Werner Lenz (educational scientist)
Werner Lenz (* 1944 in Vienna ) is an Austrian educational scientist .
Life
Werner Lenz studied from 1968 to 1973 at Vienna University majoring in Education and a minor in political science and philosophy and a doctorate in 1973. Dr. phil. From 1972 to 1984 he was a university assistant at the Universities of Vienna and Klagenfurt . In 1982 he wrote his habilitation at the University of Graz . In 1984 he became professor for educational sciences with a special focus on adult education and head of the department for adult education and further training of the institute for educational sciences at the University of Graz. From 2007 to 2011 he was the founding dean of the newly founded faculty for environmental, regional and educational sciences at the University of Graz. Since 2005 he has been the spokesman for the doctoral college "Lifelong Learning", which is offered in cooperation between the Universities of Graz, Klagenfurt and the Danube University Krems . The retirement was made after almost thirty years of work as a university professor, September 30, 2012 found.
Awards
- 2004 Great Silver Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2004 Great Decoration of Honor from the State of Styria
- 2011 Austrian State Prize for Adult Education
- 2016 Bruno Kreisky Prize for the political book , special prize for adult and continuing education Austria
Fonts
- Nobody is uneducated. Contributions to the educational discussion. LIT, Münster 2004, ISBN 3-8258-7620-9 .
- Portrait further education Austria. W. Bertelsmann, Bielefeld 2005, ISBN 3-7639-1913-9 .
- Interdisciplinarity - Science in Transition. Löcker, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-85409-575-0 .
- Valuable education. Critical - skeptical - social. Löcker, Vienna 2011, ISBN 978-3-85409-591-0 .
- Education - A pamphlet. Farewell to lifelong learning. Löcker, Vienna 2012, ISBN 3-8540-9606-2 .
- Education builds bridges. Alternatives to the learning industry. Löcker, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-85409-695-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Werner Lenz in the catalog of the German National Library
- University of Graz (website Werner Lenz)
- Website Lifelong Learning Kolleg
- Werner Lenz retires
- Business card Werner Lenz
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
- ↑ orf.at - Milanovic receives Kreisky Prize for the 2016 Political Book . Article from January 3, 2017, accessed on January 3, 2017.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lenz, Werner |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian educationalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1944 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |