Denise Friedauer

Prof. Dr. Denise Friedauer is a Professor of Early Childhood Education at the South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences, specializing in childhood education theory and practice. She has held positions at the University of Koblenz-Landau and the University of Duisburg-Essen, with a focus on systematic pedagogy and early childhood research.

• Current Professor of Early Childhood Education (since 2018)
• Lecturer and researcher at multiple German universities (2009–2018)
• PhD in Pedagogy (2015, University of Duisburg-Essen, magna cum laude)

Her research explores Schiller's educational theories, aesthetic development, gender studies, and higher education governance. Publications include a 2018 work on emotion in aesthetic education, a 2017 critical analysis of Schiller's Bildungstheorie, and a 2015 dissertation on form and content in Schiller's philosophy. She received the Audience Award for a 2012 poster on Schiller's dialectics.

• Key research trends: Interdisciplinary pedagogy, historical and modern educational theories, aesthetic reconciliation models

Scientific awards include:

• Audience Award (2012)