History of Schools in Germany

Project Description

The volume offers a comprehensive account of the history of school in Germany. Subject to a presentation of historical contexts, the author provides insights into developments in school legislation and school administration, education at school, taught subjects, the concept of achievement, teacher training and other fields of action. School-related politics are illustrated from the perspectives of different stakeholders, i.e. the state, churches, political parties and associations. References are drawn to international school development. The volume contains many images to illustrate the various thematic aspects.

Since 2013, when the second volume was issued, many works have been published that are relevant in school and educational historical contexts. Processes in society, politics and educational knowledge that belong to the period after 1990 and particularly the turn of the century have either progressed or become more visible.

Across the entire volume, the projected third edition of this history of schools, “Schulgeschichte in Deutschland”, pays tribute to such developments by integrating recent research accounts and if necessary phrasing statements more precisely and accentuating historic appraisals. In particular, the closing chapter that focuses on the most recent developments will be revised. As before, special attention is paid to the inclusion of previously unpublished pictures that are meaningful from a historical and image-analytical perspective. The two-volume publication, with approximately 1,500 pages, will contain about 1,000 illustrations.

Project Management

• Prof. Dr. Gert Geißler

Project Details