Univ-Prof. Dr. phil. Habil. PhDr. KPN Jörg W. Ziegenspeck was a university lecturer in psychology (1972 - 1996), educational science (1996 - 2004), and experiential education (2004 - 2009) and scientific director of the Institute for Experiential Education ("Institut für Erlebnispädagogik e.V.", founded in 1990 as a non-profit registered association and recognised provider of non-statutory youth welfare in Lower Saxony). In 1997, upon application of Faculty I: Educational Sciences, the association in the capacity of a so-called ‘affiliated institute’ of University Lüneburg (according to Art. 152 NHG) was approved by the Senate of the University and with the consent of the university management as a scientific institution to the university (1997 - 2009).
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
- since 2009: retired professor
- 2004-2009: Professor of Educational Science and Experiential Education
- 1996-2004: Professor of Education
- 1982-1996: Professor of Psychology
- 1972-1982: Educational and scientific assistant in psychology
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- Carpenter with journeyman's certificate
- Social worker (grad)
- Primary and secondary school teacher
- Qualified pedagogue
- Secondary school teacher (ret.)
- Graduate industrial psychologist (FH)
- Graduate business psychologist (FH)
- Graduate Communication Psychologist (FH)
SCIENTIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Dr. phil. at the University of Bremen
- Dr. phil. habil. at the University of Kassel
- PhDr. at Charles University in Prague (CZ)
- KPN (Kandidat pedagogiischeskich nauk / Candidate of Educational Sciences) at the Immanuel Kant State University of Kaliningrad / Königsberg RUS)
ACTIVITY AFTER 2009:
After his retirement from office in Lüneburg (2009), he accepted the professorship for pedagogy at the Fachhochschule des Mittelstands (FHM, University of Applied Science) until his retirement there (2020) and headed the Institute for Leisure Studies, first at the Schwerin location, later in Berlin.