CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION AND BARRIERS IN EDUCATION AND HEALTH
With a focus on inclusion, the network turns its attention to people who are labeled as having “severe disabilities” and examines the conditions and barriers to social participation. The focus is on conceptual clarifications, interdisciplinary perspectives, and methodological questions, particularly with regard to participatory research.
Funding Body
German Research Foundation (DFG)
Project Number
535303201
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The network addresses three interrelated sets of questions
- What are the implications of the label “severe disability,” and what consequences does this have for participation?
- What significance does access to education have for participation, and what opportunities and barriers exist?
- What are the interactions between health, maintaining health, and participation?
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
- Basic research and conceptual clarification
- Analysis of barriers to participation with a focus on education and health
- Establishment of interdisciplinary collaborations and externally funded initiatives
- Further development of methodology and methods with a view to participatory research
- Supporting early-career researchers through regular exchanges among doctoral candidates.
NETWORK MEETING DATES
- October 17, 2024, to October 18, 2024, in Cologne: Topic: Attribution
- May 16, 2025, to May 17, 2025, in Heidelberg: Topic: Attribution
- October 24, 2025, to October 25, 2025, in Cologne: Topic: Attribution and Education
- April 24, 2026 to April 25, 2026 in Cologne: Topic: Education
- October 23, 2026, to October 24, 2026, online
- May 7, 2027, to May 8, 2027, in Cologne
MATERIALS AND INSIGHTS
Brief minutes and updates on thematic work are continuously documented and made available here:
- Brief minutes of the October 2024 network meeting
- Brief minutes of the network meeting in May 2025
- Visualization of the research project “Attribution in Practical Actions”
INITIATORS AND NETWORK MEMBERS
INITIATORS
Prof. Dr. Tobias Bernasconi (University of Cologne)
Prof. em. Dr. Harald H. Goll (University of Erfurt)
Prof. Dr. Karin Terfloth (Heidelberg University of Education)
Prof. Dr. Michael Wagner (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau)
OTHER NETWORK MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Simon Baumann (Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia)
Prof. Dr. Ursula Böing (Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia)
Prof. Dr. Reinhard Burtscher (Catholic University of Applied Sciences for Social Work Berlin)
Dr. Caren Keeley (University of Cologne)
Dr. Nicola Maier-Michalitsch (Stiftung Leben pur, Munich)
Prof. Dr. Cornelia Müller-Bösch (University of Special Education, Zurich)
Prof. Dr. Vera Munde (Catholic University of Social Work, Berlin)
Prof. Dr. med. Tanja Sappok (University of Bielefeld)
Prof. Dr. Sabine Schäper (Catholic University of North Rhine-Westphalia)
Dr. Helga Schlichting (University of Leipzig)
Dr. Jörg Stockmann (Evangelical Volmarstein Foundation)
Prof. Dr. Karin Tiesmeyer (Evangelical University of Rhineland-Westphalia-Lippe)
Prof. Dr. Erik Weber (University of Erfurt)
Prof. Dr. Melanie Willke (University of Special Education, Zurich)
Prof. Dr. Peter Zentel (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich)
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Dr. Rahel Schowalter (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau)
M.Ed. Annalena Ziemski (University of Cologne)
CONTACT AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Coordination and contact person at the Cologne location:
Prof. Dr. Tobias Bernasconi
Further information on the PH Heidelberg website