the frequent use of this offer, there are very few empirical studies that examine the potential, but also the difficulties and challenges of such a visit from a didactic perspective. This is where Markus Wetzel's thesis comes in. His central research question is: “What experiences do participants in parliamentary visits have when talking to MPs?”

Research at the JoDDiD

JoDDiD pursues an integrative research concept that does not rely solely on the implementation of proven studies, but assumes that important research data can be collected in all of the research center's work processes. One example: We offer those active in the field of extracurricular political youth and adult education a space for discussion in which challenges and problems in the areas of activity can be discussed and worked on. In this context, however, it is inevitable that new insights into these challenges and problems will be condensed into findings at the research center, which can also be made visible in anonymized form.

Research dossiers

Inclusive political education

Civic education is for everyone - that's nothing new. Civic education has always been about developing educational opportunities for all citizens - but are we succeeding? In this dossier, we have compiled key texts on the question of how civic education can succeed for everyone.

Political education and vocational training

In extracurricular political youth and adult education, too, the connection between political and vocational education has recently been given greater consideration. But how can this relationship be described and what do we know about the opportunities and potential of political education in the context of vocational education processes?

Political education in action/movements

Is it permissible to “seduce” recipients of political education into real political action as part of educational processes? This question has been debated in the discipline for many years. School-based civic education in particular has difficulties in this context - after all, there is a clear risk of being overwhelmed. But the connection is also ambivalent in non-school educational contexts. A number of important studies have recently been published on this topic, which we would like to draw your attention to.

The educational goal of moral courage?

Civic-minded citizens are fundamental to a strong democratic society. As an individual expression of civil society in action, they are people who stand up for democratic values in their everyday lives and surroundings, defend them, stand up for them - but also sit down, for example? For example, when they are part of a sit-in blockade and practise civil disobedience? To what extent can political education help to develop civil courage and what forms of civil courage do we have in mind?

Political eduaction and emotions

German political education in particular tends to neglect emotions in the educational process and focus solely on the rational communication of political contexts. However, this does not do justice to the importance that emotions play in political education. Thankfully, an initial debate on this issue has emerged in recent years, which we outline in this research dossier.

Theater and political education

Theater is a place where we communicate about contemporary issues. Theater is often, if not always, political and therefore also a highly interesting place for political education. In this dossier, we have compiled some studies on the subject of politics and theater for you.

Pop culture and political education

At TU Dresden, we have been researching the relationship between popular culture and political education for some time now. Not just because political education could do with a bit of pop, but because popular cultural phenomena often reveal issues that are currently of interest to many people. Popular culture can therefore serve as a seismograph with which we can get to the bottom of current issues and challenges and use them as starting points for political education.

AI as a challenge for political education

Much thought has been given to the challenges posed by digital media in political education over the last two decades. But what about artificial intelligence? Does it simply fall under the same heading or are the challenges that arise in this context fundamentally different? We believe the latter and have started to take a closer look at it

Racism-critical political education

Critically confronting the omnipresence of racism - in all areas of our lives together, in our thoughts, in our actions - is work and takes effort. Political education can and must make a contribution to addressing racism for what it is: a violent power structure, a system of inequality and a permanent process of exclusion and devaluation.

Political education in the penal system

For a long time, no one really looked at political education in closed spaces. Prisons, psychiatric wards and hospitals did not seem to be suitable starting points for educational processes of this kind. It was not until the 16th Children and Youth Report that it became clear that it was worth taking a closer look - and indeed, a number of research projects are currently looking at political education in prisons and youth detention centers. The prison system is also coming into focus as part of the discussion on prevention and deradicalization services.

Civic education as an integration offer?

Integration is particularly thought about and discussed when it comes to people with a so-called “migration background”. They are seen as a special group of people. Among them, those who are of foreign origin and have undergone a different political, cultural and religious socialization than is usual in Germany appear to be particularly “in need of integration”. In order to belong, immigrants and their descendants must - according to the prevailing idea - fulfill certain conditions: They should take part in integration courses, for example. But what is actually taught there?

Language-sensitive political education

Language is the mediating instrument of extracurricular political education. At the same time, however, it is repeatedly shown how exclusionary language is, especially in politics, but also in educational programs. The central questions are therefore: How can language in political education be designed to minimize exclusion? What are successful and inhibiting factors when considering language in political education? A look at the research approaches in the field of language in extracurricular civic education therefore seems particularly interesting.

Cooperation between school and extracurricular political education

Looking at the project landscape of extracurricular political youth education, it is clear that a large number of organizations cooperate with schools as a matter of course within the framework of projects. Some providers of extracurricular political youth education, such as the NDC (Netzwerk Demokratie und Courage), even specialize in cooperation with schools. Nevertheless, this type of cooperation is hardly taken into consideration in the context of didactic, educational and sociological research.

Political education in rural areas

What are the challenges for political education in rural areas? That is the big new question. Stimulated by funding programs, a large number of projects are currently being created in this field of action - but what do we actually know about these challenges? Are there any studies or handouts that make working in this field easier? The situation is still seemingly unclear, but we would like to present what is available here.

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Do you have any questions or concerns about research and transfer at JoDDiD? Please contact Tina Hölzel or David Jugel. They are responsible for these areas.

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