Klaus Esser (curative teacher)

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Klaus Esser

Klaus Esser (born December 9, 1958 ) is a German graduate curative education teacher , managing director of Bethanien Kinderdörfer and, since 2017, chairman of the Federal Association of Catholic Institutions and Services for Educational Aids (BVkE), in which he has been a member of the board since 1994.

Live and act

Esser studied curative education at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia from 1983 to 1986 . In 1992 he took over the pedagogical management of the Bethanien Children's and Youth Village in Schwalmtal and was head of this facility from 2001 to 2018. Since 2018 he has been managing director of Bethanien Children's Villages Germany.

In addition to his commitment as chairman of the Federal Association of Catholic Institutions and Services for Educational Aids (BVkE), Esser is a member of various networks. From 1995 to 2002, for example, he headed the specialist committees “Quality Management” and “Standards and Quality Development” in the BVkE.

After completing a part-time doctorate , he received his doctorate in 2010 at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cologne with a dissertation on the subject of “The retrospective evaluation of inpatient educational assistance by former children and young people. A contribution to quality development and impact orientation. "

Esser focuses on promoting skilled workers in the social sector, especially in child and youth welfare . He is a speaker at the European Academy for Curative Education and in the professional association of curative educators as well as a member of the “Fachzentrum Erziehungshilfe” working group at the University of Cologne. Esser was also a founding member of the European Charity University e. V . who works to ensure that ethics is given a higher priority in research and teaching.

From 2002 to 2004 he held a teaching position at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences in the field of social affairs. He is the author, co-author and editor of specialist books and numerous articles in specialist books and journals.

Esser lives with his wife in Schwalmtal-Waldniel . He is the father of two children.

Publications (selection)

  • "There is a lot to lose, you can only win" Quality standards and quality development in youth welfare. In: E. Knab, M. Macsenaere (ed.): Home education as a way of life. (= European studies on youth welfare. Volume 2). Mainz 1998.
  • With the seal of kindness? Present and future of educational aids. In: E. Knab, R. Fehrenbacher (Ed.): Perspectives for child and youth welfare - from home education to the variety of educational assistance 2007. Freiburg 2007, pp. 104–124.
  • Impact-oriented youth welfare - opportunities and risks. In: E. Knab, R. Fehrenbacher (Ed.): The neglected hope carriers. Contributions to child and youth welfare 2009. Freiburg 2009, pp. 249–261.
  • The Children's Village Movement in Catholic Home Education. In: S. Hiller, E. Knab, H. Mörsberger (Eds.): Erziehungshilfe. Invest in the future. 100 years BVkE 2009. Freiburg 2009, pp. 73–91.
  • The retrospective evaluation of inpatient educational assistance by former children and adolescents. A contribution to quality development and impact orientation. 2010, dissertation, University of Cologne, 2010
  • Impact research in inpatient educational assistance. In: W. Almstedt (Hrsg.): St. Ansgar Hildesheim - a perspective center for child and youth welfare. (= European studies on youth welfare. Volume 7). Mainz 2010, pp. 247-299.
  • The Children's Village Effects Study (KES). In: M. Macsenaere, S. Hiller, K. Fischer (Eds.): Outcome measured in youth welfare. Lambertus Verlag, Freiburg 2010, pp. 85-93, ISBN 978-3-7841-2014-0
  • Former home children evaluate their time in the home. In: M. Macsenaere, S. Hiller, K. Fischer (Eds.): Outcome measured in youth welfare. Lambertus Verlag, Freiburg 2010, pp. 121–127, ISBN 978-3-7841-2014-0
  • How do the former care recipients rate the quality of inpatient youth welfare between 1945 and 2008? In: H. Hölzl, E. Knab, H. Mörsberger, H. Remschmidt, H. Scholten (eds.): Interdisciplinary help. Child and adolescent psychiatry in educational assistance. Freiburg 2011, pp. 321-335, ISBN 978-3-7841-2046-1
  • Between nightmare and gratitude. Former home children have their say. Lambertus Verlag, Freiburg 2011, ISBN 978-3784120409
  • with M. Macsenaere: What works in the educational assistance? Acting factors in home education and other types of help. E. Reinhardt, Munich Basel 2012, ISBN 978-3-497-02325-7
  • with M. Macsenaere, E. Knab, S. Hiller (Hrsg.): Handbuch der Hilfen zur Erbildung. Lambertus Verlag, Freiburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-7841-2121-5
  • Attachment aspects in inpatient youth welfare - learning from the experience of former children in the home. In: A. Trost (Ed.): Attachment orientation in social work. Basic research results and areas of application. Dortmund 2014.
  • Difficult and difficult young people in inpatient educational assistance. Inconvenient questions and outrageous answers. In: social magazine. The journal for social work. Issue 9–10, Weinheim 2014, pp. 76–84.
  • with Eckart Knab, Daniel Mastalerz, Norbert Scheiwe: Developments in educational assistance. Innovations for a successful future . Lambertus Verlag, Freiburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-7841-3014-9
  • Music educational projects in the BVkE. In: European studies on youth welfare. E. Knab and M. Macsenaere (eds.) Volume 8: Youth Center - Old Marienberg Monastery. Youth welfare and assistance for the disabled - an unusual way. Norbert Goretzka (Ed.), 2018.
  • with Eckart Knab: Art Education in Educational Aid. Lambertus, Freiburg 2019, ISBN 978-3784131528 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Author information. In: Lambertus Verlag. Retrieved July 11, 2020 .
  2. ↑ ecuniversity.eu website of the European Charity University
personal data
SURNAME Esser, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German curative teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 9, 1958