Supervised theses
Note: Registration for the final thesis is possible after attending an in-depth seminar and writing a corresponding term paper with Ms. Freudenberger-Lötz.
Supervised final theses 2023
L1:
Ann-Sophie Noll, Promoting the attitude of mindfulness in elementary school: Perspectives for religious education.
Chiara Kubitzek: "What remains is light." An investigation into the topic of "consolation" in elementary school
Elisa Rausch: Integrating mindfulness sustainably into everyday student life: Building blocks and perspectives
Evelyne Völk: School community through Christian values at Gotha Protestant elementary school: a beacon model?
L2:
Christina Dewald: Where does the world come from and what am I here for? An explorative study in lower secondary school
Juliane Döring: Grief counseling at school
Elisa Erlbeck: Learning from each other in interreligious dialog: A project with Muslim and Christian pupils in lower secondary school
Luisa Günther: Fear of loss as part of life: An explorative study
Cedrik Harenkamp: Methodological approaches to promoting a positive self-concept in religious education
Marilena Hassenpflug : How can the attitudes of gratitude and appreciation be promoted at school?
Melanie Kehm: Trialogical learning at the Erich Kästner School in Baunatal. Impulses for religious education
Johanna Sophia Schmidt: On the relevance of death and mourning in religious education
from the perspective of young people
L3:
Laura Antonia Brede: "I believe in God..." Insights into the development of faith and the image of God in children and young people today
Antonia Pfeil: The integration of gratitude, appreciation and mindfulness in religious education at grammar schools: An inspiring project week
Jonas Wippermann : Education for sustainable development: Tony Rinaudo's life's work as an opportunity for religious education
L4 Bachelor:
Veronika Arleen Göpfert: Effectiveness of the MBSR program for stress management in teachers
L4 Master:
Vanessa Dörrbecker: Teacher health.
Olga Eichwald: Mindfulness and inner strength in everyday life. Exercises for children.
Thomas Fischer: Children of Mathare in religious education with young people.
Supervised final theses 2022
L1:
Christin Morsch: "God is like raspberry ice cream". Empirical explorations of children's conceptions of God
Katrin Liénard: Christian scout work in times of crisis
Kristina Krieger: How can contemplation be implemented in everyday life?
Lara Schäfers: Opportunities of working with character strengths in elementary school - empirical explorations
Leonie Brosche: Holistic experience in religious education using the example of the barefoot path
Leonore Fischer: Mindfulness from the perspective of Christian faith: Building a strengthening attitude to life (not only) for teachers
Lisa Markert: Possibilities of promoting a grateful and appreciative attitude to life in the context of online teaching in elementary school
Melanie Emde: Picture books on death and grief from the perspective of children and young people
Michelle Allendorf: Gratitude in the midst of suffering? Perspectives for religious education in elementary school
Naja Harms: Mindfulness - a resource for teachers in their everyday work?
Sophia Altstadt: On happiness: Impulses for religious education in elementary school
L2:
Anja Schneider: What the Bible teaches us about the treatment of animals
Anna-Lena Tiggemann-Aydin: Invitation to Gratitude - Foundations and Impulses for Religious Education
Claudia Linge: On the meaning and benefits of gratitude diaries in lower secondary school: Impulses for religious education
Hannah Louisa Penz: The school presence dog - possible effects on the social behavior of pupils
Lisa Gallucci: Being mindful of creation - ideas for lower secondary level
L3
Eike Vellmer: Using digital media in Protestant religious education lessons with children to differentiate and deepen the topic of creation
Lena-Juliana Hofmeister: How faith and science complement each other - ideas for religious education at lower secondary level
Sarina Krippner: The topic of "euthanasia" in theological discussion
Bachelor's degree
Franziska Tinz: Mindfulness in the everyday life of student teachers
Master
André Goßrau: The tasks of teachers in ethically just judgment in Protestant religious education at vocational schools in the sense of enabling didactics
Dirk Löwer: How can religious education help to strengthen the personality of young people and develop a positive self-image and world view?
Florian Jäger: Autosuggestion and autogenic training in Protestant religious education at vocational schools. Starting points, implementation options and effects
Katharina Winciers: Fear in relation to sin - with Paul Tillich
Marlin Schünemann: Social justice as a topic for Protestant religious education at vocational schools
Max Quant: Preserving God's creation in religious education
Natascha Riebold: BIBELerleben - an experience-oriented practical concept for schools and parishes for the life-world and impulse-giving development of biblical content
Willi Dega: To what extent can mindfulness training influence the spirituality and health of pupils and teachers?
Supervised final theses 2021
L1:
Alina Buchenau: "Living appreciation" - A teaching project in elementary school religion lessons using the example of the picture book "The Ugly Five" by Axel Scheffler
Ann-Kathrin Haas: Gratitude - The key to the treasure trove of our lives. Impulses for religious education in elementary school
Bastian Wetterau: "Suddenly I can believe..." Development of a pupil-oriented teaching unit to resolve the apparent conflict between theology and science
Franziska Döll: Meditating with children - ideas for religious education lessons in elementary school
Isabell Hartrampf: Designing biblical paths: Opportunities for religious education in elementary school
Isabell Kreske: Promoting mindfulness in elementary school - a self-designed children's book as a religious education impulse
Leonie Schultze: On the development of gratitude in children - an explorative study
Louisa Marie Wenzel: The opportunity for interreligious learning in theological conversations - a theoretical consideration and an attempt at a practical connection
Lukas Paschold: Religious education for sustainable development - impulses for teaching in elementary school
Malwina Schenk: Promoting gratitude in elementary school religious education - inspired by a Godly Play story
L2:
Anna Scharmakowski: On the way to gender-neutral religious education
Anne Guleiof: Art pedagogical impulses for religious education
Julia Wartenberg-Demand: The attitude of gratitude as a task of religious education: Impulses of the Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast
Nora Linnemann: Mindfulness as a significant element of religious education
L3:
Alicia Butscher: What significance does appreciation have for the personal development of pupils?
Dennis Döring: The problem of theodicy as a religious education challenge in the classroom. The relevance of the question of theodicy in the spectrum of subject science and subject didactics
Ulla Braner: The relevance of "ecological theology" in religious education. Theological and ethical impulses of creation - mindfulness experiences in nature - religious education and interdisciplinary perspectives
Bachelor:
Vanessa Dörrbecker: The importance of developing a well-founded attitude in school education
Master:
Carolin Scheffler: Interreligious learning in Protestant religious education at vocational schools. Approaches to concept development through a survey
Nina Koopmann: Protestant religious education at vocational schools and the pastoral aspects. A multi-perspective based on guided interviews
Sarah Altmann: Distance learning in the pandemic - digitalization as a challenge and opportunity in Protestant religious education at vocational schools
Supervised theses 2020
L1:
Janina Bunte: Religious education in the context of a globalized society. A qualitative study on the future viability of the subject at elementary school.
Katharina Fabel: Acquiring skills critical of racism - approaches to thinking and acting for religious education in elementary school
Lara Gabler: The future of our religious education - Is a dialogical interreligious model like the Hamburg religious education also conceivable in Lower Saxony? A quantitative survey of religious education teachers.
Luise Grünhagen: Change in religious education in schools? Opportunities for interreligious religious education
Jan Hanske: Comparative theology - a theoretical approach to interreligious dialog as a model for society and schools
Dorothea Hoffmann: Who will catch me? About hope over death in elementary school religious education
Salome Klonk: The importance of the teacher's faith in religious education.
Tabea Maus: Guilt and forgiveness in elementary school religious education
Nina McLean: Addressing the question of theodicy with the help of selected children's literature in elementary school religion lessons
Franziska Neumann: How the attitude of gratitude can be anchored in one's own life and in everyday school life
Katharina Röse: Children encounter other religions - interreligious learning in the form of theological discussions in elementary school
Jonas Witt: The Hamburg way of dialogical religious education for all - opportunities and challenges of interreligious learning and pluralistic conditions
L2:
Sophie Bertram: To what extent can the approach of inclusion be reconciled with current religious didactic concepts?
Moritz Engelbrecht: Appreciation in religious education - How pupils experience appreciation through appreciative communication
Laura Heck: Conflict management in religious education - social learning in lower secondary level as a religious education challenge
Lena Illian: Mindfulness in religious education at secondary level 1: Impulses from the mindfulness teacher Thich Nhat Hanh
Anna Janisch: The importance of appreciation from the perspective of people with a traumatic experience
Anna Wilcke: A break in faith or the end of faith? Why young people start to doubt God
L3:
Lena Deist: The attitude of gratitude in the reality of young people's lives: An empirical exploration based on the book "66 days of experiencing gratitude"
Stefanie Galitzki: How do children and young people interpret death? Empirical explorations and consequences for religious education
Lea Hartmann: Getting into conversation about ego-consciousness: A topic with great potential for religious education
Kathleen Stauffenberg: Young people and their existential questions: An empirical exploration with relevance for religious education
L4:
Lucie Dahmer: The importance of the teacher in theological discussions with small groups
Kristin Kerst: Designing teaching and learning processes in vocational school religious education
Lisa-Maria Mummert: Faith development in theology studies
Georg Häbel: The fascination of pilgrimage.
Supervised theses 2019
L1:
Jacqueline Fisseler: God as companion?! Multifaceted images of God as a basic task of religious education
Melanie Hiepe: Community through diversity in the elementary school in Zell am See. Impulses for religious education practice.
Teresa Landau: Observations on approaches to faith in interreligious dialog: Empirical findings in the context of the project seminar "Children's Academy - World Religions in Dialogue"
Maria Montag: Does the medium of picture books help children to communicate on the subject of "dying and death"?
Hannes Hafer: Dealing with ideas of God that deviate from the norm: A construction kit for dealing with two extreme images of God that are fundamentally different in themselves, yet both can be discovered at the end of primary school.
Saskia Herbort: On the development of concepts of God in autistic children: A journey of discovery and its relevance for religious education
L2:
Carlotta Bothe: Building blocks of an appreciative school culture
Amy Lois Engel: Dealing with digital media in religious education - Empirical explorations on the topic of happiness and gratitude
Franziska Estreich: Young people's ideas of God - empirical research and impulses for cooperation between church youth work and religious education
Marcel Jung: Topic: "Confessional-cooperative religious education as the future model of religious education? - Backgrounds, teaching models and empirical findings"
Annemarie Koch: Student perspectives on suicide as a topic of religious education
Frank Lothar Löber: Appreciation in marriage and family and its impact on children and young people
Annalena Müller: Appreciation in interreligious dialog - the practical field of children's academies
Nicola Nina Orth: Is there life after death? Theological discussions with young people
Regina Schütt: What is the significance of reflecting on one's own religious development in religious education?
Johanna Sennhenn: Dealing with suffering and crises - empirical explorations in confirmation classes
Stephanie Bremer: You should (not) make a picture of God for yourself - courage to form your own image of God
Gesa Elsner: Talking about death and grief: Impulses for religious education at lower secondary level
L3:
Valentin Stein: Theological conversations: building blocks of a pioneering religious education
Henning Weigel:Rituals and their significance in the school context
Christoph Handke: What role does the church currently play for learners at school and university? Empirical explorations and reflections on religious education
Sandra Hanel: A Bible for young people?! Theoretical considerations and suggestions for the practical implementation of a youth Bible
Saskia Kosin: Theological discussions in interreligious learning groups
Lukas Schott: Star Wars in grammar school religious education? Possible applications, opportunities and limitations
Bachelor:
Thomas Fischer: Why denominational religious education should be maintained at primary school level
Master:
Sebastian Fabel: Individualized learning in Protestant religious education in a class at a part-time vocational school
Larissa Hensel: Accompanying faith development - opportunities for good religious education from the pupils' perspective
Supervised final theses 2018
L1:
Lea Bärg Isaak: The use of methods in theological conversation - an empirical exploration in elementary school
Kira Florek: "I feel accepted and important." Exploring the topic of "appreciation" with pupils
Nadine Jöst: The development of concepts of God in childhood and adolescence. Empirical insights from theological conversations
Jasmin Kwirandt: Children develop their image of God. Empirical exploration of the development of pupils' ideas of God as part of the research workshop
Laura Schurstein: Supporting multifaceted concepts of God: Empirical discoveries in elementary school
Sarah Sharon Wencke: Religious elements in everyday school life and their significance for living together in the Protestant elementary school in Nordhausen
L2:
Laura Fenstermann: Death and mourning in religious education at lower secondary level using the example of "Oskar and the Lady in Pink"
Annemarie Koch: Pupils' perspectives on suicide as a topic of religious education
Laura Masannek: Conceptions of God in childhood and adolescence. What ideas of God do children at elementary school and young people at lower secondary level have today?
Denise Mock: Youth - theodicy - music. Impulses for religious education at lower secondary level
Meike Stawicki: Gratitude as an attitude to life - impulses from the life's work of Brother David Steindl-Rast for religious education work with children and young people
L3:
Patricia Heide: "Religion meets everyday life" - On the trail of religion in everyday life. Interfaces, empirical explorations and consequences for Protestant religious education
Sabrina Kuhaupt: Living appreciation in religious education - creative impulses for implementation
Johanna Rössing: Death and mourning at school - religious education teachers as companions for children and young people
Julia Schnaidt: Competence and task spectrum of student mentors in the Kassel research workshop, illustrated by examples from the winter semester 2017/2018
Theresia Vonderau: On the removal of taboos surrounding death and grief in schools
Laura Weingart: Gratitude makes you happy! The effect of gratitude on people and the importance of gratitude for everyday school life
L4:
Nicole Schreiber: The importance and impact of dialog for interreligious learning in a pluralistic society
Vanessa Rau: Plurality as a key objective of schools and the challenge for denominational religious education - how learners perceive and assess this
Supervised theses 2017
L1
Annika Becker: The Presentation of the Biblical Creation Narrative in Children's Bibles - Reflections on a Concept Appropriate for Children and Adults
Katharina Gaida: Development of faith in Christianity and Islam - opportunities and challenges for interreligious teaching and learning in schools
Katharina Heß: Death in the family: How can schools help? Options for action and limits of elementary school after the death of a schoolchild's relative
Mariana Lapschies: Criteria for helpful children's books on the subject of death - an empirical exploration
Franziska Müller: Children's ideas about the afterlife and their relevance for religious education in elementary school
Marlen Neurath: Appreciation in religious education at elementary school - impulses based on selected picture books
Sabine Ruf: The importance of the aesthetic dimension in elementary school religious education
L2
Theresa Appel: How can I understand biblical miracle stories? Suggestions for teachers at secondary level I using the example of healing miracles
Olesja Giese: "Falling into dependence" - a suitable topic for religious education?
Johanna Höper: Jesus' actions as a model for interreligious encounters? Impulses for teaching at secondary level I
Regina Linker: What does "faith" mean for young people? An approach via trust
Karina Lübke: Biographical learning as an approach to the topic of "fate" - insights from the 2016/17 research workshop
Melanie Oppermann: "Death - and then what?" Ideas of young people using the example of a teaching unit in an 8th grade class
L3
Andrea Nicole Theresa Czuppon: Theological conversations in bilingual religious education lessons in the upper school
Juliane Hartung: Break-in points of happiness in adolescence? Empirical findings and impulses for religious education at lower secondary level
Alexandra Hermann: How can young people deal with strokes of fate and what role does faith play in this?
Mona Herzog: Criticism of religion in open lessons at upper secondary level
Tobias Klotzbücher: On the presence of a culture of recognition and appreciation in Protestant religious education - an empirical exploration
Sebastian König: Of aliens, atheists and scientists - How unusual approaches can lead to astonishing results
Elisabeth Wahl: Prayer in an interreligious perspective - A comparison of how Christian and Muslim young people understand prayer
L4
Lena Kirbach: Salafism - A Challenge in Theological Conversations
Robert Minnerup: Individual support in vocational school religious education - Necessary skills for religious education teachers
Nathalie Schmitt: Young people in sects. Presentation of the sect phenomenon and analysis of the potential effects of membership on coping with the developmental tasks of adolescence using the example of Jehovah's Witnesses
Katrin Schütz: The role of the teacher in theological discussions against the background of an interreligious classroom
Supervised theses 2016
L1
Julia Glübert: Sustainable religious education! The Waldau Open School concept from the pupils' perspective
Jasmin Grützfeld: Children reflect on the importance of appreciation for their own lives - findings from the research workshop "Theological conversations with children" in summer semester 2016
Juliane Kratzenberg: Reading aloud conversations in elementary school religious education using the example of the biblical story of Zacchaeus
Vanessa Lüter: The importance of creative expression when dealing with existential topics in elementary school religious education lessons
Jessica Schneider: What ideas about the afterlife do children in Year 4 develop? Empirical research and consequences for religious education
L2
Carolin Allmeroth: Religious education impulses for an appreciative school culture
Markus Franke: The use of Godly Play in connection with theological conversations in lower secondary school
Katharina Gisselmann: What interests children when it comes to grief, death and dying? Empirical explorations and consequences for religious education
Jessica Kickstein: On the trail of one's own finiteness: encounters with death at extracurricular places of learning in Kassel
Matthias Klusch: Conditions for the success of good teaching from a religious education perspective
Patrick Kuhn: Confirmation camps - the EKKW's confirmation camp of the future
Penelope Leonhardt: Developing biblical parables through the use of film material
Sophie Weinreich: The importance of appreciation in religious development
Karen Wiegand: Heterogeneity as a challenge and opportunity in theological discussions at lower secondary level
L3
Christina Günther: "We have to put ourselves in the shoes of others." Social learning in theological discussions
Anna Mezdech: Strengthening the self-concept during the transition from elementary school to secondary school using the example of a religious education vacation program
Karen Philipp: InterFaith - An example of successful interreligious dialog
Imke Steffen: How is the relationship between creation and evolution dealt with in biology lessons? Empirical explorations and consequences for religious education
Gabriel Tetzner: Promoting talents and abilities through appreciation: Scout pedagogy as a model for religious pedagogygogik
L4
Sven Engebrecht: What does Protestant religious education contribute to competence building in vocational education? An empirical study based on a teacher and student survey on the importance and assessment of Protestant religious education at the vocational Konrad Zuse School in Hünfeld.
Johannes Fröhlich: Conducting self-directed and individualized theological discussions with adolescents and young adults. What are the opportunities and risks for teaching?
Friedrich Härterich: Designing Protestant religious education at vocational schools that is compatible with plurality
Natascha Meiberth-Brück: The role of the teacher in theological discussion and its reflection in the professionalization process of students
Klaus-Henning Rist: The contribution of religious education at vocational schools to the promotion of educational maturity
Elvira Salzwedel: The educational goal of plurality skills - an educational goal creates religious orientation in vocational religious education
Supervised theses 2015
L1
Christina Düster: The influence of religious education on the development of one's own faith: An empirical study of pupils' perspectives in elementary school.
Stephanie Gerth: Conducting theological discussions in the classroom. An empirical exploration in elementary school.
Marie Sophie Kitzinger: Students advising students. Insights into the Kassel research workshop
Jasmin Schröder: "Where does the world come from?" Development of a diagnostic instrument to survey pupils' positions
L2
Jessica Brandau: Video sequences from the research workshop as impulses for the professionalization of teacher action in theological conversation
Lena Heinemeier: How do students interpret basic theological questions? Results from the research workshop "Theological Conversations" at IGS Kaufungen in the winter semester 2013/2014 and in the summer semester 2014
Katharina Kimm: Theological conversations in class 1?! Challenges and coping strategies
Anna Tießen: "Oh, you can see it that way too?" Promoting multi-perspective thinking in the transition from child to adolescent using the example of the understanding of creation
L3
Saskia Erfurth: Taizé song - more than just a song! An empirical exploration of the musical approach to prayer through a Taizé song.
Annika Krusche: Experiences of God by high school students - a comparative study in the context of research on youth theology
Peter Löber: If you have comforted yourself, you will be glad to have known me. Death as part of life
L4
Jacqueline Hassenpflug: Values education in vocational training - Are values and moral education promising indicators for entry into vocational training?
Sonja Kühn: Visible Learning - Teaching effectively through the eyes of the learners. An exploration of Protestant religious education in vocational schools
Hanna Rohmund: Individualization in school lessons: A catalog of criteria - an exploration in Protestant religious education at vocational schools
Markus Schenn: The contribution of vocational school religious education to the promotion of vocational socialization
Michael Schwebius: Individualized Learning in Protestant Religious Education at Vocational Schools - Requirements and Reality
Bachelor of Social Work online (of the YMCA - University of Kassel):
Cindy Gresselmeyer: Real virtuality as a challenge for practical youth work Recognizing virtual socialization traces of young people
Supervised theses 2014
L1
Maria Jetter: Criteria that make a good children's Bible - from the perspective of children in 3rd grade and from a scientific point of view
L2
Laura Degenhardt: How can I imagine God when I pray? Answers from different religions
Jennifer Grabenbauer: Creation and evolution? How religious education can support children in interpreting reality from multiple perspectives
Alena Herrmann: What questions do young people have when they think about the afterlife and life after death? Empirical exploration and impulses for religious education
Carolin Holy: How do young people perceive the development of their faith? Insights from an empirical study and impulses for religious education
L3
Maria Rauschenberg: Strengthening the female image of God! High school students reflect on their image of God
Marius Wehe: Student teachers majoring in religion in Kassel and their images of God. On individual concepts of God and the implications for the didactics of religious education in upper secondary school
L4
Alexander Conte: Competence orientation in Protestant religious education - especially at vocational schools
Anna-Lena Leurle: Promoting interreligious skills in Protestant religious education at vocational schools - using the example of food traditions in the monotheistic religions
Lisa Niebling: How do I analyze a theological discussion? Quality criteria put to the test
Supervised theses 2013
L1
Jennifer Hinz: Children reflect on their own religious socialization -
an empirical investigation at elementary school
Julia Rautenkranz: Death and mourning in elementary school religious education. Using the example of the picture book "Daisies for Omima"
Bettina Ritz: How children pray - empirical research in elementary school
L2
Lisa Haust: Mommy, how big is heaven? Children reflect on the development of their personal concept of God
Franziska Nitze: Learning to use theological commitment: Impulses for professionalization in religious education
Franziska Redanz: The concept of sin in the field of tension between lifeworld and theological tradition - teaching ideas for secondary level I
L3
Janine Griese: Basic multi-perspective understanding in religious education. Assessment - research situation - consequences for teaching practice at secondary level
Johanna Kallies-Bothmann: Topic: The basic hope of resurrection - empirical explorations in adolescence
Victoria Kurth: God as therapist? An investigation into the religious orientation of adolescents
Nadine Schockmann: "I've never thought about that before ..." Developing theological foundations in adolescence
Julia Speck: "Stage dark, curtain, light" - Performing play as an impulse for theological discussions with young people
L4
Ibrahim Aykal: Interreligious learning in religious education
Alexander Füller: Intercultural/interreligious skills
as a compulsory component of initial and in-service teacher training
Elvira Karatsev: Conformity in religious education. Conceptions of God held by teachers and their students - An empirical exploration from the research workshop 'Asking about God'
Christoph Leurle: Independent learning in religious education at vocational schools
Lena Schermuly: Young people's conceptions of God - an empirical exploration at upper secondary level
Supervised theses 2012
L1
Lisa-Marie Nardone: Box of methods - theological conversations with children
Elena Oppermann: Creative writing in elementary school religious education using the example of the story of David
Elise Reuschel: Image impulses as structuring elements in theological conversations - a guide for teachers and their school classes
L2
Susanna Faust: The change in the image of God among children and young people - questioning the development from a theistic to a deistic view
Katrin Liebetrau: Pupils interpret Old Testament stories - Empirical explorations of 1 Kings 3:16-27
Lisa Steinbrecher: Theological conversations in children's worship: observations and impulses for practice
L3
Daniela Heinz: Children interpret biblical narratives - development of material for independent work for grades 5 and 6
Jasmin Jilg: The importance of cooperative learning methods for theological discussions with young people: Findings from the Kassel research workshop
Michael Köhler: How children pray - an interview and its significance for the interreligious project "Discovering religions"
Sarah-Maria Schmidl: The professionalization of students through reflective discussions in the context of practical school studies: The example of the research workshop "Theological conversations with young people"
Anne Siemon: Learning to understand world religions: A teaching project in year 8 based on "Nathan the Wise "
Annika Stahl: How does faith develop in people? An investigation into the personal beliefs of ninth-grade students
Andrea Tann: Learning to discover and shape my landscape of faith. A teaching project and its relevance for religious education
Friederike Ullmann: "The New Testament" - A Glee episode as a challenge for theological discussion with young people
Nicolai Weigel: Theological conversations in large and small groups - opportunities and limitations of a religious education method in regular lessons
Julia Wulf: Theological conversations in religious education with "religionen-entdecken.de": The film sequences and their teaching opportunities
L4
Ibrahim Aykal: Interreligious learning in religious education lessons
Christoph Leurle: Independent learning in religious education at vocational schools
Sarah Luc: Anti-Semitism in Germany - possibilities for embedding prevention options in current curricula
Christian Rhensius: The importance of business ethics in vocational secondary schools
Supervised theses fall 2011
L1
Janina Anacker: In search of happiness with Grandpa Henri. Impulses for religious education in elementary school
Annegret Aselmann: Approaches to faith in adolescence: findings from the Kassel research workshop
Anne-Sophie Fischer: Transformation of faith: A developmental task in the transition from child to adolescent
Sandra Fröhlich: The development of concepts of God during the transition from childhood to adolescence: Findings from an individual case study as part of the Kassel Research Workshop
Hermann Sebastian Hamel: The significance of the question of theodicy in theological discussions with children and adolescents
Rebekka Illner: Design and possible uses of a learning box on the Joseph narrative for a 4th grade class
L2
Rebecka Filpe: Children's and young people's concepts of happiness. Findings from the Kassel research workshop
Manuela Janz: Experiencing God?! - Implementation and evaluation of a prayer project with young people
Claudia Stöcker: Learning to analyze classroom discussions. Impulses from the research workshop "Theological conversations with young people"
L 3
Isabella Thierolf: How eleventh graders see Jesus Christ: An empirical exploration of the Christology of young people
Supervised theses spring 2011
L1:
Esther Abel
The question of God in elementary school religious education
Natalie Henkel
Children describe God - an empirical study on primary school pupils' ideas about God
Andrea Mistarehée
Christian festivals throughout the year: Impulses for religious education in elementary school
Carolin Pfeil
Facets of the concept of God: Children in a 4th grade write about their concept of God in letters
Stephanie Schmidt
Breaking points of faith in a fourth grade class - challenges and opportunities for religious education in elementary school
L3:
Daniela Jahn
Life - Death - Dying: Pupils' hope of resurrection in the upper school
Julia Neumann
"The Simpsons" as a basis for teaching religious education at lower secondary level - an experiment
L4:
Katrin Nadolle:
The job description of the religious education teacher. Reflection on the profession of religious education teacher at vocational schools
Supervised theses fall 2010
L1
Julika Bette
Creative approaches to children's ideas of God in grades 1 and 2 (from 1.9., exam spring 2011)
Simone Dubbel
"Pelle the cat is looking for God" - picture books in elementary school teaching
Judith Fohrst
When Jesus' parables meet a child's sense of justice... The parable of the benevolent father in elementary school
Antje Musmann
Children of primary school age find approaches to the meaning of baptism
L2
Mirjam Lichtenfels
Young people ask about happiness. Insights into the research workshop "Theological conversations with young people" in the winter semester 2009/2010
Hanna Julia Naß
Thinking about happiness with children - consequences for religious education in the transition between primary and lower secondary school
Franziska Riedel
Pupils teaching pupils in religious education.
Julian Schoch
"Learning box: World religions in RE in grades 6 and 7"
Stephanie Thomsen
Happiness as a topic in religious education: planning a teaching unit for grades 9 and 10
Johanna Zahrte
Pupils interpret pupils' statements: Children's conceptions of God in grade 5
L3
Lea Böcher
The theodicy question in the upper school using the example of the novel "The Hut"
Katharina Ochs
Ernst and the light. Theological discussions on Christology in the sixth form
Anthea Rösler
Films in the sixth form using the example of the Matrix trilogy
Elisabeth Schreiber
Jesus films in religious education: overview and possible uses in secondary schools
L4
Kristin Lindenberger
Opportunities and limitations of film didactics in Protestant religious education at vocational schools using the example of "Star Wars"
Verena Simon
Life perspectives of vocational school students and the importance of religion in their lives
Supervised theses spring 2010
L1
Stefan Staats
How children imagine the omnipresence of God. Empirical explorations in the early years classroom.
Daria Meinert
Children ask about death - Dealing with the topics of death and mourning in elementary school.
L2
Katja Efinger
The implementation of Exodus 3 in religious education lessons at lower and upper secondary schools
Nadine Kirchner
Theological discussions in interreligious learning groups in religious education at lower secondary level
Ann-Christin Petersen
The problem of theodicy in middle adolescence - experiences from the research workshop on theological conversations with young people
Carolin Reinhardt
Concepts of God of religiously and non-religiously socialized pupils aged 11-13 years
L3
Thekla Bodenstein
The use of questionnaires in religious education using the example of the topic of miracles
Salomon Ebert
Eugen Rostenstock-Huessy: An orientation for religious education
Mario Sauerland
Possible uses of biblical miracle stories in religious education at secondary levels I and II
L4
Susanne Lohr
The development of approaches to pastoral care in schools and their current embedding in the school environment
Sarah Schalles
Use and evaluation of the portfolio in religious education at vocational schools
Lars Teufert
E-portfolios and their possible applications in Protestant religious education at vocational schools and in the second phase of teacher training
Stephan Wennemuth
Promoting sustainable learning in Protestant religious education at vocational schools
Supervised theses fall 2009
L1
Meike Fornacon
Theological conversations on children's ideas of God in the early years classroom. A study at Simmershausen elementary school
Matthias Giepen
Studies on the concept of death in third and fourth graders using children's pictures
Nele Lovis Hacke
Taizé elements in religious education at elementary school
Liane Heckmann
The religious knowledge of preschool children. Empirical explorations at the end of kindergarten
Nico Röhn
Theological conversations in the early years classroom. A project at Oberelsungen elementary school in the summer semester 2009
Nadine Wiederhold
Trinity from the perspective of first and second graders
L2
Christina Lohmeyer-Braun
Entry points of faith from childhood to adolescence: Empirical explorations
Cornelia Dalpke
"Where is God?" Working on the question of God with eighth graders
L3
Stephanie Görk
Promoting multidimensionality in religious education at lower secondary level
Karina Möller
Personal conceptions of God among young adults. Empirical explorations in upper secondary school in the greater Kassel area
Dominik Klippel
Suffering and God - from the perspective of young people in lower secondary school
Tina Schmittmann
Suffering and God - from the perspective of young people in upper secondary school
Jana Zihrul
Studies on the connection between religious education and religious development in lower secondary school in the context of a school for learning support
Supervised theses spring 2009
L1
Christiane Wilhelm
Easter in religious education at elementary school
L2
Lena Gebhard
The Song of Solomon and its relevance for young people in lower secondary school
Alexandra Johannes
Miracles in action - a teaching project on theological conversations in grade 8
L3
Sarah Grauel
Popular music in religious education at lower secondary level
Nina Marlen Müller
Bilingual religious education: possibilities and limitations
Johanna Syrnik and Mario Ziegler
Theological discussions in upper secondary school using the example of the healing of blind Bartimaeus (Mark 10:46-52)
Elena Wollschläger
When the belief in miracles comes in puberty ... Development of the understanding of miracles and consequences for the didactics of miracles in lower secondary school
L4
Katja Fend
Occupational relevance in religious education at vocational schools
Melanie Held
Self-organized learning in religious education at vocational schools
Carina Hucke
Interreligious learning from a Protestant perspective
Regina Werhahn
Euthanasia as a topic for Christian-ethical judgment formation in religious education at vocational schools
Supervised theses spring 2008
Ann-Kathrin Bema
"Are angels the children of God?" Primary school children's ideas about angels and their significance for religious education
Lena David
"God is moving". The children's book by Irma Krauß in elementary school religion lessons.
Stefanie Klinner
What significance does prayer have in religious education at secondary level I? development of didactic perspectives
Florian Kraft
Masahiro Kasuya: "Jan wonders". A comparison of theological interpretations by first and fourth graders
Susann Machold
The importance of rituals at the start of school
Klara Magdsick
Children's conceptions of heaven and their relevance for religious education
Christina Müller
The significance of the themes of "death" and "resurrection" in picture books. An analysis of recent publications
Nadja Nagler
"What makes children happy?" Philosophical discussions with primary school children
Michaela Putz
Possibilities and opportunities for cooperation between elementary school and church communities using the example of planning and holding a church service
Marc Sittig
Theologizing with children using the example of the children's book "Hello, is someone there?" by Jostein Gaarder
Sonja Thiemann
Theological discussions with sixth graders using the example of the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32)
Clarissa Vernikos
Death, grief and hope - topics for elementary school religious education?
Michaela Wicke
"Sylvia van Ommen: Licorice candies". Bringing children's ideas of the afterlife into conversation - perspectives for RE in elementary school
Carolin Wilke
The significance of the Joseph narrative for religious education at lower secondary level
Supervised theses fall 2008
Annika Böhlke
Opportunities and dangers when dealing with the topic of "death" in elementary school religion lessons
Katharina Burhardt
Eighth graders discover an approach to miracle stories. Insights into the research workshop "Theological conversations with young people" in the summer semester 2008
Monika Fabian
"Who is God?" An investigation into primary school children's ideas of God based on the picture book "God" by Paul Verrept
Sarah Guthardt
"Gustav, tell us about the past!" - A children's book on the subject of death as a challenge and opportunity for religious education
Michael Kiefer
The problem of theodicy in elementary school
Erika Pfeiffer
What makes a good children's Bible?
Judith Schäfer
New impulses for religious education in adolescence using the example of the research workshop "Theological conversations with young people"
Benjamin Scherp
In search of God with children
Lilian Schwardmann
Isn't Grandpa freezing in the cold coffin? Children ask about death
Melanie Wehmeier
Identity through baptism? Systematic theological and religious education perspectives