Current projects
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Responsibility, Networking, Trust – Future Discourses to achieve the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals with participation of “Agents for Future”Four panel discussions in fall/winter 2020/2021 will address the local implementation of the Agenda 2030 with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Every future discussion is thereby considering the transformation of our world from a different point of view.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane MeyerTeam:Year: 2020Funding: Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK)Duration: 05/2020-07/2021
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Virtual learning environments – teacher training in 360°In this project lecturers of the IDN will be prepared and equipped for using virtual reality in seminars for teacher education. For this, learning materials will be developed, tested and reflected upon.Led by: Dr. Sabine Struckmeier, Dr. Alexander Büssing, Stephanie MittrachTeam:Year: 2020Funding: Leibniz School of Education, Leibniz University Hannover (SQM)Duration: 4/2020-9/2021
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“Change instead of Growth” – The Sustainable Development Goals and Post-growth Economies from the Perspective of Young People in the Context of a Socio-Ecological TransformationAs part of this research project, the perspectives of young people on the Sustainable Development Goals and Post-growth Economies are surveyed using a standardised online questionnaire and focus group discussions. Visits with the young people to so-called pioneers of change are carried out as participatory as possible in the sense of enquiry-based learning.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane MeyerTeam:Year: 2019Funding: Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK)Duration: 2019-2022
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Reflexive Methods in the Context of Spatial Analyses and Transformative EducationReflexive methods, e.g. reflexive photography, storytelling, meta reflections combined with video vignettes, shall close the mind behavior gap, which can rather be described as a mind perception gap, in all phases of the teacher training by increasing self-awareness through a sensitization to spatial perception and constructions and by making the students aware of unconscious behavior patterns as a contribution to transformative education.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane MeyerTeam:Year: 2019Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)Duration: 2019-2022
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Development of a teaching concept in the teacher-building master programme for the subject of social studies as a joint subject of geography, history, politics at comprehensive schoolsAs part of this two-year project, lecturers in geography education, history education and political education work together to develop, evaluate and implement a training program at Leibniz Universität Hannover for the joint subject of social studies at comprehensive schools.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane Meyer, Prof. Dr. Dirk Lange, Prof. Dr. Meik Zülsdorf-KerstingTeam:Year: 2019Funding: Leibniz School of Education (Studienqualitätsmittel)Duration: 04/2019 - 03/2021
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Global Change in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development – Lesson Models and Educational Offers for (prospective) Teachers aiming at Raising Awareness for Societal and Spatial TransformationThe goal of the state initiative is to develop educational materials as well as training offers for raising awareness for a societal and spatial transformation in the context of global change. For this, linking all three phases of teacher education is paramount.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane Meyer, Dr. Andreas EberthTeam:Year: 2018Funding: Engagement Global gGmbH mit Mitteln des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)Duration: 2018-2021
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Completed projects
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Sustainability evaluation and sustainability awareness of selected companies along the “textile chain” – An educational model of “transformative literacy” for school education and teacher education purposesIn this educational project the problems caused by the fast fashion industry and relating solutions concerning slow fashion were discussed and critical reflected in geography classes.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane MeyerTeam:Year: 2017Funding: German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt)Duration: 2017-2020
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World Cultural Heritage from the Perspective of Young People – Perceptions, Meanings, Attitudes and Values in Context of Cultural Awareness and Societal TransformationThe research project explored the perspectives of 14 to 17 years high school students from Lower Saxony regarding World Cultural Heritage and related themes. The qualitative study used focus groups and hermeneutic photography and was complemented by a quantitative subproject.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane MeyerTeam:Year: 2016Funding: Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK)Duration: 2016-2019
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Climate Change as a Global and Local Challenge – Teaching Models to Raise Awareness About Climate Protection, Climate Adaptation and Climate Justice for Responsible Action as a Contribution to Sustainable DevelopmentIn this Lower Saxony country initiative to implement the Curriculum Framework Education for Sustainable Development, all three phases of teacher education were networked. Schools, research institutions and extracurricular educational partners jointly developed teaching suggestions on the subject of climate change.Led by: Prof. Dr. Christiane MeyerTeam:Year: 2015Funding: Engagement Global with financial resources from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentDuration: 2015-2018
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