TheoPrax
The teaching and learning method TheoPrax was developed in the mid-1990s by Peter Eyerer, Bernd Hefer and Dörthe Krause at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ( Pfinztal-Berghausen ). The aim is to use action-oriented and practice-oriented learning concepts that are implemented in cooperation with external partners from industry , research , service providers and municipalities , thereby increasing the motivation to learn . The method is designed as an "interface between school and business".
"TheoPrax" is a registered trademark of the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology.
The TheoPrax method
TheoPrax has the following key points:
- interdisciplinary group lessons,
- Project work that is integrated into curricula and study plans,
- Working on topics with a "serious character" from the fields of business, research and industry
- Work in order / offer relationships,
- Training in project management, creativity techniques, communication, conflict management
- Money goes to institutions, not people.
The foundation offers further training for teaching staff. The method can be used from grade 8 of all types of schools and at the university and is also used in a pilot phase from grade 5.
According to its own information, 1050 projects have been carried out nationwide to date.
The TheoPrax method should be particularly suitable for introducing learners to the idea of sustainable development - for example in engineering studies. TheoPrax is cited by independent experts as a positive example of the cooperation between school and extracurricular learning locations in technical training. Entrepreneurial aspects such as the acceptance and processing of research assignments are also part of the TheoPrax method. From TheoPrax one hopes u. a. improved recruiting in the field of engineering and chemical engineering.
Promotion of the TheoPrax concept
TheoPrax center
The TheoPrax center is located in the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology in Pfinztal . A further 13 communication centers have so far been installed in Germany for regional support and another at SENAI in Salvador, Brazil. The TheoPrax Center is a member of the initiative group “Entrepreneurship in Schools” of the BMWi and in the LernortLabor - Federal Association of Schoolchildren Laboratories, as well as a founding member of the Friends of the Science Academy Baden-Württemberg.
TheoPrax Foundation
In 2001 the TheoPrax Foundation was founded to promote science and research as well as training and further education, in particular to promote the TheoPrax methodology.
TheoPrax Prize
The TheoPrax Prize has been announced annually nationwide since 2002, in which teams of pupils and students are honored for outstanding project work that has been integrated into the lessons in cooperation with external project sponsors. Patrons were previously u. a. Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and the former President of the Fraunhofer Society for the Promotion of Applied Research e. V. , Hans-Jörg Bullinger , 2014 Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel .
partner
The partners come from large companies, medium-sized companies, clubs / associations, municipalities, schools, institutes, universities and colleges. Some examples:
Large corporations
Among the large companies are partners such as: Bosch , Daimler , Ernst & Young , EnBW , M + W Group and others.
Universities
Cooperating universities and colleges are:
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology , University of Stuttgart , Technical University of Berlin , University of Kassel , Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg , Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen , University of Esslingen , University of Furtwangen , University of Heilbronn , University of Karlsruhe - Technology and Economics .
Awards
TheoPrax has been recognized four times in a row since 2005 as an official project of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development. The TheoPrax Center is a "Selected Location" of the "Germany - Land of Ideas " initiative . ThePrax was the first educational network that was included on the official BMBF website for competence networks .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Anonymous (2008) Brief information on TheoPrax and its products. In: D. Krause, P. Eyrer (Eds.) (2008) Managing student projects: Theoprax methodology in education and training. Bertelsmann, Bielefeld. Pp. 335-338.
- ↑ P. Eyerer, D. Krause (2005) TheoPrax method. Spectrum of Science 2005 (5): 74-78
- ↑ P. Eyerer, D. Krause (2003) Theoprax: Communicative interface between business and school. In: T. Rihm (Hrsg.) (2003) Participation in School - On the chances of effective influence on school development. Jumper. Pp. 189–202 ( doi : 10.1007 / 978-3-531-91162-5_14 )
- ↑ a b P. Eyerer, D. Krause (2003) TheoPrax (R): How practice ventilates schools and universities. In: H.-J. Warnecke, H.-J. Bullinger (Ed.) Innovation feat: practical examples from the Fraunhofer Society. Jumper. Pp. 241-251
- ↑ projects carried out so far ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ G. Seliger, S. Schumann, M. Meyer, M. Eggenstein: Integrating environmental considerations into modern engineering education. Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 2001. Proceedings EcoDesign 2001: Second International Symposium. Pp. 635-641. ( doi : 10.1109 / .2001.992438 )
- ↑ WE Theuerkauf (2006) Technology Development and Technological Education (PDF; 67 kB). In: Proceedings of the 2006 IJME (International Journal of Modern Engineering) -INTERTECH International Conference on Engineering & Technology: Research-Education-Entrepreneurship. October 19-21, 2006, Kean University. Session IT 304-068. (accessed on August 16, 2011)
- ↑ Entrepreneurship in school: TheoPrax profile. Retrieved April 29, 2014 .
- ↑ Entrepreneurship in schools: TheoPrax project report. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 29, 2014 ; Retrieved April 29, 2014 . 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.
- ^ M. Molzahn (2004) Chemical Engineering Education in Europe: Trends and Challenges. Chemical Engineering Research and Design 82 (A12): 1525-1532.
- ↑ further communication centers
- ↑ Partner of TheoPrax
- ↑ Large corporate partner ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Partner universities ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Partner universities ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Database query via www.bne.de, "Education for Sustainable Development - United Nations World Decade 2005 - 2014; accessed on August 11, 2011
- ↑ http://www.land-der-ideen.de/de/365-orte/preistraeger/theoprax-zentrum ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
