Helene Bergmann

Helene Bergmann is a Research Fellow at the German Institute for International Educational Research (GEI), leading the Junior Research Group Digital Educational Media and Democracy Education since 2025. Her work bridges empirical studies in history and political education with language support and digital media integration.

Her research focuses on:

• Media and methods for historical-political learning
• Empirical analysis of teaching materials
• Language education in history lessons
• Democracy education through digital tools

Her recent publications highlight trends in:

• Reading promotion in history education
• Adaptive teaching strategies
• Combining historical sources with media literacy
• Language-sensitive pedagogy

She has collaborated with institutions like the University of Göttingen and Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg and is currently pursuing habilitation research.