Prof. Dr. Harald Hantke

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C6.033
Fon +49.4131.677-1942, harald.hantke@leuphana.de

Juniorprofessor*in, Junior professorship for Social Science Education, in particular Economic Didactics
Assoziierte/r, Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute

Vita

Harald Hantke is Junior Professor for Social Science Education, in particular Economic Didactics at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. The core of his work is to take an inter- and transdisciplinary look at the structures and conditions of economic and political didactics as well as vocational and business education in the context of societal transformation processes. Against this background, the focal points of his work include:

Interdisciplinary social science tasks in education processes (especially sustainability and democracy)
Didactics of (socio-)economic and vocational business education
The connection between vocational and political education
Curricular development as part of school development
Professionalization of educational staff across learning sites and phases
Hybrid teaching-learning arrangements
Dealing (of teachers and learners) with complexities, uncertainties, ambiguities and contradictions

Career

07/2025 - 09/2025: Visiting scholarship, Center for Critical Democracy Studies, American University of Paris

07/2025 - present: Co-Chair, UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

06/2023 - present: Junior Professor for Social Science Education, in particular Economic Didactics, Institute of Social Science Education, School of Education, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

10/2021 - 03/2024: Lecturer, Department of Geography and Regional Science, School of Environmental and Regional Sciences and Education, Karl-Franzens-University of Graz, Austria

11/2021 - 04/2023: Trainee for the teaching profession at vocational schools in the vocational subject of business and economics and in the teaching subject of politics (state examination), Studienseminar Stade and Berufsbildende Schulen II Stade

10/2018 - 01/2022: Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.), School of Education, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Reviewers: Tade Tramm (University of Hamburg), Philipp Sandermann (Leuphana University of Lüneburg), Georg Tafner (Humboldt University of Berlin)

12/2020 - 10/2021: Projectmanager, Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training (HIBB) and Vocational College of Hamburg (BHH)

10/2019 - 03/2021: Lecturer, Department of Vocational and Business Education, School of Computer Science, Business, Economics and Law, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

05/2016 - 11/2020: Research assistant, Unit of Vocational and Business Education, School of Business and Economics, Leuphana University of Lüneburg

10/2012 - 08/2017: Student, Business Education and Political Science (B.A.) as well as Teacher Training at Vocational Schools - Specialization in Business and Economics ans Political Science (M.Ed.), Leuphana University of Lüneburg

08/2009 - 01/2012: Dual vocational education and training as event manager (IHK), FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen GmbH and Bramfelder See Vocational School Hamburg

Memberships

German Educational Research Association (GERA), Devision for Vocational Education and Subdivision Education for Sustainable Development
German Association for Economic Education (DeGÖB)
Association for Civic Education Didactics and Civic Youth and Adult Education (GPJE)
Association for Socioeconomic Education and Research (ASEER)

Expert activities (Selection)

Working group Vocational Education Research Network (AGBFN) of the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB)
Cleaner and Responsible Consumption
International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education
Austrian Geographical Society (ÖGG)
Book series "Socioeconomic Education and Research"
Journal of Educational Science (ZfE)
Journal for Business, Economics & Ethics (zfwu)

Functions (extramural)

Board activity in the office of treasurer, Association for Socioeconomic Education and Research (ASEER)
Collaboration in the partner network of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the UNESCO program "Education for Sustainable Development: Towards achieving the SDGs"
Collaboration in the working group "Social Cohesion and ESD" of the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ)
Confidential lecturer of the Hans Böckler Foundation (HBS)
Mentor in the framework of the Welcome Scholarship Program of the German University Foundation (DUS)

Functions (intramural)

Director of the Institute for Social Science Education
Director of the study programmes "Business Education (B.A.)" and "Teacher Education for Vocational Schools - Business and Economics (M.Ed.)"
Spokesperson for the doctoral research group "Empirical Educational Research"
Member of the Research Commission, School of Education
Member of the Senate Commission for Academic Qualification and Career Development

Projects

GriB – Green and Social Enterprising in der Berufsorientierung: Lehrkräfte als Multiplikator:innen
Harald Hantke (Project manager, academic)
2/1/26 → 1/31/28
Project: Research
Vernetzung der Empirischen Bildungsforschung
Marcus Pietsch (Project manager, academic) , Julia Perlinger (Project manager, academic) , Harald Hantke (Project manager, academic)
6/13/25 → 12/31/25
Project: Research
Sozial-inklusive Finanzbildung - Entwicklung, Erprobung und Evaluation kompetenzrahmenbasierter fächerverbindender Lehr-Lern-Arrangements
Anja Bonfig (Project manager, academic) , Tim Engartner (Project manager, academic) , Gilbert Greefrath (Project manager, academic) , Harald Hantke (Project manager, academic) , Reinhold Hedtke (Project manager, academic)
1/1/25 → 12/31/27
Project: Research
Demokratiebildung im Fach- und Lernfeldunterricht: Phasen- und institutionenübergreifende Entwicklung und Evaluation von Lernsituationen als Grundlage eines schulinternen Mustercurriculums
Harald Hantke (Project manager, academic) , Anna-Franziska Kähler (Project manager, academic) , Melanie Barth (Project staff)
5/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Nachhaltigkeit in Berufen der Metall- und Elektroindustrie
Harald Hantke (Project manager, academic) , Bettina Zurstrassen (Project manager, academic) , Florian Dück (Project staff) , Stella Heitzhausen (Project staff)
5/1/24 → 4/30/26
Project: Transfer (R&D project)

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Publications

Books and anthologies

In Krisen aus Krisen lernen: Sozioökonomische Bildung und Wissenschaft im Kontext sozial-ökologischer Transformation
Harald Hantke (Editor) , Lisa-Marie Schröder (Editor) , Theresa Steffestun (Editor) , Reinhold Hedtke (Author) , 2022 Wiesbaden
Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
Wirtschaft neu lehren: Erfahrungen aus der pluralen, sozioökonomischen Hochschulbildung
Harald Hantke (Editor) , Janina Urban (Editor) , Lisa-Marie Schröder (Editor) , Lukas Bäuerle (Editor) , 2021 Wiesbaden
Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
Neue Wege zur Kompetenzförderung zukünftiger Berufsschullehrerinnen und Berufsschullehrer
Andreas Fischer (✝) (Editor) , Gabriela Hahn (Editor) , Harald Hantke (Editor) , 2019 Baltmannsweiler
Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Education
Lebensweltorientierung und lebensweltorientierte Lernaufgaben: Wieviel Lebensweltorientierung ist im Unterricht möglich? Fachdidaktische Zugänge.
Andreas Fischer (✝) (Editor) , Harald Hantke (Editor) , Julia Oppermann (Editor) , Tonio Oeftering (Editor) , 2019 Baltmannsweiler
Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Research
Was ist gute ökonomische Bildung? Leitfaden für den sozioökonomischen Unterricht
Andreas Fischer (✝) (Author) , Harald Hantke (Author) , Tim Engartner (Author) , Gerd-E. Famulla (Author) , Christian Fridrich (Author) , Reinhold Hedtke (Author) , Birgit Weber (Author) , Bettina Zurstrassen (Author) , 2019 Frankfurt am Main
Research output: Books and anthologies › Collected editions and anthologies › Transfer

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Journal contributions

Kollaboratives Forschen und Lernen im Prozess bildungsbezogener Arbeit
Harald Hantke (Author) , Robert Hantsch (Author) , 01.01.2025 , in: berufsbildung - Zeitschrift für Theorie-Praxis-Dialog, 1/2025, 205
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
Nachhaltigkeit als Lerngegenstand zur Förderung von Mündigkeit im Kontext beruflichen Handelns
Harald Hantke (Author) , Julia Hufnagl (Author) , 01.12.2024 , in: Education Permanente, 2 , p. 56-68 , 13 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
Berufsbildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung im Berufsfeld Ernährung und Hauswirtschaft - Implementierung des Whole School Approach an Berufskollegs
Harald Hantke (Author) , Anna Frieling (Author) , Julia Kastrup (Author) , Jorrit Holst (Author) , 11.09.2024 , in: Haushalt in Bildung & Forschung, 13, 3 , p. 67-82 , 16 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
VET Teacher Education - a Co-Constructive Design Process
Harald Hantke (Author) , Robert Hantsch (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: International Journal of Vocational Education Studies, 1, 2 , p. 57-83 , 27 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Demokratiekompetenz als berufliche Handlungskompetenz
Harald Hantke (Author) , Franziska Wittau (Author) , Bettina Zurstrassen (Author) , 01.01.2024 , in: Berufsbildung in Wissenschaft und Praxis - BWP, 53, 4 , p. 20-24 , 5 p.
Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review