Research projects

06/2021 - 05/2022"Care Leaver Statistics - Social Participation in the Life Course of Young Adults - A Long-Term Study" (CLS). Duration 2021 - 2024 (1st funding phase), Third party funding: Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ)Cooperation partners: Foundation University of Hildesheim (Institute for Social and Organizational Pedagogy), German Youth Institute (DJI Munich), International Society for Educational Support (IGfH), Society for Innovative Social Research and Social Planning (GISS)



10/2020 - 05/2022"Fachstelle Leaving Care - Beratung und Infrastrukturentwicklung in der Kommune". Duration 2020 - 2022, Third party funding: Stiftung Deutsche Jugendmarke e.V.Cooperation partners: Foundation University of Hildesheim (Institute for Social and Organizational Pedagogy), International Society for Educational Support (IGfH)



04/2020 - 02/2022"JuCo"-Studies I and II (Nationwide quantitative survey of children and adolescents on their experiences and needs in the Corona period)Cooperation partners: Foundation University Hildesheim (Institute for Social and Organizational Pedagogy), Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Department of Social Pedagogy and Family Research



04/2020 - 02/2021"Lower Saxony's Participation of Children and Adolescents in Figures (NiBiZ)". Duration 2019-2020, third-party funder: Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family - State Youth Office, Children and Youth CommissionCooperation partners: Foundation University of Hildesheim (Institute for Social and Organizational Pedagogy), Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family - State Youth Office, Children and Youth Commission.



07/2017 - 06/2020"Multiprofessionality in educational infrastructure and social services". Duration 2017 - 2021. Third-party funding: Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony (MWK)Cooperation partners: Foundation University of Hildesheim: Institute for Social and Organizational Pedagogy, Institute for Educational Science, Institute for Sports Science, Institute for Psychology); HAWK Hildesheim/Holzminden.

Third-party funds raised independently

05/2020 - 10/2021"race - class - gender: Sensitization and competence development for racism-critical action in organizations". Duration 2020 - 2021, third-party funder: Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony (MWK), funding program "Innovative Teaching and Learning Concepts: Innovation Plus".