Hannelore Reicher

Hannelore Reicher serves as Associate Professor at the Institute of Educational Science within the Faculty of Environmental, Regional and Educational Sciences at the University of Graz, Austria. Her research is anchored in the university's "Heterogeneity and cohesion" research network, addressing critical intersections between social pedagogy, education, and societal challenges. Current affiliations include active roles in editorial boards and major longitudinal studies.

Her research program centers on vulnerable populations and systemic interventions:

• Social Pedagogy frameworks for contemporary welfare systems
• Emotional health dynamics in educational settings
• Social-Emotional Learning as inclusion catalyst
• Foster care systems and biological family perspectives
• Parent education program development

2024 publications reveal concentrated focus on social work's adaptation to instability, demonstrating how professional practice drives social transformation through participatory approaches. Her chapter on family perspectives in out-of-home care exemplifies applied research bridging theory and child welfare practice.

Reicher leads two significant funded projects: the STEILA longitudinal study on student engagement (2020-2026) with public institutional support, and a sexual abuse prevention program accompanying Styria's "My Body Belongs to Me" theatre project (2024-2026). These initiatives reflect her commitment to evidence-based educational interventions.

Professional leadership includes editorial roles for "Austrian Yearbook of Social Work" (since 2019) and "Socio-educational impulses" (since 2022), alongside historical contributions to Austria's Parent Educator Quality Seal Commission (2006) and International Pedagogical Conference advisory board (2013). Her directorship of the MLG Innovation-Oriented Management in Education consortium (2011-2017) demonstrates sustained institutional impact.