PD Dr. Dipl.-Päd. Bernd Lederer
Leopold-Franzens-University Innsbruck
Department of Education
A-6020 INNSBRUCK - Innrain 52 a
Room 08K010 (8th floor)
Tel: 0043-512-507/40036
E-Mail :bernd.lederer@uibk.ac.at
Vita
Professional activities in research and teaching
since 09/2012 PH Tirol
External lecturer for scientific work and writing
since 09/2011 University of Innsbruck
Senior Lecturer at the Department of Educational Science. Teaching in the field of educational theory and philosophy, quantitative and qualitative research methods; general Educational Sciences
09/2007-09/2011 University of Innsbruck
Research Assistant at the Department of Educational Science. Teaching in the field of quantitative and qualitative research methods; general Educational Sciences; research (including habilitation thesis) on global educational theory, history and philosophy
11/2002-09/2007 Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (CBIBB)
Research Area: "Competence development in change processes", "Development of a training concept to promote reflection processes", "Trends in vocational education and training".
09/2002-09/2007 German Red Cross
Lecturer in vocational training and further education at the specialised seminars of the German Red Cross in Cologne, Bonn, Bergisch Gladbach and Berlin; subject areas: Methodology and technology of learning, basics of psychology and sociology, methods of social work, work ethics, work stress research, IT/e-learning, communication and dialogue, civics/politics/social history, etc.
11/2003-10/2006 Kolpinq-Bildungswerk Cologne I Institute for School and Vocational Education (Cisbb)
Lecturer and teacher in the context of vocational preparation and support for the disadvantaged
04/1998-01/2002 University of Cologne (external lecturer 2005-2007)
Research assistant at the Pedagogical Seminar; teaching and research activities on the global topics of "Educational Theory and Philosophy", "Basic Concepts and Methodology of Educational Sciences", "Competence Development (in Change Processes)", "Learning Organisation and Organisational Learning", etc.
04/1996-03/1998 University of Regensburg
Research assistant and research assistant at the Chair of General Education; teaching and research activities on general education, educational theory and socio-educational practice, student counselling
Qualifications
Diploma in general education, specialising in extracurricular youth and adult education (grade: 1.2);
Doctorate at the Pedagogical Seminar of the University of Cologne. Topic: "The concept of the learning organisation. Educational Theoretical Inquiries and Analyses" (overall grade: "Magna cum laude").
Habilitation at the Faculty of Education at the University of Innsbruck. Habilitation thesis: Competence or education? An analysis of recent shifts in the connotation of the concept of education and a plea for a return to and reconsideration of a trans-instrumental understanding of education
Venia docendi for General Educational Sciences and Educational Theory
Fields of work
Privatdozent Dr phil. habil., Dipl.-Päd. Bernd Lederer, who previously worked at the Universities of Regensburg and Cologne and in the field of vocational education, teaches and researches in general Educational Sciences on pedagogically relevant social theories and focuses on questions of educational history, theory and philosophy as well as the methodology and history of science.
Publications
Research performance documentation
Lederer, Bernd (2015): Definitions of education. A journey through the history of the definition of a colourful term. Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren
Lederer, Bernd (2015): "Competence or education? An analysis of recent shifts in the connotation of the concept of education and a plea for a return to and reconsideration of a trans-instrumental understanding of education. 2nd, revised version. Harnburg: Tredition
Lederer, Bernd (2015): Quantitative survey methods. In: Hug, T. I Poscheschnik, G.; with the collaboration of B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2015): Empirical research. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. 2nd, revised edition. Constance: UTB, pp. 110-133
Lederer, Bernd (2015): Quantitative evaluation methods. In: Hug, T. I Poscheschnik, G.; with the collaboration of B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2015): Empirical research. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. 2nd, revised edition. Constance: UTB, pp. 164-183
Lederer, Bernd (2014): On the limitations of educational theory in times of economism. Reply to Krassimir Stojanov's article "Bildung: Zur Bestimmung und Abgrenzung eines Grundbegriffs der Humanwissenschaften". In: Erwägen-Wissen-Ethik (EWE). Forum for Recital Culture. Edited by: F. Benseler, B. Blanck, R. Keil, W. Loh at the Faculty of Cultural Studies at the University of Paderborn. Stuttgart: Lucius & Lucius Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Stuttgart 2014, pp. 289-291
Lederer, Bernd (2014): "Competence or education? An analysis of recent shifts in the connotation of the concept of education and a plea for a return to and reconsideration of a trans-instrumental understanding of education." Innsbruck: innsbruck university pressliup. Online publication, Document download
Lederer, Bernd (2014): "Competence or education? An analysis of recent shifts in the connotation of the concept of education and a plea for a return to and reconsideration of a trans-instrumental understanding of education. Innsbruck: innsbruck university press/iup
Lederer, Bernd (2013) : "Knowledge is power!" - Education too? In: Hussl, E. et al. (ed.): Gaismair Yearbook 2014. standpoints. Innsbruck: Studeinverlag; pp. 93-99
Lederer, Bernd (2013): Migration research in the neoliberal market society: A critique of the neglect of the social question based on Walter Benn Michaels. In: Mecheril, P. et al. (eds.): Migration Research as Critique? Contours of a research perspective. Wiesbaden: Springer VS, pp. 127-139
Lederer, Bernd (2013): "Education: what it was, is, should be. On the definition of a controversial term. Continuation of the discussion". Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren.
Lederer, Bernd (2013): "Alles Bildung? On conceptual confusion, similar but not the same, or: What is education not? In: Lederer, Bernd (2013): "Education: what it was, is, should be. On the definition of a controversial term. Continuation of the discussion". Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, pp. 11-55
Lederer, Bernd (2013): "Diversity" or "equality"? On the exacerbation of social inequalities through diversity concepts. "Diversity" or "equality". The enhancement of social inequality through means of diversity-concepts. In: Diversitas. Journal for Managing Diversity and Diversity Studies, issues 5 and 6 (double issue 1/2013). Munich, pp. 33-38
Lederer, Bernd (ed.) (2012): Diversity is good for business. Or: Why diversity has nothing to do with social justice! In: BIWI04. the magazine of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Innsbruck. Innsbruck: Taurus Agency, pp. 5-7
Lederer, Bernd (ed.) (2011): "Education: what it was, is, should be. On the definition of a controversial term" Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren
Lederer, Bernd: The concept of education and its meanings: an attempt at a compilation. In: Lederer, Bernd (ed.) (2011): "Bildung- was, is, should be. On the definition of a controversial term". Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verlag Hohengehren, pp. 11-44
Lederer, Bernd (2011): Knowledge is power and education? In: BIWI03. the magazine of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Innsbruck. Innsbruck: Taurus Agency, pp. 4-7
Lederer, Bernd (2010): Quantitative survey methods. In: Hug, T. I Poscheschnik, G.; in collaboration with B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB, pp. 110-132
Lederer, Bernd (2010): Quantitative evaluation methods. In: Hug, T. I Poscheschnik, G.; in collaboration with B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB, pp. 162-181
Lederer, Bernd I Hug, Theo I Poscheschnik, Gerald I Perzy, Anton (2010): References. Titles referenced in the text. In: Hug, T. I Poscheschnik, G.; with the collaboration of B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB, pp. 208-216
Lederer, Bernd (ed.) (2010): Taking part and having part. Football from the perspective of critical fans and social scientists. Göttingen: Die Werkstatt
Lederer, Bernd (2010): Football as part of the individual lifeworld: On the connection between active fan culture and education, or: What does football have to do with education? In: Lederer, B. (ed.) (2010): Taking part and having part. Football from the perspective of critical fans and social scientists. Göttingen: Die Werkstatt, pp. 82-103
Lederer, Bernd (2010): A parforce ride through epistemology. In-depth text on the first chapter of Hug, T./Poscheschnik, G.; with the collaboration of B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB; Document download
Lederer, Bernd (2010): Forschungsethik. In-depth text on the first chapter of Hug, T./Poscheschnik, G.; in collaboration with B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB; Document download
Lederer, Bernd (2010): What is science? In-depth text on the first chapter of Hug, T./Poscheschnik, G.; in collaboration with B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB;
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Lederer, Bernd (2010): Can my question be answered by empirical means at all? The criterion of empirical workability. In-depth text on the second chapter of Hug, T./Poscheschnik, G.; in collaboration with B. Lederer and A. Perzy (2010): Empirisch forschen. The planning and realisation of projects during studies. Constance: UTB;
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Lederer, Bernd (2009): A potpourri on the concept of education. In: BIWIOl. The magazine of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Innsbruck. Innsbruck: Taurus Agency, p. 5ff.
Lederer, Bernd (2009): The theory of uneducation. A collection of quotations by Konrad Paul Liessmann. In: BIWIOl. The magazine of the Faculty of Educational Sciences at the University of Innsbruck. Innsbruck: Taurus Agency, p. 14f.
Lederer, Bernd (2009): What actually is education? Document download
Lederer, Bernd (2009): What are competences? Document download here
Lederer, Bernd (2009): What is science? Document here
Lederer, Bernd (2009): A tour de force through epistemology. Document here
Lederer, Bernd (2009): Is my question answerable by empirical means at all? The criterion of empirical workability. Document here
Lederer, Bernd (2009): Fundamentals of research ethics. Document here
Lederer, Bernd (2008): The education they mean. Mature human being or useful idiot? Bonn: Pahi-Rugenstein
Lederer, Bernd I Pawlik, Anka (2008): The Reflection Workshop. A guide for educational practice for coping with organisational change processes. DVD and booklet. Bonn: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training. BIBB publication (available/available as a finished manuscript/teaching and training material from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training [for the attention of Mr Härtel])
Lederer, Bernd I Pawlik, Anka (2008): The Reflection Workshop. A guide for educational practice for coping with organisational change processes. Bielefeld: Bertelsmann (available from the Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training as a finished manuscript/teaching and training material [for the attention of Mr Härtel])
Chisholm, Lynne I Lederer, Bernd (2008): EDIand WPL at the University of Innsbruck and in Austria. In: Employee-Driven-Innovation and workplace learning in small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe, EDI network-seminar, University of Aarhus, Denmark, 23-25 January 2008, pp. 5-9
Lederer, Bernd I Pawlik, Anka (2007): The method of the reflection workshop as a work-related learning concept. In: Dehnbostel, P./Lindemann, H.-J./Ludwig, Chr. (eds.): Lernen im Prozess der Arbeit in Schule und Betrieb. Münster etc.: Waxmann, pp. 321-336
Lederer, Bernd (2007): The reflection workshop. In: Vocational training. Zeitschrift für Praxis und Theorie in Betrieb und Schule, Issue 103/104, 2007,pp. 74-76
Lederer, Bernd (2006): "Precariat". Vierteljahresschrift für wissenschaftliche Pädagogik, Issue 3, 2006 (Glossary)
Lederer, Bernd (2006): Theoretical notes on the foundation of the concept of reflection. DVD "Reflection". Bann: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Lederer, Bernd (2006): The concept of reflection. DVD "Reflection". Bann: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Lederer, Bernd (2006): Reflection, education and competence: on the connection between three basic concepts of vocational education and training. DVD "Reflection". Bann: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Lederer, Bernd (2006): What is a reflection workshop? DVD "Reflection". Bann: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Lederer, Bernd (2006): When is a reflection workshop a success? DVD "Reflection". Bann: Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB).
Lederer, Bernd (2006): The method of the reflection workshop as a work-related learning concept. In: Vocational education, innovation and social integration. Documentation of the 14th University Conference on Vocational Education and Training on CD-Rom. Sielefeld: Bertelsmann
Lederer, Bernd (2005): The concept of the learning organisation. Educational theory questions and analyses. Dissertation. Harnburg: Dr Kovac
Lederer, Bernd I Pawlik, Anka (2004): How can competence development in vocational education and training be promoted to shape organisational change processes? A conceptual approach to reflecting on experiences in change processes. In: Dietzen, A. I Latniak, E. (ed.): Company qualification development in organisational design processes. Documentation of the 13th University Conference on Vocational Education and Training 2004. Bielefeld: Bertelsmann, 5. 79-97