Institute of Education

Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Josef Schrader

Educational background

1978-1984Studies of Educational Science, History and Politics at the Philipps-University of Marburg; 1. state examination and diploma in Pedagogy, focus on Adult Education/Extracurricular Youth Education
1992Ph.D. at the Philipps-University of Marburg
2000Post-doctoral qualification ("Habilitation") in Educational Science with a focus on Adult Education/Further Education at the University of Bremen

Professional experience

1984-1991Researcher at the Philipps-University of Marburg at the Department for Empirical Education
1989-1992Freelance and full-time trainer in Human Ressource Development
1993-1999 Researcher at the Institute of Adult-Education at the University of Bremen
2000-2004 Head of department "Planning and Development" at the German Institute for Adult Education, Frankfurt/Bonn
SoSe 2002 Stand-in professor for adult education at the Ruhr-University Bochum
Since July 2003Professor for Adult Education/Further Education at the Eberhard-Karls-University of Tübingen
Since 2012Academic Director of The German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE)