University of Education "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden

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The Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander University of Education in Dresden (PHD) was a training center for certified teachers in Dresden . It was founded in 1953 as a pedagogical institute and received the status of a pedagogical college in 1967 . After the fall of the Wall , it was partially wound up; different sections went into the 1993 founded faculty of educational sciences of the Technical University of Dresden .

The Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander University of Education in Dresden

history

Foundation of the Institute for Teacher Education

Reconstruction of the Dreikönigschule in 1952 as a building for the institute for teacher training

After the end of the Second World War , calls for a democratic renewal of the school system and the associated reform of teacher training were loud in the Soviet occupation zone . The Soviet military administration therefore ordered on June 12, 1946 that pedagogical faculties should be established at universities in the autumn semester of 1946. At the Technical University of Dresden a pedagogical faculty was founded in the course of order 237 of August 2, 1946. In 1948 the Brandenburg State University was founded in Potsdam. After the founding of the GDR , the school system was changed. On the III. At the SED party congress in 1950, it was decided to set up ten-grade schools, which required around 25,000 new teachers at primary and secondary schools. Ten years of compulsory schooling could only be decided in 1960. At the same time, the training of new teachers was stopped on September 1, 1950, because they could no longer meet the growing demands on educators.

On the basis of the instruction to reorganize the training of teachers for grades 1 to 4 of the primary school in 1951 , the institute for teacher training was created in Dresden's Neustadt , along with other institutes . When building was by the Ministry of Education , the ruins of the former Epiphany School on the Wigardstraße provided. Reconstruction began in June 1951; the construction costs amounted to 3.3 million marks. An institute building for up to 900 students was created, which was handed over to the first institute director Hans Siebert in September 1952 . The facility was originally planned as a college of education. The lettering on the facade above the entrance therefore read the University of Education . During the construction, however, the Ministry of Popular Education decided to give the facility the status of an institute for teacher training, even if the facility was already known to the public as a college. The institute was opened on September 24, 1952 in the presence of Otto Buchwitz .

In the first year, 661 students began their junior teacher training, with 56 teachers teaching them. The institute was initially divided into three departments in order to adapt to the requirements of the newly enrolled: Department A was intended for students from companies and administrations, Department B for graduates of the 11th grade of high schools and Department C for students who already attended another Institute and came to Dresden to graduate after a year of practical experience.

Pedagogical Institute from 1953

School building Pohlandstrasse 40, temporary teaching building of the Pedagogical Institute
The new teaching building II of the Pedagogical Institute (left)

In 1953, the Ministry of Popular Education passed an ordinance to reorganize teacher training. As a result, middle school teachers (grades 4 to 8) should be trained in educational institutes . Anyone who had successfully attended high school, a workers 'and peasants' faculty or evening high school or had passed a special maturity examination was allowed to study at the institute. Studies at the institute concluded with the state examination. A pedagogical institute was given the character of a university with the aim of developing into a university. In 1953, the head of the Institute for Teacher Education, Hans Siebert, was commissioned to prepare for the establishment of a pedagogical institute for the training of middle school teachers. This was set up in the building on Wigardstrasse in the summer of 1953 and was officially opened on September 11, 1953, with Hans Siebert as the manager. The Institute for Teacher Education and the Pedagogical Institute shared the building; It was not until the fall semester of 1954/1955 that the Institute for Teacher Education ceased its work.

At the Pedagogical Institute, 242 students were trained to become subject teachers for history and geography within two years; 18 teachers were available for this. The establishment of an institute library began, which by the end of the first year of study already held more than 22,000 books. On Teacher's Day, June 12, 1954, the Pedagogical Institute was named the Pedagogical Institute “ Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander ” . From September 1955, the two-year course was converted into a three-year course. In addition to geography and history, art education could now also be studied, the training being carried out in cooperation with the Dresden University of Fine Arts . In 1956 the natural sciences subjects mathematics and physics as well as Russian followed. The increased number of students - from almost 250 students in 1953, the number had increased in 1956 to over 600 students - led to the fact that in 1956 a second teaching building was set up in the old building Pohlandstraße 40 on Pohlandplatz , in which some chairs were new and courses were also held. There were also two or later one-year preparatory courses that prepared for the pedagogy course.

From September 1958, the study time for newly enrolled students was increased from three to four years. Werner Keller became the new director of the institute. In the same year, the Pedagogical Institute published its own institute magazine for the first time: The Scientific Journal of the Pedagogical Institute KFW Wander or from 1967 Scientific Journal of the Karl Friedrich Wander University of Education in Dresden appeared until 1992. Between 1967 and 1989 the university newspaper was also published.

New buildings, including the building of the Institute for Teacher Training Dresden- Wachwitz , were added to the Pedagogical Institute. In addition, new dormitories were built in the immediate vicinity of Wigardstrasse and a new cafeteria / library complex. In the following years, the Pedagogical Institute continued to grow, so that in 1963 it was decided to set up an institute complex. This consisted of the existing lecture hall building, the teaching buildings I and II to be constructed and the cafeteria / library complex completed in September 1964. The state provided 12.5 million marks for the construction. The teaching building I was completed in January 1965; the ten-storey teaching building II based on a design by Heinrich Rettig was built directly on Carolaplatz by September 1965 ; the building, later popularly known as the Blue House , was demolished in 2012. A sports hall was also built in the institute complex by September 1968.

University of Education from 1967 to 1992

Nguyen Thi Phuong from Hanoi, who was the first foreign student to successfully graduate from the Pedagogical University in 1986

On September 1, 1967, the Pedagogical Institute Dresden was the first pedagogical institute in the GDR to be awarded the status of a pedagogical university; it also received the right to award doctorates. The decision of the GDR Council of Ministers recognized the services of the institute "in the training of socialist specialist teachers". The first rector of the university was Heinz Lehmann, who had headed the Pedagogical Institute since 1964.

The III. University reform also led to structural changes at the University of Education. In the spring of 1969 the social and scientific councils of the university came into being. The three faculties for pedagogical sciences, for social, linguistic and art sciences as well as for mathematics and natural sciences were supplemented by sections. In 1978 Rudolf Dau became the new rector of the university and was introduced to his office in the fall semester of 1979; he headed the university until his death in 1989.

Starting in 1982, the course at the university was extended to five years. In the same year, the Faculty of Social, Linguistic and Artistic Studies received the right to award doctorates B ( habilitation ), which until then had only been held by the Faculty of Pedagogical Sciences. From 1983 the university also trained foreign aspirants and diploma teachers , initially from Vietnam , Cuba and Mozambique . The first foreign student successfully completed her doctorate in 1986.

At the beginning of the 1989/1990 academic year, the Institute for Teacher Training "Edwin Hoernle" in Radebeul was affiliated to the University of Education , which has been training lower-level teachers since the 1950s. The aim was to “(re) academise the lower-level teacher training”.

After the turnaround , the Saxon University Structure Act in April 1992 resolved to dissolve the University of Education and to partially integrate the teaching degree courses into the Technical University of Dresden. At the time, some of the sections - education, psychology, friendship pioneer training - had already been closed. On July 9, 1993, the new Faculty of Education at the Technical University of Dresden was finally founded.

The files of the Dresden University of Education are stored in the university archive of the Technical University of Dresden .

structure

At the beginning there were the following chairs at the Pedagogical Institute:

  • Chair for Basic Social Studies
  • Chair of Education (including language lessons and physical education)
  • History Chair
  • Department of Geography

In 1954 further chairs were created:

  • Department of Psychology
  • Chair of History Teaching Methodology
  • Chair of Geography Teaching Methodology

In addition, parts of the chair for pedagogy were converted into separate departments, thus creating the departments for language teaching (German, Russian) and student physical education. In the course of the conversion of teacher training into a three-year course, the new department of aesthetic education was created in 1955, which in 1956 became the chair of art education. Also in 1956, scientific training at the Pedagogical Institute was promoted. The chairs were created:

  • Chair of Mathematics
  • Department of Physics

The language teaching department, founded in 1954, was expanded to become the chair of Russian languages ​​and literature in 1956. With the extension of the study period to four years, the new chair for German language and literature was created in 1958; in addition, the polytechnics department was formed. In 1961, departments were founded which had the task of faculties: the historical-philological and mathematical-natural sciences departments emerged; by 1969 the faculties for pedagogical sciences, for social, linguistic and art sciences as well as for mathematics and natural sciences developed. In the course of the III. University reforms were formed at the university in the academic year 1969/1970:

  • Marxism / Leninism
  • Pedagogy / Psychology
  • German / History / Art Education
  • Math / geography
  • Slavic Studies
  • physics

In the early 1970s, the sections Friendship Pioneer Leaders / History and German / Art Education were added.

building

Dormitory Borsbergstrasse, a student residence of the University of Education

The main campus of the college of education extended over the Carolaplatz / Albertstraße and Wigardstraße . By 2012, teaching buildings I and II as well as the university cafeteria / library complex were demolished. The institute building on Wigardstrasse, which was built in 1951 and is a listed building, has been used by the Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art since 1994 .

Various student residences were built in Dresden for the student teachers:

  • Dormitories on Hospital-, Wilhelm-Buck- and Archivstraße (built between 1958 and 1961, demolished)
  • Dormitory Borsbergstrasse
  • Gerokstrasse dormitory, high-rise building
  • Marschnerstrasse residence hall

An old building was the student dormitory Wachwitz ( Villa Wollner ) that belonged to the dissolved Institute for Teacher Education.

Development of student numbers

  • 1953: 242 students, 18 teachers
  • 1954: 583 students in 25 seminar groups, 73 teachers
  • 1956: over 600 students, 96 teachers
  • 1960: 1300 students, 141 employees
  • 1961: 1560 direct students, 990 distance students, 190 employees
  • 1967: 1,447 direct students, 635 distance students, 11 professors, 19 university lecturers, 194 research assistants
  • 1979: 1850 students, 27 professors, 30 lecturers, 284 research assistants, 281 employees and workers
  • 1986: 411 teachers, 307 workers and employees

Personalities (selection)

Rectors of the University of Education

  • 1953–1958: Hans Siebert (Director of the Pedagogical Institute)
  • 1958–1964: Werner Keller (Director Pedagogical Institute)
  • 1964–1978: Heinz Lehmann (Director of the Pedagogical Institute, from 1967 Rector of the Pedagogical University)
  • 1978–1989: Rudolf Dau (Rector of the University of Education)

Professors and lecturers

Well-known graduates of the University of Education

Honorary doctors and senators

The people who received an honorary doctorate from the PH include

Honorary senators of the university were among others Heinz Klemm , Fritz Johne , Herbert Mulisch , Heinz Lehmann and Heinz Kurz .

literature

  • Fritz Kriegenherdt: History of the University of Education "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953–1983. Demolition . Volume 1 & 2. Dresden 1983 & 1984.
  • The "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" University of Education in Dresden - yesterday and today . Polydruck, Radeberg, 1981 (2nd edition August 1987).
  • The "KFW Wander" University of Education in Dresden - your training center . Polydruck, Dresden 1980

Web links

Commons : University of Education "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 7.
  2. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 10.
  3. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 11.
  4. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 12.
  5. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 13.
  6. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 15.
  7. ↑ a b c Fritz Kriegenherdt: History of the University of Education "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953–1983. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 17.
  8. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 21.
  9. ^ The University of Education "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden - yesterday and today . 2nd Edition. Polydruck, Radeberg, August 1987, p. 90.
  10. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 23.
  11. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 28.
  12. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 26.
  13. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 42.
  14. ↑ Steffen Möller: Fateful Hour for the Blue House . dresdner-stadtteilzeitungen.de ( Memento from May 31, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ), May 23, 2012.
  15. ^ The University of Education "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden - yesterday and today . Polydruck, Radeberg, May 1981, p. 26.
  16. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 50.
  17. ↑ The Pedagogical University "KFW Wander" Dresden - your training center . Polydruck, Radeberg 1980, p. 22.
  18. ↑ Dresden teacher training from 1945 to 1989 , tu-dresden.de (PDF).
  19. ↑ Reiner Pommerin : 175 years of TU Dresden. Volume 1: History of the TU Dresden 1828–2003. Edited on behalf of the Society of Friends and Supporters of the TU Dresden e. V. von Reiner Pommerin, Böhlau, Cologne a. a. 2003, ISBN 3-412-02303-5 , p. 345.
  20. ↑ See history and more about the “Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander” University of Education in Dresden (PHD) and the Radebeul and Nossen teacher training institutes , tu-dresden.de
  21. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 14.
  22. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 22.
  23. ↑ a b FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 36.
  24. ↑ a b The University of Education "KFW Wander" Dresden - your training center . Polydruck, Radeberg 1980, p. 24.
  25. ↑ See [Am Steinberg] No. 14 (Villa Wollner) on dresdner-stadtteile.de
  26. ↑ FritzKrieg Herdt: History "Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander" Dresden 1953-1983 the College of Education. Demolition . Volume 1. Dresden 1983, p. 30.
  27. ↑ The Pedagogical University "KFW Wander" Dresden - your training center . Polydruck, Radeberg 1980, p. 29.

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