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Daniela Henn serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Childhood Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Saarland (htw saar), where she has worked as an academic assistant since 2010. She is an active member of the research group 'Educational, Evaluation, and Social Studies' (ForBES), contributing to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of social work and migration studies.
Her educational background includes a Diplom-Pädagogin (Dipl. Päd.) qualification, reflecting comprehensive training in pedagogy and education within the German higher education system. This foundation supports her specialized work in childhood education within migration contexts.
Henn's research program centers on migration and displacement phenomena, with particular emphasis on refugee situations affecting children and youth. She employs qualitative research methodologies to investigate precarious living conditions of young refugees, unaccompanied minor migration experiences, and civic engagement in refugee support systems. Her scholarly work demonstrates a methodological commitment to understanding complex social realities through in-depth qualitative approaches that capture nuanced human experiences.
Analysis of her publication trajectory from 2007-2024 reveals an evolving research focus from broader integration and qualification frameworks toward increasingly specialized examinations of refugee children's lived experiences and welfare system responses. Her most recent work investigates precarious living situations among young refugees, building on earlier foundational studies of unaccompanied minors and civic engagement in refugee support.
As a member of the ForBES research group, Henn collaborates extensively with colleagues including Dieter Filsinger, Jessica Prigge, Karsten Ries, and Marianne Lück-Filsinger on interdisciplinary projects that bridge theoretical frameworks with practical social work applications. Her institutional presence is maintained through her office in the House of Knowledge (Building 11, Room 11.04.14) at Malstatter Straße 17 in Saarbrücken, where she continues to contribute to both teaching and research missions of the university.
