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Veronika Wöhrer is Professor and Head of the Department of Education at the University of Vienna, where she leads strategic initiatives and teaches courses on education theory, social inequality, and gender studies. Her office is located at Sensengasse 3a, 1090 Wien, Room O3.02, and she maintains an active research profile through u:cris.
Her research centers on social inequality in educational institutions, with a critical focus on gender and intersectionality as frameworks for understanding youth experiences. She investigates how structural inequalities manifest in school-to-work transitions, dropout processes, and daily educational practices, emphasizing ethical participatory methodologies that involve marginalized young people as co-researchers. Her work consistently addresses power dynamics in knowledge production and advocates for socially transformative research practices.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals dominant trends in intersectional qualitative research on youth transitions, pandemic impacts on students, and school-based inequality. Her Vienna-focused longitudinal studies examine career choices, well-being, and belonging among young people, while her methodological contributions emphasize adaptive consent practices and ethical co-creation in participatory research with vulnerable populations.
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Professor Wöhrer supervises Master's theses through dedicated seminars and leads major research projects including the longitudinal study 'Wege in die Zukunft' tracking youth after middle school in Vienna, and the EU-funded CoAct project developing citizen social science methodologies for youth employment. She has secured funding for initiatives addressing educational inequality and participatory research ethics.
She collaborates within interdisciplinary research teams focused on participatory action research with youth, notably through the CoAct project which engages young people as co-researchers in educational settings. Her work involves partnerships with Viennese schools and community organizations to develop inclusive practices and address systemic barriers in Austria's education system.
