You play a central role in social work, especially in the areas of education and culture – whether with children, young people or adults. You will learn how to strengthen local communities using methods such as political-democratic education and community building. The work aims to give a voice to all people, regardless of their background, and ensure that everyone in our diverse society is heard. Educational equality and active participation in social and cultural life are the focus and make this area so exciting and important.
The specialization area “educational and cultural work” focuses on selected strategies of political education, cultural policy, cultural management and educational and cultural mediation.
Democratic education, understood as the “practice of freedom” (Paulo Freire), also analyzes the basic social conditions of social work. This is under pressure in the face of permanent disasters, crises and social inequalities. Specialist staff therefore need in-depth knowledge and skills for cultural and artistic forms of expression as well as for current educational policy issues and social developments. Keywords here include the growing importance of social and digital media, individualization and economization of society, the knowledge society and educational equality. Impulses continue to come from the 2030 Agenda and education for sustainable development (BnE).
Coburg University aims to play an active role in the region and beyond. Educational and cultural policy tasks will also become more important in the next few years and professional services in this area will become more differentiated.
