The doctoral programm of the Hans-Böckler foundation

The doctoral program focuses on an international comparative perspective of the relations between various types of welfare states, steering and governance-practices and structures and processes of selected educational areas (schools and universities, adult and continuing education, physical and health education). Theoretically, the doctoral program with its focus on international comparative studies draws on two concepts: first, the older and meanwhile revised model of welfare states (Esping-Andersen 1990, Lessenich 1995), and second, the newer concepts of steering and governance in the education system (Altrichter et al. 2007; Kussau/Brüsemeister 2007)

At the center of the first phase (2009-2012) are the following two thematic blocks, which contain four specific approaches:

Thematic block 1:  (Prof. Dr. Amos/Prof. Dr. Schmid)
New challenges for German education policy from an international and comparative perspective (keywords: “evidence-based education policy” and “output-oriented governance”)

Thematic block 2:  (Prof. Dr. Schrader/Prof. Dr. Thiel)
The adaptation patterns of selected educational contexts, such as further education, physical and health education in relation to educational governance (respectively as a result of its non-occurrence)