Markus Sauerwein

Markus Sauerwein is Professor of Theory and Empiricism of Social Pedagogy at TU Dortmund University's Department of Educational Sciences and Psychology. He earned his doctorate from the University of Frankfurt (2017), Master's in Empirical Educational Research from University of Kassel (2012), and Diploma in Social Work from Kassel (2009). His professional experience includes professorships at Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences (2022-2023) and Fliedner University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf (2018-2022), plus research positions at DIPF | Leibniz Institute and University of Kassel.

His research examines social work practices in educational contexts, transnational youth studies, impacts of institutional care, professional development in child welfare, and strategies for addressing educational disparities. He investigates pedagogical quality measurement and implementation of full-day school models.