Proposals for examination topics

Prof. Dr. Elke Kleinau

1. Classics of Pedagogy

• History of reform pedagogy with special regard to the pedagogy of Petersen, Korczak, Montessori, Freinet etc.
• Socialization research with special regard to the theories of Erikson, Bronfenbrenner, Parsons etc.

2. History of childhood, youth and family

• Socialization in the Empire - Comparison of Bourgeois and Proletarian Childhoods
• Socialisation in the bourgeoisie - Germany and England in comparison
• Girls in the bourgeois youth movement
• Youth organisations in the "Third Reich" (HJ, BDM)
• Youth opposition in the "Third Reich"
• Youth in East and West - an inner-German comparison

3. History of the education system

• School and School Reforms in National Socialism
• History of Schools for children with special Needs
• Education and education policy after 1945
• Education systems in a European comparison
• Juvenile penal execution in the "Third Reich"
• Youth welfare and foster care

4. Gender relations in historical change

• History of Higher Girls' Schools
• History of women´s access to university
• Gender relations at Rousseau, Campe
• Theories on girls' and women's education
• History of Coeducation
• History of the female teaching profession

5. Transversal Topics

• Outsiders and marginalized groups in history