Geography Didactics

In geography didactics, our research focuses on two main areas: transformative education and racism-critical education. We examine both within the context of a culture of digitality, guided by the key questions: What competencies do students need to act responsibly in the digital world, and how can geographical education contribute to developing these skills.

In the first research focus, transformative education, we explore young people's perspectives on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A key emphasis is placed on the role of change agents within the school context and the significance students attribute to these figures—compared to other actors and themselves—in the process of implementing the SDGs. We also investigate informal learning processes related to climate and climate change that occur within digital communities such as Fridays for Future, and examine how these insights can be effectively integrated into transformative geography education.

The second focus area addresses the professionalization of prospective geography teachers through a racism-critical lens, with particular attention to informal learning processes in the context of digitality.

Content focus: Education in digitality, transformative education/ESD, barriers to action in the context of sustainability, racism-critical education

Contact:  Prof. Dr. Christian Dorsch