DISRUPTIONS

First thoughts on the congress theme

Disruptions allow and provide opportunities for new beginnings, fundamental reconsiderations, and the conceptualization of alternative directional approaches to education and training. They form a constitutive part of growing up, socialization, and education. The basic dialectical tone and the colorful metaphors used in the context of disruptions, upheavals, breakthroughs, collapses, or new departures point, not least, to the fundamental anthropological issue of a fragile existence. Not only does the notion of the human fragment testifies to this, but so does the phenomenon of the breakthrough as an elementary gain of knowledge along the fault lines of experience. Both in individual life courses and in the context of organizational or societal developmental processes, rifts mark disruptive changes. The dynamics of such social and cultural transformations, technological innovations, political upheavals, or increasing diversifications of educational and professional careers require pedagogical actors to deal with such breaks, discontinuities, and transitions. With the topic of this congress, we aim not only to identify problems but also focus on necessary moments of transition which hold potential for innovation and the positive shaping of the future.

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Opening lecture

We are very pleased that Professor  Dirk Ifenthaler (University of Mannheim) will give the opening lecture of the 30th DGfE Congress!

Date: Monday, March 23, 2026
Time: 09:30 a.m.
Place: Great Hall, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich

We would like to thank him for his commitment and look forward to an inspiring opening event!

Parallel lectures

The parallel lectures are a unique privilege and are one of the highlights of every GERA congress. We are looking forward to the contributions of …

Dr. Stefanie ChyeSingapore University of Social Siences

Lifelong Learning, Lifelong Flourishing: Psychology, Pedagogy, and Technology in Educational Ecosystems

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: E 004

Dr. Stefanie ChyeSingapore University of Social Siences

Lifelong Learning, Lifelong Flourishing: Psychology, Pedagogy, and Technology in Educational Ecosystems

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: E 004

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Professor Barbara FriebertshäuserGoethe-University Frankfurt

Understanding Breaks in Life – Methodological and Educational Science Challenges

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: B 201

Professor Barbara FriebertshäuserGoethe-University Frankfurt

Understanding Breaks in Life – Methodological and Educational Science Challenges

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: B 201

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Dr. Helge KminekGoethe-University Frankfurt

Ruptures – Continuities – Unifications. Reflections on Educational Theory Formation Using the Example of Education for Sustainable Development

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: E 004

Dr. Helge KminekGoethe-University Frankfurt

Ruptures – Continuities – Unifications. Reflections on Educational Theory Formation Using the Example of Education for Sustainable Development

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: E 004

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Professor Ilka KoppelUniversity of Education Weingarten

Disruptions as a Challenge and Opportunity for Professionalisation in Adult Education

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: A 240

Professor Ilka KoppelUniversity of Education Weingarten

Disruptions as a Challenge and Opportunity for Professionalisation in Adult Education

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: A 240

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Dr. Veronika KourabasLower Rhine University

Un_Broken Experience – Thinking at the Border about Body, Gender and Dis/ability for Educational Science

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: A 140

Dr. Veronika KourabasLower Rhine University

Un_Broken Experience – Thinking at the Border about Body, Gender and Dis/ability for Educational Science

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: A 140

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Professor Felicitas MacgilchristUniversity Oldenburg

Digital Education: Pedagogy Between Cyberlibertarianism and Radical Democracy

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: B 201

Professor Felicitas MacgilchristUniversity Oldenburg

Digital Education: Pedagogy Between Cyberlibertarianism and Radical Democracy

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: B 201

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Professor Eva MatthesUniversity Augsburg

(Ru)ptures in the History of Educational Science – Selected Spotlights

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: B 101

Professor Eva MatthesUniversity Augsburg

(Ru)ptures in the History of Educational Science – Selected Spotlights

Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Room: B 101

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Professor Martina RichterUniversity of Duisburg-Essen

The Fragility of Family Life: The Struggle for Privacy

Photographer: Stefan Hillebrand

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: A 140

Professor Martina RichterUniversity of Duisburg-Essen

The Fragility of Family Life: The Struggle for Privacy

Photographer: Stefan Hillebrand

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: A 140

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Professor Tanja SturmUniversity Hamburg

Breaks with Educational Norms and Practices – Social-Institutional and Practical Learning Opportunities?!

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: B 101

Professor Tanja SturmUniversity Hamburg

Breaks with Educational Norms and Practices – Social-Institutional and Practical Learning Opportunities?!

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: B 101

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Professor Jörg ZirfasUniversity of Cologne

Primo Levi: Is This a Human Being? A Pedagogical-Anthropological Reading

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: A 240

Professor Jörg ZirfasUniversity of Cologne

Primo Levi: Is This a Human Being? A Pedagogical-Anthropological Reading

Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Room: A 240

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