State examination

The following (incomplete) list of completed academic theses is intended to give you an overview of possible topics:

• Sustainability attitudes of residents of urban living environments with regard to food
• Development potential for ecologically sustainable action in the teaching kitchen at lower secondary level
• The influence of advertising on the nutritional behavior of young people aged 11 to 16.
• Climate behavior of adolescents and adults - observations from an environmental psychology perspective
• Why do products have a gender? - Historical derivation and current developments
• Sustainable investment funds from the perspective of feminist economics - an evaluation of company selection criteria

• Analysis of the sustainability awareness of pupils of a certified Fairtrade AG

• The influence of work placements on pupils' career choice decisions - Identification of promoting and inhibiting influencing factors through a qualitative study

• Animal-assisted pedagogy in work-based learning lessons. The horse farm as an approach to support and prepare pupils with social-emotional developmental disorders with regard to the transition from school to working life - a qualitative study of the Horse Farm School project at the Dietrich Bonhoeffer School in Immenhausen as a basis for the development of an exemplary concept for work-based learning lessons.

• Experiences with subject-specific rituals in the subject room "Textiles" - an empirical study in the context of the subject of work studies.

• Teaching in the school kitchen in times of a global pandemic. An investigation into the use of specialist rooms for food processing.

• Consumer education as a way of promoting interdisciplinary teaching? - Synergy effects using the example of the research project "Reform of nutrition and consumer education in general education schools (REVIS)" through interdisciplinary cooperation between work studies and politics and economics lessons.

• The influence of refugee migration on young people's first career choice

• "Influencer" dream job - embedding the subject area in vocational orientation and evaluating a topic-related teaching unit in a ninth grade secondary school class in work studies lessons
• The influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on the choice of a dual training occupation in the skilled trades by year 9 secondary school students
• Trapped in the cycle of social inequality? Discrimination in application procedures as a result of social background
• Sustainable projects related to work studies at lower secondary level - an empirical study at Hessian schools
• That's not for girls - Can Girls' Day - Girls' Future Day act as an instrument for gender-unspecific vocational orientation lessons?
• The impact of the corona pandemic on recruitment in the retail sector using the example of selected REWE stores
• Between "academization mania" and parental aspirations - effects on young people's perception of the attractiveness of training occupations in the skilled crafts sector
• What makes an occupation appear attractive from the perspective of young people? - A study of selected occupations.
• Industry 4.0 as a topic in work-based learning lessons - illustrated using the example of 3D printing
• Work education in times of the "burnt-out generation" - The current importance of work education for the development of children and young people
• Didactic concept for using the results of KomPo7 to support young people's career choices
• Inclusive work-based learning. A comparative study at comprehensive schools in North Hesse
• "That's none of my business! Or is it?" The integration of parents in school careers guidance with a special focus on parents with a migration background
• "The work placement takes place in the company, doesn't it?" A qualitative study on the implementation of work placements in the classroom
• Career choice and gender - recommendations for gender-oriented career choice preparation at lower secondary level, taking into account the experiences of Kassel transition managers
• Gender-oriented career guidance - the influence of Girl's Day on gender-stereotypical attitudes
• The relevance of gender stereotypes in career choice - strategies for gender-sensitive careers guidance at Kassel schools at lower secondary level
• The importance of cooperation in careers guidance from the perspective of schools in North Hesse
• 3D printing at school. Arguments and application examples for the use of 3D printing and related CAM processes in the classroom
• Electromobility: The electric car - development of learning materials for discovery-based learning in work-based learning lessons
• Vocational orientation and the development of professional identity as a lifelong process for people without educational qualifications in a historical context.
• The future workshop as a method of vocational orientation - An empirical study of implementation in lower secondary school
• Allocation theory in times of globalization - Does globalization give new meaning to the allocation theory approach to career choice?
• Career choice of prospective bank clerks and civil engineering workers - An empirical study on the topicality of career choice theories
• The development of vocational orientation in work-based learning since the introduction of work-based learning as a subject - An analysis of textbooks and didactic literature
• Parents, peers, social status or one's own abilities? - An empirical study on the career choices of secondary school pupils with and without a migration background
• Au pair - a sensible measure for career orientation or just an adventure story?
• Action-oriented methodology with special consideration of the future workshop
• Textbook tasks as an element of competence orientation in the subject of work studies
• A health-promoting school for children and young people - possibilities for implementation at a comprehensive school in Kassel
• Topic: Prostheses, robots, androids in the media, economy, science and teaching
• Temporary work - a phenomenon in the world of work
• The importance of practical work experience for young people's career aspirations. A study of participants in workshop courses at the Felsberg Youth Workshop
• The change in the world of work and life through technical development using the example of photography
• The economic simulation in the context of work studies - analysis and criticism of the computer game "Der Planer 4"
• Five-star hotel for insects - production and ecological connections. Concept for cross-curricular teaching in labor studies and biology
• Concept for cooperation between school and company to improve the transition to training using the example of Kreuzburgschule, Hainburg
• Competence orientation in work-related textbooks - a comparative analysis
• From school to work. The importance of work studies as a school subject for training in the skilled trades.
• Career choice tests put to the test - a comparative study in year 7
• Learning in the company - a comparison of methods used in work-based learning for an original encounter with the world of work
• The wheel - development of learning materials for discovery-based learning in work-based learning lessons
• Competence-oriented teaching in work-based learning using the example of the student company
• Between aspiration and reality - The effectiveness of influencing factors on women's career choices
• Career choice. The significance of developmental and allocation theory approaches for teaching
• The influence of school-accompanying company practice phases on the career biography of pupils using the example of the Hessian SchuB program
• Promotion of career opportunities for young people by extracurricular institutions using the example of Vabia Vellmar e.V.
• Effect of BOZ modules on the vocational orientation of lower secondary school students
• Paperwork in transition - Interdependence of technology and occupation in work-based learning
• Work education in Germany - A comparative study
• Simulation games for vocational orientation at lower secondary schools
• Work education from the students' perspective - An empirical study on expectations and significance
• Consumer education in the field of work studies - basics and didactic suggestions
• Problems and organization of shift work. A problem of the "old" or does it also affect Germany's youth?
• I want to cook like Tim Mälzer - The portrayal of professions on television and its impact on young people's career choices.
• New media to support young people's career choices in the context of vocational education lessons
• The parental influence on the career choice decision and the integration into a school concept of career orientation using the example of the MPS Goddelsheim
• Joomla at school - adaptation of the Joomla content management system for use in general education schools
• Learning at school and in the workplace - a comparison of current concepts for general education schools
• Project work and work studies - The significance of project work for the didactic development of the subject of work studies
• Automation in the world of work - An introduction to the subject AL with the Lego NXT system
• The contribution of Hessian work-based learning to the acquisition of skills in the area of vocational orientation in lower secondary schools
• Changes in the factors influencing young people's career choices since 1980
• All-day school - a new opportunity for work education?
• Nutrition in schools - an empirical study on the links between education and nutrition
• Wage inequality between men and women in Germany
• Youth unemployment in Germany - dimensions, causes, strategies
• Vocational orientation as a central task of Hessian vocational education?
• Promoting the career maturity of young people with a migration background in work-based learning lessons
• Determinants of women's career choices and their consideration in contemporary AL lessons
• Teaching key qualifications in work-based learning - aspiration and reality
• Online banking - technology and security aspects as a subject for work-based learning
• Transporting loads by bicycle - development and construction of a trailer to build yourself in the subject of work studies
• On your (training) places, get set, go! - Development of a simulation game for career guidance in work-based learning lessons
• Support for secondary school pupils on the threshold between school and work by transition managers using the example of the Kassel region
• Discussing the potential of work placements in secondary level 1
• The assessment center in work-based learning lessons at lower secondary level
• Career choice and career choice behavior of girls at lower and intermediate secondary schools
• The importance of work-based learning from the perspective of employers
• Assessment practice in projects in the subject of work studies
• Help with life planning for lower secondary school pupils through careers guidance in work-based learning and in push classes
• Stress in the workplace
• Young people with disabilities between school and work
• Healthy nutrition for children and young people at the beginning of the 21st century. Healthier food, more exercise
• Unemployment in Germany - causes, dimensions and ways of coping with it
• Learning concept for teaching technical subjects in work studies using the example of the hybrid engine
• Unemployment as a pedagogical challenge in work-based learning
• Stress in the workplace with special consideration of the stresses and strains on teachers in the school workplace
• Gender-specific career choices with special consideration of the German Armed Forces
• Integration of disadvantaged young people into the training market with special consideration of the city of Bremerhaven
• The contribution of work education to students' media skills - analysis of future potential for influencing people's state of mind as an extension of the media problem