Potsdam University of Education

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The Pedagogical University Potsdam "Karl Liebknecht" was a university with the right to award doctorates in the Potsdam district , since 1990 in Brandenburg , which primarily served the training of teachers for secondary schools . The Potsdam University of Education existed from 1951 to 1991.

history

Potsdam University of Education (1961)

In 1948, under Arthur Baumgarten (until 1951), a Brandenburg State University with a general science and a pedagogical faculty for teacher training was founded in Potsdam , which began operations in 1949. There was also a workers and farmers faculty (until 1963). With the reorganization of the higher education system in 1951, the state university was subordinated to the Ministry of National Education and continued as the Pädagogische Hochschule Potsdam , which also had the right to award doctorates and habilitationwould have. In 1955, the duration of studies including school internships was increased from two to three years, and in 1958 to four years. In 1958 the university had 291 professors, lecturers and assistants. With the introduction of the Polytechnic Oberschule in 1959 in the GDR, the school duration increased to 10 school years as a rule. In 1971 the PH Potsdam was given the addition of "Karl Liebknecht" to its name. Among the 9 PH in the GDR, Potsdam was the largest institution, which in 1982 had around 2100 students and 570 teachers in nine sections. A distance learning was widespread possible and in the GDR. By the time it was integrated into the University of Potsdam in 1991 , a total of around 25,000 qualified teachers had been trained.

The scientists also conducted research in the pedagogical area as well as in the sciences taught as a school or study subject, especially in the philological-historical and mathematical-natural science areas. They published their results both in the academic journal published by the university itself and in international specialist journals and monographs. The didactician Lothar Klingberg was also known in Germany.

The rectors were Arno Müller (1951–1956), Günter Scheele (1957–1965), Gerhard Junghähnel (1965–1973), Hans Henseke (1973–1976), Harry Apelt (1976–1989) and Axel Gzik (1989–1990). The integration was headed by the founding rector of the University of Potsdam, Rolf Mitzner . In addition to Junghähnel and Apelt, Horst Hartmann, Georg Michel, Manfred Wünschmann and Gerhard Kempter were honored as Honored University Lecturers of the GDR .

Free teaching had its political limits: the botanist Wolfgang Müller-Stoll protested against the building of the wall in 1961 and was therefore banned from teaching.

Periodicals

  • Scientific journal of the University of Education ("Karl Liebknecht") Potsdam , 1954–1990.

literature

  • Andreas Herbst et al .: How the GDR worked , Vol. 2: Lexicon of Organizations and Institutions , rororo, Reinbek 1994, esp. Pp. 778f, ISBN 3499163497 .
  • Heidemarie Kemnitz: Teacher training in the GDR . In: Sigrid Blömeke , P. Reinhold, G. Tulodziecki, J. Wildt (Hrsg.): Handbuch Lehrerbildung . Klinkhardt / Westermann, Bad Heilbrunn / Braunschweig 2004, pp. 92–110.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Herbst et al.: This is how the GDR worked , vol. 2, p. 771
  2. ^ Oskar Anweiler: School policy and school system in the GDR . Leske and Budrich, Opladen 1988, ISBN 978-3-8100-0734-6 , pp. 79-126 .
  3. ↑ Emeriti celebrate 70 years of founding. In: Märkische Allgemeine. Märkische Allgemeine, October 18, 2018, accessed on January 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ TJ: Ex-Rector Hans Henseke remembers: 65th birthday of the PH Potsdam. In: Märkische Allgemeine. Märkische Allgemeine, November 18, 2013, accessed on January 2, 2019 .
  5. ^ Lexicon of functionaries . In: Andreas Herbst et al. (Ed.): This is how the GDR worked . B. 3. rororo, Reinbek 1994, p. 20 .