About
Marcel Beyer is a Research Associate in the Faculty of Sociology at Universität Bielefeld, specifically working in Department 9 - Didactics of Social Sciences under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Udo Hagedorn. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the University of Applied Sciences Koblenz since 2023 and is a member of the Bielefeld Graduate School in History and Sociology (BiSEd) doctoral researchers. Additionally, he serves as deputy member of the academic mid-level staff on the Equal Opportunities Commission.
His research focuses on several key areas:
- Imagination of futures in connection with sustainable economics
- Social sciences and their didactics in digital environments
- Textbook research within social science education
- Socio-economic education in school contexts
- Economy as a subject area for emancipatory education
Over the past five years, Beyer has established himself as an active contributor to academic discourse, with numerous presentations at international conferences focusing on futures literacy, economic education, and digital transformation in teaching. His work demonstrates a strong interdisciplinary approach connecting social sciences, education, and future studies.
Beyer's scholarly contributions have been recognized through significant funding, including a grant from the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) through the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) in New York, and the University of Bielefeld's Quality Fund for Teaching supporting his project on a digital self-learning module for social science teacher training focused on sustainable economics.
He has served as Managing Editor at the Journal of Social Science Education (JSSE) from March 2020 to April 2024, demonstrating his commitment to scholarly communication in his field. His collaborative work in the BiLinked project 'Digital Learning Lab - inclusion-sensitive teaching in a digital world' since October 2021 further highlights his engagement with contemporary educational challenges.
