Rainer Westermann

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Rainer Westermann (born May 1, 1950 in Wolfenbüttel ) was Professor of Psychology at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald from 1995 to 2015 . From February 1, 2003 to January 31, 2013 he was rector of the university.

Life

Westermann passed his Abitur at the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Wolfenbüttel in 1969 . He then studied psychology from 1970. He received his intermediate diploma in 1972 at the Technical University of Braunschweig and his diploma in 1976 at the Georg-August University of Göttingen . He received a promotion - scholarship of studienstiftung and was 1979 Natural History of Mathematics at the Faculty of the University of Goettingen to the Dr. rer. nat. PhD. He then became a research assistant at the Institute for Psychology at the University of Göttingen. In 1986 he completed his habilitation there. On July 3, 1992 he was appointed university lecturer (C2) and civil servant for life in Göttingen. He had previously received an offer from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena , which he later turned down. However, he also worked as a representative in Jena until 1993.

In October 1994 he was offered the founding professorship for General Psychology I and Methodology at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University in Greifswald . From the summer semester of 1995 he worked as a representative in Greifswald and from October 1, 1995 as a full professor. From 2000 to 2003 he was Dean of the Philosophical Faculty and from February 1, 2003 to January 31, 2013, Rector of the University. On October 1, 2015, Westermann retired as a professor.

Research areas and writings

Rainer Westermann researches and publishes on the philosophy of science , experimental and evaluation mental methodology, action regulation and study satisfaction . A selection of his scientific publications:

  • Methods of psychological research and evaluation: basics, quality criteria and applications . Kohlhammer-Verlag, 2017.
  • Study satisfaction . In: DH Rost: Concise Dictionary of Pedagogical Psychology . 4th edition. Beltz-Verlag, Weinheim, 2010, pp. 829–836.
  • (with J. Krohn) quality criteria . In: H. Holling, B. Schmitz: Handbook Statistics, Methods and Evaluation . Hogrefe-Verlag, Göttingen 2010, pp. 71–86.
  • (with M. Siemer) Preparation and testing of hypotheses . In: H. Holling: Fundamentals and statistical methods of evaluation research . Hogrefe-Verlag, Göttingen 2009, pp. 163–206.
  • Features and variants of evaluations: overview and classification . In: Zeitschrift für Psychologie , 210, 2002, pp. 4–26.
  • Theory of Science and Experimental Methodology - A textbook on psychological methodology . Hogrefe-Verlag, Göttingen 2000.
  • (with K. Spies, E. Heise, S. Wollburg-Claar) Evaluation of courses and study conditions by students: theory-oriented development of questionnaires . In: Empirische Pädagogik , 12, 1998, pp. 133–166.
  • (with K. Spies, G. Stahl, FW Hesse) Relative effectiveness and validity of mood induction procedures: A meta-analysis . In: European Journal of Social Psychology , 26, 1996, pp. 557-580.
  • (with E. Heise, K. Spies, U. Trautwein) Identification and recording of components of study satisfaction . In: Psychology in Education and Teaching , 43, 1996, pp. 1–22.
  • (with E. Heise) motivational and cognitive psychology: some intertheoretical connections . In: J. Kuhl, H. Heckhausen: Motivation, Volition and Action . Hogrefe-Verlag, Göttingen 1996, pp. 275–327.
  • (with P. Gerjets) Induction . In: T. Herrmann, WH Tack: Methodological foundations of psychology . Hogrefe-Verlag, Göttingen 1994, pp. 428-471.
  • Structuralist theory conception and empirical research in psychology . Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1987.
  • (with W. Hager) Error probabilities in educational and psychological research . In: Journal of Educational Statistics , 11, 1986, pp. 117-146.
  • Interval-scale measurement of attitudes: Some theoretical conditions and empirical testing methods . In: British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology , 36, 1983, pp. 228-239.
  • Empirical test of scale type resulting from the power law of heaviness . In: Perceptual and Motor Skills , 55, 1982, pp. 1167-1173.

University political activity

In the first years of his activity in Greifswald, Rainer Westermann was elected a member of several appointment commissions, the council of the philosophical faculty and the senate of the university. From 1999 to 2000 he was vice dean of the faculty. In October 2000 he was elected dean and confirmed in office in 2002.

In January 2003 he was elected rector by the council for a four-year term, and in October 2006 he was re-elected for a further six years by the now responsible Extended Senate.

In order to cope with the state's repeated cutbacks since the end of the 1990s and to ensure the university's efficiency, Rector Westermann “determined the university’s path in a responsible position with a strategic eye, communicative skill, but also energetic decisions ... and it’s good driven. ”(Education Minister Mathias Brodkorb ). At the beginning of 2005, he proposed a subject and job structure coordinated with the University of Rostock, which, after heated discussions, was supported in a modified form by the University Senate and laid down in the target agreement between 2006 and 2010 with the state.

Despite savings, Westermann managed to create more efficient structures for research and teaching and to strengthen the international visibility of essential parts of the university. He has made a decisive contribution to attracting high-ranking third-party funded projects and research associations as well as two national research buildings. To this end, he has retained strong research scientists at the university through attractive offers, and pushed ahead with the establishment of modern inter-faculty structures and a center for research funding.

In 2008, a staff unit for Quality Assurance in Studies and Teaching (IQS) was set up, which has now set up an accredited system to ensure the quality of studies and teaching and oversees advanced training courses on university didactics.

Under Rector Westermann, the structural development of the university was also planned and secured for the next few decades. This includes the new building of the university clinic, the cafeteria, several natural science institutes and the lecture hall and library building for the humanities as well as the renovation of the main building, the old auditorium and several former clinics.

In 2006 Westermann directed the events for the 550th anniversary of the university's founding and opening, at which the university presented its entire range of services to a broad national and international public. Important events included a. the 2006 annual meeting of the University Rectors' Conference (HRK), the 67th Ordinary Medical Faculty Day (MFT) and the exhibition “The Stone Face of the Alma Mater”. The highlights of the anniversary year were the ceremony in the cathedral and the subsequent opening of the restored auditorium in the presence of Queen Silvia of Sweden , Federal President Horst Köhler , Prime Minister Harald Ringstorff and honorary doctor Berthold Beitz .

His term of office ran until January 31, 2013, and his specialist colleague Hannelore Weber was elected as his successor in October 2012 .

predecessor Office successor
Hans-Robert Metelmann Rector of the University of Greifswald
2003/13 		Hannelore Weber

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ PsychINFO via Online Research Databases. In: ebscohost.com. EBSCO, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Research information system . In: fis.uni-egoswald.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
  3. ^ Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved March 14, 2017 .
  4. ↑ former employees. In: psychologie.uni-egoswald.de. General Psychology, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Number one to number one: the council elected Rainer Westermann as the new rector in Greifswald. In: idw-online.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
  6. ^ Rector Prof. Rainer Westermann re-elected. In: idw-online.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
  7. ^ Mathias Brodkorb: Greetings and handing over of the certificate Minister for Education, Science and Culture of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . In: Johanna Eleonore Weber (ed.): Ceremonial investiture of the rector on January 31, 2013 . Press and Information Office of the University, Greifswald, ISBN 978-3-86006-394-1 , p. 21 .
  8. ^ Agreement between the University of Greifswald and the state government. In: idw-online.de. Retrieved October 29, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Michael Hecker: The switchman. In: Ostsee-Zeitung Greifswald. October 23, 2015, accessed October 29, 2016 .
  10. ↑ team. (No longer available online.) In: uni-egoswald.de. Integrated quality assurance, archived from the original on October 29, 2016 ; Retrieved October 29, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-greifswald.de
  11. ↑ construction projects. In: uni-reifswald.de. University of Greifswald, accessed on October 29, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Michael Lissok, Bernfried Lichtnau (ed.): "The stone face of the Alma Mater" - the buildings of the University of Greifswald 1456-2006. Catalog for the exhibition in the Pomeranian State Museum, Greifswald, 2006 . Lukas Verlag, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-936872-92-9 .
  13. ↑ Royal splendor for the university anniversary . ( tagesspiegel.de [accessed October 29, 2016]).
  14. ↑ Speeches / greetings for the 550th anniversary of the University of Greifswald. In: bundespraesident.de. The Federal President, accessed on October 29, 2016 .
  15. ↑ Image archive. In: bundespraesident.de. The Federal President, accessed on October 29, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Westermann, Rainer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German psychologist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Wolfenbüttel