Fatma Herrmann

Fatma Herrmann is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, focusing on cultural and aesthetic education. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating art into pedagogical frameworks for early childhood, intercultural adult education, and gerontology. She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences from the Free University of Berlin and a Master’s in Social Sciences from Marmara University Istanbul.

Education background includes:

• PhD in Educational Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin
• Postgraduate studies in Cultural Work/Educational Studies, Universität der Künste Berlin
• Master’s in Social Sciences, Marmara University Istanbul
• Diploma in Textile-Design, Marmara University Istanbul

Research interests center on developing visual competence in early childhood education, narrative skills through art, and intercultural communication in pedagogical contexts. She leads a funded research project on visual competence in early childhood (2020–2024) under the 'Professorinnen für Niedersachsen' initiative.

Her publications highlight themes like migration’s role in art education, artistic biography work for the elderly, and the use of art as a pre-verbal communication tool in intercultural settings. Key outputs include works in journals like Impulse.Kunstdidaktik, TPS, and Klein&Groß.

Professional activities include memberships in the International Research Network on Documentary Methodology, BDK Fachverband für Kunstpädagogik, and the Bundesarbeitskreis „Kultur Ästhetik Medien“ (BAKÄM). She has lecturing roles at institutions such as Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg and Uludag University, Bursa.

Funding and grants: Her current research project is funded until 2024 by the Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kultur. She advocates participatory models in education and has advised on projects blending art with intercultural and early childhood contexts. No formal advisees (PhD/Master’s students) are listed.