Prof. Dr. Martina Kaack

Inclusive education / Heilpädagogik - Inclusion and participation for people with impairments 

Office hours

Appointments per e-mail.

Professional career 

• Professor “Heilpädagogik / Inclusive Education – Inclusion und participation for people with impairments” at the Catholic University Freiburg (since summer semester 2020)
• Visiting lecturer at Hannover University of Applied Sciences, Faculty V, Department Heilpädagogik – Inclusive Education and Supervision (2010 to 2020), and at Kiel University of Applied Sciences in the Faculty of Social Work and Health (2015 to 2020)
• Acting professor “Heilpädagogik / Inclusive Education” at the Hannover University of Applied Sciences, Faculty V, Department Heilpädagogik – Inclusive Education and Supervision (winter semester 2016/2017 und summer semester 2017)
• PHD (2016 – Department of Educational Sciences at Erfurt University in the field of generalized special education, and education in the context of education difficulties and integration)
• Quality Coordinator (Qualification 2011, GAB-München) in the group NGD in Schles-wig-Holstein (2011 to 2020)
• Dipl.-Heilpädagogin (German academic title 2009, Hannover University of Applied Sci-ences) in the group NGD in Schleswig-Holstein (2009 to 2020) in the context of / inclusive education (in-patient and ambulant departments)
• Riding instructor (Qualification 1997, DKThR Warendorf) in the group NGD in Schleswig-Holstein (1997) in the context of integration / inclusive education
• State-recognized Heilpädagogin (German academic title 1995, Technical College for Social Pedagogy, Neumünster) in the group NGD in Schleswig-Holstein (1995 to 2009) in the context of integration / inclusive education (in-patient and ambulant departments)
• State-recognized Pädagogin (German academic title 1992, Technical College for Social Pedagogy, Neumünster) in the group NGD in Schleswig-Holstein (1992 to 1995) in the context of integration / inclusive education

Work and research focus 

• Thematic areas and application fields in inclusive education
• Thematic areas and application fields in sociological system theory and constructivist theories of knowledge/cognitive science
• Theories and concepts in inclusion/exclusion and transfer options into (inclusive) edu-cational practice
• Empirical social research (qualitative und inclusive research methods)
• Early childhood

Cooperations 

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft, Sektion 6 (Sonderpädagogik)
• Berufs- und Fachverband der Heilpädagogik e.V.
• Zentrum für Inklusionsforschung Berlin, Arbeitsbereich Inklusion im Kontext sozial- und geisteswissenschaftlicher Theoriebildung
• Aktionsbündnis Teilhabeforschung Berlin
• Nationale und internationale Kooperationen mit Integrations-/ Inklusionsforscher*innen im Kontext der IFO
• Heilpädagogische Integrationseinrichtung KiTa Nortorf

Teaching and research projects 

• Theory work via the nationwide network of the ZfIB (Center for Inclusion Research/ Zentrum für Inklusionsforschung Berlin) in work area I, "Inclusion in the context of social science and humanities theory building".
• Theory work within the framework of the nationwide network "Arbeitskreis Systemtheo-rie" for the further development of system theoretical considerations of the Bielefeld School in the context of inclusive education issues, located at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hannover, Prof. Dr. Rolf Balgo
• Collaboration in the nationwide DFG network on the topic of "Participa-tion/Marginalization of People with Severe Disabilities in Different Spheres of Life"; ap-plication currently being processed at the DFG
• Empirically oriented teaching research project on the topic of "Inclusion/Exclusion in Interaction" Aspects of the Bielefeld systems theory in the context of current challenges of inclusion education oriented to the practical field of early childhood

Publications (PDF in German)