Annabel Jenner

Annabel Jenner is a researcher at the German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning, focusing on quality development and cooperation in continuing education organizations. She holds a PhD in Educational Science from Philipps University Marburg (2016) and a diploma in educational science with specialization in adult education/vocational training from the University of Trier.

• PhD in Educational Science (2016), Philipps University Marburg
• Diploma in Educational Science (minor: Sociology, Psychology), University of Trier

Her research priorities include:

• Quality development and cooperation in continuing education
• Linkage between individual and organizational learning
• Systems theory applications in adult education
• Historical and comparative analyses of adult education policy

Recent publications analyze quality management in continuing education, longitudinal program analysis, and the interplay between systems theory and organizational learning. She has contributed to the Journal of Continuing Education Research and edited volumes on educational institutions management.

Current roles:

• Research Associate, Department of "Organization and Program Planning", DIE (since 2020)
• Member, Local Ethics Committee (since 2020)
• Contributor to EU policy discourse and transatlantic educational research