Hans Thiersch

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Hans Thiersch (born May 16, 1935 in Recklinghausen ) is a professor emeritus for educational science and social pedagogy at the University of Tübingen since 2002 . At the end of the 1970s, Thiersch coined the term lifeworld orientation in social work.

Life

Thiersch studied philology, philosophy, theology and education; In 1961 he became a research assistant to Heinrich Roth at the University of Göttingen. 1967-1970 he was a professor at the University of Education in Kiel. 1970 until his retirement in 2002 he was professor for educational science and social pedagogy at the University of Tübingen.

He is married and has four kids.

Focus of work

His work focuses on the theory of social pedagogy , everyday-oriented social pedagogy , which he founded, advice and home education . In 1970 he received his doctorate. phil. From 1978 to 1982 he was a member of the board and chairman of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE). He is a member of the board of trustees of the scientific advisory board of the German Youth Institute in Munich, member of the expert commission of the 8th youth report (1990), chairman of the youth welfare organization “Tübinger Verein f. Social Therapy - Martin-Bonhoeffer -Häuser eV ”and member of the board of“ drug help Tübingen e. V. ".

Hans Thiersch (right) in discussion with Björn Kraus; 2016 in Freiburg / Br.

His concept of lifeworld orientation was particularly structuring in the 1990s in the theories of social work. Alternatively, he uses the term everyday world orientation. Hans Thiersch is co-editor of the journals Neue Praxis and Sozialwissenschaftliche Literaturrundschau .

Fonts (selection)

Books

  • Criticism and Action , Neuwied 1977
  • The development of educational science , (m. U. Herrmann and H. Rupprecht) Weinheim 1978
  • The experience of reality , Weinheim 1986, 2nd ed. 2006
  • German résumés in autobiographies and letters (with Walter Jens), Weinheim 1987
  • Lebensweltorientierte Social Work , 1992, 7th edition, Weinheim 2009
  • Lifeworld and Morals , Weinheim 1995
  • Position determinations of social work , Weinheim 2001
  • Socio-educational thinking. Ways to a new determination (m. L. Böhnisch and W. Schröer), Weinheim 2005
  • The voice of the addressees. Empirical research on the experiences of girls and boys with youth welfare , (m. Maria Bitzan and Eberhard Bolay) Weinheim and Munich 2006
  • Reflections. Lifeworld orientation and coping with life. Discussions on social pedagogy , (m. L. Böhnisch) Weinheim and Basel 2014
  • Social work and lifeworld orientation. Collected essays . Weinheim and Basel 2015.
    • Vol. 1: Concepts and Contexts
    • Vol. 2: Competence and fields of work

Editorships

  • Handbook of social work / social pedagogy (m. H. Eyferth and H.-U. Otto), 1984 2nd, completely revised edition, (m. H.-U. Otto) Neuwied 2001, 4th completely revised edition. , (m..H.-U. Otto) Ernst Reinert Verlag, 2011
  • Justice and Self-Realization , (M. B. Müller) Freiburg 1987;
  • The challenged morality (m. Th. Rauschenbach), Bielefeld 1987
  • "Everywhere in the heads and fists" - In search of the causes and consequences of violence , (m. J. Wertheimer and K. Grunwald) 1994
  • Practice of lifeworld-oriented social work , (with K. Grunwald) Weinheim 2004
  • On the identity of social work , (Trepto, R) special issue 10 der Neue Praxis, 2011

Awards

literature

  • Hans Thiersch . In: Heitkamp, ​​H./Plewa, A. (Ed.): Social work in self-testimonies. Freiburg 2002, p. 373 ff.
  • Stormy departure and gradual profiling. In: Homfeldt, H.-G. (Ed.): Social work in the dialogue of their generations. Hohengehren 1999, p. 22f.
  • Füssenhäuser, Cornelia: Work history (s) of social pedagogy: Klaus Mollenhauer - Hans Thiersch - Hans-Uwe Otto . Hohengehren 2005

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personal data
SURNAME Thiersch, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pedagogue and university professor, professor of educational science and social pedagogy
DATE OF BIRTH May 16, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Recklinghausen