Elementary education

In broad terms, elementary education deals with issues relating to the upbringing, care and education of children in families and out-of-school institutions from birth to the end of primary school (Paetzold, 2001). In a narrower sense and in line with international discourse, elementary education focuses on institutional educational work with children under the age of six or until they start school. As a sub-discipline of educational science, the department therefore deals with aspects of educational work in early childhood (Meyer & Walter-Laager, 2012).

Research focus of the department:

• Quality in the education and care of very young children
• Teaching and learning processes in early childhood
• professionalization