Klaus Schleicher
Klaus Schleicher (born June 11, 1935 in Hamburg ; † December 1, 2011 ibid) was a German professor of educational science at the University of Hamburg .
Life and work
After an apprenticeship as a carpenter and attending evening grammar school, Schleicher studied education, history, philosophy, politics and English. In 1973 Schleicher was appointed Professor of Comparative Education at the University of Hamburg. In 1983 he became managing director of the relevant institute and remained so until 2000.
From 1978 to 1992 he was a consultant for Swiss television and from 1979 to 1981 he took on research assignments for the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hamburg. From 1988–1990 he was deputy head of an Erasmus program in Hamburg and from 1989 to 1992 and 1994–98 he was in charge of two environmental education projects for the Federal and State Commission. From 2000 he was an EU expert for the evaluation of Socrates programs and Leonardo da Vinci programs as well as the Comenius program .
He also received visiting professorships in the USA as well as research and teaching stays in England, France and Japan.
Fonts (selection)
- Learning in life and for life. Informal learning as a future task . Hamburg, Krämer 2009
- On the biography of Europe - identity through everyday activity. Informal educational impulses . Hamburg, Krämer 2007
- Positive Attitudes Towards Work and Training. How can they be attained and secured . Report for the German Society for Technical Cooperation. Hamburg 2007 ( Mimeo )
- Enhancing the Social Values of Work and Training for General Education, for Training Institutions and for Enterprises Aiming at Strengthening Work-Process Oriented Core Values in a Multicultural Setting . Report for the German Society for Technical Cooperation, Hamburg 2004 (Mimeo)
- (with M. Goy and PJ Weber): Study with interest and success. Study advice for beginners and advanced students . Hamburg, Krämer 2003
- (with PJ Weber (Ed.)): Contemporary History of European Education 1970–2000 . Vol. 3: Europe in schools in Münster, Waxmann, 2002
Web links
- Literature by and about Klaus Schleicher in the catalog of the German National Library
- Schleichers on the website of the Krämer-Verlag
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schleicher, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German educationalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 1, 2011 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |