Janine Stoeck

Prof. Dr. Janine Stoeck is a leading scholar in educational science, currently holding a full-time Professorship in Childhood Education at IU International University of Applied Sciences (50%) and a part-time Research Associate position at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (50%). Affiliated with the Faculty of Philosophy III at MLU, her work bridges educational theory with socio-cultural analysis.

• Academic Leadership: Co-leader of the 2024 NETKUBI research project.
• Research Expertise: Focuses on educational inequality, childhood studies, family dynamics, and qualitative methodologies.

Key Research Themes include:

• Intersections of family and institutional education
• Peer culture influences on educational trajectories
• Qualitative content analysis frameworks
• Digital educational artifacts for children
• Socioeconomic reproduction in childcare

Scientific Recognition includes:

• Hans Böckler Foundation doctoral scholarship (2012-2016)
• Editor-in-Chief of Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung (2021-2023)

Academic Contributions span empirical studies on alternative childcare models, peer/family interaction dynamics, and methodological advancements in documentary interpretation. Her recent work explores crisis communication through children's educational videos and mental health-informed pedagogy.