Dörte Kanschik

Dörte Kanschik is a Researcher at the Department of Integrative Subject Didactics for General Education and Social Sciences at TU Dortmund University. She has held this position since January 2012 under Prof. Dr. Thomas Goll. Her work focuses on inclusive political education, legal learning, and addressing diversity in social science education. She actively contributes to projects like the BMBF-funded DoProfiL initiative and the PoJoMeC project exploring political competencies in early childhood.

Education:

• Master's in Special Education (2008-2011) with Social Sciences and German
• Bachelor's in Rehabilitation Sciences (2005-2008) with Social Sciences
• COMENIUS Language Assistantship in Turkey (2010)

Her research emphasizes inclusive pedagogical strategies, particularly for students with special needs. She employs phenomenographic approaches and case vignettes to study legal/political concept understanding. Key areas include equity in civic education, universal design for learning (UDL), and interdisciplinary collaboration between political science, media studies, and journalism.

Notable contributions include the IDEAward-winning course on diversity in social science education and publications on inclusive curriculum design, legal education for diverse learners, and early childhood political awareness. Current projects investigate media literacy and democratic competence in early childhood through the PoJoMeC initiative.

Awards: Recipient of the 2020 IDEAward for educational innovation in inclusion.

Grants: Participated in BMBF-funded DoProfiL (2016-2019) and Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung-funded PoJoMeC (2022-2025). Her work integrates empirical research with practical teacher training to enhance inclusive education practices.