Albert wish

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Albert wish

Albert Friedrich Wunsch (* 1944 in Setterich ) is a German educational scientist , university professor and author .

life and work

Albert Wunsch grew up in Cologne . He studied social pedagogy with the additional theological qualification ' Missio canonica '. Parallel to his full-time job, he completed a degree in arts and crafts education . This was followed by an educational science degree, which he completed in 1986 with a doctorate in the subjects of educational science , psychology and art at the University of Cologne . His dissertation topic was: The idea of ​​the study group. - A study of adult education during the Weimar period.

Wunsch was the deputy director of a boys' dormitory in Cologne and then moved to the Catholic Youth Welfare Office in Neuss , where he was given management responsibility in 1973. During this time he worked part- time as a handicraft teacher at a special school in Neuss . From 1972 to 2004 he was a lecturer for supervision at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences and from 1994 to 1999 at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences in Cologne (KFH). Albert Wunsch has been teaching at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf without interruption since 1987 . In 2004 he moved full-time from the Catholic Youth Welfare Office in Neuss to the Catholic University of North Rhine-Westphalia (Department of Social Work) in Cologne, since 2009 with a reduced range of courses. In 2013 he began a full-time teaching position at the University of Economics and Management (FOM) in Essen / Neuss. Between 2008 and 2011 he also worked at the Philosophical-Theological University of Vallendar and between 2013 and 2016 at the YMCA University in Kassel. In addition, he works in his practice in Neuss as a couple , parenting and conflict counselor as well as a supervisor and coach and conducts training for teachers, educators and parents.

The article Drug Pampering 1998 in the weekly newspaper Die Zeit triggered nationwide discussions. and became the basis of his book: The Pampering Trap . In his book Farewell to Fun Pedagogy , published in 2003, Wunsch made extensive criticism of what he believed to be a hedonistic society and an excessive welfare state and pleaded for character education . The guide pit stop for couples serves to avoid substantial conflicts and to optimize or stabilize the everyday togetherness in partnership and family. With his book With more yourself to the stable I. Resilience as the basis of personal development , he takes up the topic of people's self-empowerment. In the book, Where are you going to Stanford? How parents can promote the motivation of their children (with Isabelle Liegl) Wunsch illustrates how parents can promote the motivation of their children through willingness and ability .

Wunsch is a signatory of the “Manifesto against the Left Trend” of the “Stop Action Left Trend” because he is “against the undermining of parental responsibility for upbringing by ... state all-day care offers”.

Wunsch is married and has two grown sons. The Malaika Foundation he founded together with his wife supports educational projects in Nigeria .

Honor

Albert Wunsch was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on June 7, 2013 .

Works

  • The idea of ​​the "working group" . An investigation into adult education during the Weimar period (dissertation). Frankfurt / M., Bern, New York 1986.
  • Farewell to fun education . For a change of course in education. Munich 2003.
  • Pit stop for couples . - which screw you can turn so that your relationship runs smoothly. Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-96409-029-4 .
  • The indulgence trap . For an education for more personal responsibility. 14th revised and expanded new edition. Munich 2013, ISBN 3-466-30982-4 .
  • With more yourself to the stable ME . Resilience as the basis of personal development. Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 3-662-56129-8 .
  • Motivate students . Concepts and methods for school practice. (Co-author). Cologne 2016.
  • Where are you going to Stanford, please? How parents can encourage their children's motivation (with Isabelle Liegl). Weinheim 2017, ISBN 978-3-407-86450-5 .
  • The indulgence trap . For an education to be more responsible (audio book, abridged version of the original book). Tegernheim 2019, ISBN 978-3-9819271-2-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Die Zeit, Hamburg, Germany: drug pampering . Zeit.de. Retrieved September 14, 2010.
  2. ↑ Albert Wunsch: Parents between longing for happiness and everyday stress - pit stop for couples . Familienhandbuch.de. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. ↑ Albert Wunsch: No deregulation of parental responsibility for upbringing! . Linktrend-stoppen.de. June 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 19, 2010. Retrieved on September 14, 2010.
  4. ↑ Dr. Albert Wunsch receives the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon . klartext-ne.de. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

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personal data
SURNAME Wish, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wish, Albert Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educationalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Setterich