Research focus theory-practice relation
Pilot project from the research framework "Appropriation processes of the relation between theory and practice of future pedagogical professionals"
In the context of linking theory and practice in social pedagogical training, a truncated confrontation of actors and activities can (often) be observed, which not only separates these into two supposedly delimitable areas, but also seemingly clearly demarcates the dimensions of action and reflection from each other. This raises the question of how theory and practice can be fruitfully engaged in vocational education and training programs.
However, little is known so far about the views of teachers and students in social pedagogical qualifications on the appropriation possibilities of this relation and can therefore be understood as a desideratum in social pedagogical didactics and vocational training research.
The pilot project within the aforementioned research framework focuses precisely on this desideratum and is dedicated to an interview study of the perspective of teachers of social pedagogy in vocational education, who (can) actively shape the relation between theory and practice. For this purpose, guided interviews were conducted with teachers from Lower Saxony. The focus of interest was how teachers describe (didactic) structuring of theory-practice links, especially with regard to the learning of these and the associated (professional) learning processes.
In this way, a (first) contribution to the further professionalization of social pedagogical training is to be made, in order to elicit further research desiderata on the basis of this basic research, to establish qualification research for social pedagogical specialists and to open it up to international scientific discourse.