Nadja Schmidt

Nadja Schmidt is a researcher at the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (PH Freiburg), affiliated with the Institute for Educational Sciences and actively contributing to the Department of Social Pedagogy. She holds core responsibilities for practical studies in the Bachelor of Educational Sciences program and teaches courses such as 'Planung und Management der Bachelorarbeit' and 'Sozialpädagogik im gesellschaftlichen Kontext.'

Research Priorities:

• Legal frameworks in child and youth welfare (SGB VIII, KJSG)
• Child welfare and safeguarding
• Intersectional analysis of educational institutions
• Inclusion and exclusion dynamics in mainstream schools and social work
• Professional development in pedagogical fields

Key Publication: In 2024, she co-authored an article in Der pädagogische Blick on pedagogical methodologies for developing professional proximity-distance relationships in educational settings.