Skip to main content
Prof. Dr. Timo Schreiner

Prof. Dr. Timo Schreiner

Building Am Exer 6, Room 14, Wolfenbüttel

Vita

Appointments/placements

  • 2024: Position 3 on the list, professorship (W2) "Educational Science with a focus on Social Pedagogy" at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • 2022: Appointment to the professorship (W2) "Inclusive Child and Youth Welfare" at the University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt a.M. Rejection in favour of Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
  • 2021: Appointment to the professorship (W2) "Child and Youth Welfare" at Ostfalia University. Acceptance of the call (start of the professorship SoSe 2022)

Activities in the discipline and profession of social work (excerpt)

  • Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
  • Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen
  • FHS St. Gallen - University of Applied Sciences
  • Justus Liebig University Giessen
  • Club Behinderter und ihrer Freunde (CBF) e.V.
  • Care home Haus Emmaus
  • Accompaniment of young people in the context of family support services
  • several years of experience in various open child and youth work groups
  • Accompaniment on youth camps at home and abroad

Publications

Monographs and anthologies

  • 2023 Forum Pädagogische Organisationsforschung (ed.): Aktuelle
    Challenges of Organisational Pedagogy. Wiesbaden: Springer (member of the editorial team). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42315-5
  • 2023 Schreiner, T.; Wagner-Diehl, D. (eds.): Soziale Ungleichheit, Bildung, Biografieforschung. Perspectives on the work of Ingrid Miethe. Barbara Budrich. DOI 10.3224/84742716
  • 2023 Schreiner, T.; Bretländer, B.; Niedick, I. (eds.): Anyone can come?! KJSG: Inclusive child and youth welfare. Issue 2/2023 of the journal: Gemeinsam Leben: Journal for Inclusion. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa (guest editor of the journal)
  • 2021 Schreiner, T.: Organisational pedagogical consideration of the interpretations of diversity in youth welfare offices. Justus Liebig University Giessen. Giessen: JLUpub. Dissertation. http://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-180

Contributions (peer review)

  • 2025 (in preparation) Schreiner, T./Bakoben, S.: (Un-)gerechte Vorstellungen von Adressat*innen - zur Konstruktion von "Systemsprenger*innen" im Kontext organisatorer Rationalitäten in der Kinder- und Jugendhilfe. In: Schröder, C.; Alt, L.; Engel, N.: Organisation and (in)justice. Yearbook of the Section on Organisational Pedagogy. Wiesbaden: Springer.
  • 2024 Köngeter, S./ Schreiner, T.: Critical Diversity Research in Social Service Organisations - a conceptual framework. In: Social Work & Society - International Online Journal Vol. 22, No. 2 (2024). https://ejournals.bib.uni-wuppertal.de/index.php/sws/article/view/1065/1517
  • 2023 Schreiner, T.: Das Wissen der Professionellen - Theorie und Praxis zu organisationskulturellen Deutungen von Vielfalt am Beispiel eines Jugendamts. In: Mensching, A.; Engel, N.; Fahrenwald, C.; Hunold, M.; Weber, S.M.: Organisation zwischen Theorie und Praxis. Yearbook of the Section on Organisational Pedagogy. Wiesbaden: Springer. S. 167-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-39690-9_11
  • 2023 Köngeter, S.; Schreiner, T.: Towards Inclusion: Systemic Change Through Organisational Education. In: Mulé, N.; Good Gingrich, L. (Ed.): Effecting Systemic Change: Critical Strategic Approaches to Social Inclusion. Vol. 11; Issue 2 of Social Inclusion. Open Access Journal. Cogitatio. S. 115-123.https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v11i2.6443
  • 2022 Schreiner, T./Weiler, N.: Multiprofessionalism in youth welfare offices. Organisational culture between pedagogy and administration. In: Weimann-Sandig, N. (ed.): Multiprofessional teamwork in the social service professions. Interdisciplinary debates on the concept of multiprofessionalism - opportunities, risks, challenges. Wiesbaden: Springer. S. 75-88. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-36486-1_7
  • 2020 Schreiner, T./Köngeter, S.: Diversity and inclusion in social, personal service organisations - constructions of normality on the horizon of social transformation. In: ZDfm: Journal for Diversity Research and Management. Issue 2/2020. Budrich Journals. S. 127-139. https://doi.org/10.3224/zdfm.v5i2.04

Articles in journals and anthologies

  • 2025 (in preparation)Schreiner, T.: Praxis als Aushalten und Gestalten von Widersprüchen. in: Haupt, S.; Kallenbach, T.; Klevermann, N.: Glossar: Praxis als.... Barbara Budrich.

  • 2025 Schreiner, T.: Diverse addressees - diverse youth welfare? In: Youth Welfare, 63(4), 381-385. Luchterhand.

  • 2024 Schreiner, T. & Schröder, C.: Inklusive Kinder- und Jugendhilfe - Organisationspädagogische Überlegungen zu einer neuen Leitidee. In J. Daven, A. Schrenk & A. Warnke (eds.), Wege und Auswege für das Jugendamt, Perspektiven und Chancen für die soziale Dienste in Krisenzeiten und einer Gesellschaft im Wandel. Julius Klinkhardt. S. 30-41
  • 2024 Schreiner, Timo; Bakoben, S.: Avoiding the stigmatisation of difficult young people. Report on the research project. In: Four quarters cult. Quarterly of the Braunschweig Cultural Heritage Foundation. volume 12. No. 52. 2024. p. 34-35
  • 2023 Schröder, C.; Engel, N.; Peters, L.; Rundel, S.; Rosenow-Gerhard, J.; Schreiner, T.: Introduction - current challenges in organisational pedagogy. In: Forum Pädagogische Organisationsforschung (ed.): Organisation und Jetzt - Aktuelle Perspektiven der Organisationspädagogik. Yearbook of the Organisational Pedagogy Section. Wiesbaden: Springer. S. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42315-5_1
  • 2023 Schreiner, T.; Römmelt, H.; Krause, H.: Inequality as a topic (in the study programme) of social work and education - A critical discussion with students of both disciplines. In: Schreiner, T.; Wagner-Diehl, D. (eds.): Social inequality, education, biographical research. Perspectives on the work of Ingrid Miethe. Barbara Budrich. S. 15-28
  • 2023: Schreiner, T.; Wagner-Diehl, D.: Ways of researching and processing different dimensions of inequality - An introduction. In: Schreiner, T.; Wagner-Diehl, D. (eds.): Social inequality, education, biographical research. Perspectives on the work of Ingrid Miethe. Barbara Budrich. S. 9-14
  • 2023 Schreiner, T.: Commentary: Inclusion as a historical consequence and future perspective of child and youth welfare. In: Schreiner, T.; Bretländer, B.; Niedick, I. (eds.): Anyone can come?! KJSG: Inclusive child and youth services. Issue 2/2023 of the journal: Gemeinsam Leben: Journal for Inclusion. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa. S. 72-74
  • 2023 Schreiner, T.; Bretländer, B.; Niedick, I.: Editorial. Anyone can come. In: Schreiner, T.; Bretländer, B.; Niedick, I. (eds.): Anyone can come?! KJSG: Inclusive child and youth services. Issue 2/2023 of the journal: Gemeinsam Leben: Journal for Inclusion. Weinheim: Beltz Juventa. S. 71
  • 2020 Schreiner, T.: Organisation-Biography-Diversity: On the construction of social categories in the relationship between biographical and organisational experiences. In: Wagner, D./ Kleber, B./ Kanitz, K. (eds.): Education, Biography, Inequality. Contributions of biographical research to the relationship between education and social inequality. Opladen/ Berlin/ Toronto: Barbara Budrich. S. 233-250.
  • 2020 Schreiner, T.: Organisation between theory and practice - Report on the annual conference and the pre-conference for scientists in the qualification phase of the DGfE's section on organisational education (26.2-28.2.2020). In: Journal for the Sociology of Education and Socialisation (ZSE). Issue 3. 2020. p. 332-334.
  • 2012 Pelikan, E.; Schreiner, T.: Accessibility - a prerequisite for inclusion. In: Berufsbildung- Zeitschrift für Praxis und Theorie in Betrieb und Schule. Issue 137: Detmold. S. 24-27
  • 2012 Pelikan, E.; Schreiner, T.: Keyword: Accessibility. In: Berufsbildung- Zeitschrift für Praxis und Theorie in Betrieb und Schule. Issue 137: Detmold. S.30

Articles in specialised dictionaries

  • 2023 Elven, J.; Schreiner, T.: Organisational culture. In: socialnet. The network for the social economy. Available online at: https://www.socialnet.de/lexikon/Organisationskultur
  • 2015 Pelikan, E.; Schreiner, T.: Accessibility for working and learning. In: Pahl: Lexikon Berufsbildung - Ein Nachschlagewerk für die nicht akademischen und akademischen Bereiche. Bertelsmann, W. Verlag.

Publications in the course of voluntary activities

In the media and press

Research

Current research projects:

  • 9/2025 - 10/2026 Research project "MiMiMi - Mitreden, Mitgestalten, Mitforschen Participation and Awareness in residential youth care"
    • This practical research project aims to analyse, strengthen and further develop participation by young people in residential care units, particularly in the areas of awareness and sex education. The focus is on the joint development of participation concepts with young people in order to better take their needs and perspectives into account and promote participatory education.
    • Funding/client: Elisabethstift gGmbH Jugendhilfe der Diakonie, Salzgitter
    • Project sum: €26,840, 32
  • 2023-2026 Research project "Dynamite " - Inter-municipal organisation of a residential offer and participatory accompanying research for and with young people in challenging life situations. Cooperative research project with AWO Braunschweig.
    • This is a research project within the framework of a co-operation with Arbeiterwohlfahrt Braunschweig (AWO BS). The co-operation is divided into sub-projects. The study is framed as cooperative and participatory accompanying research. In addition to AWO Braunschweig, other independent and public child and youth welfare organisations are involved as cooperative partners.
    • A new inpatient residential programme at AWO BS focuses on developing prospects for young people in challenging life situations. These young people are often referred to as "system disrupters". Although the term refers to the problems, it can and is also viewed critically. Questions arise as to who breaks who or what, what "system" means exactly and in individual cases, how youth welfare services can act with young people, cooperate and support them. In the research cooperation, this "explosive potential" is critically scrutinised and the AWO's new residential offer is made analytically accessible from different perspectives. The accompanying research is aimed in particular at three levels and sub-projects:

      1. Inter-municipal-organisational cooperation

      2. Perspectives and patterns of interpretation of the young people

      3. Case development and description:

      • The study is framed as a qualitative mixed-method study. Particularly in the tradition of grounded theory methodology and participatory research approaches, different methods (e.g. expert interviews, participant observations, group discussions, document analysis) are used to achieve comprehensive analyses.

    • The project is financially supported by various funding organisations.

      • Total amount of external funding: 100 000€

    • The project is financially supported by:

      • Braunschweig Cultural Heritage Foundation

      • Kroschke Children's Foundation

      • District of Helmstedt

      • District of Hildesheim

Selected lectures

Lectures International

  • 2024 Towards an Inclusive University: About Anti-discrimination Strategies and their Organisational Implementation . International Conference: Diversity in Communities, Organisations and Nations. Common Ground Research Network and Lusiada University, Lisbon, Portugal
  • 2023 The potential of organizational pedagogy in context of diversity - organizational learning as organizational development and research Focus. International Conference: Diversity in Communities, Organisations and Nations. Common Ground Research Network and Metropolitan University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
  • 2023 Innovation through cooperation in child and youth services - An empirical example of the development of (organisational) innovation in the context of so-called "system disruptors". International Conference: Organisation and Innovation, Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE), Linz, Austria. Joint presentation with Olivia Garza Mendia (Ostfalia University, Nils Borkowski (AWO Braunschweig) & Hendrik Ruppert (AWO Braunschweig).
  • 2022 Acting for Change - A Dialogue between Organisational Pedagogy and Critical Action Research. Annual Conference University Network "Bildung durch Verantwortung" e.V., University of Education Upper Austria, Linz, Austria. Joint lecture with Norina Müller (University of Vienna).
  • 2021 Normativity Plus: Diversity between Exclusion and Inclusion. An Example of Organizational Culture within Social Service Organisations. International Conference: Diversity in Communities, Organisations and Nations. Common Ground Research Network and University of Curacao, Willemstad, Curaçao (Due to the corona pandemic, the conference took place as an e-conference; abstract contribution)
  • 2020 Conflicting Construction of Diversity in Social Service Organisations - Migration as Both: Resource and Problem. International Conference: Diversity in Communities, Organisations and Nations. Common Ground Research Network and University of Milan, Milan, Italy. (Due to the corona pandemic, the conference took place as an e-conference, video contribution)
  • 2019 Practices and Interpretations of Diversity and Inclusion in Social Service Organisations. International Conference: From Diversity Management to Diversity and Inclusion? St. Gallen University, Switzerland. Joint lecture with Prof. Dr Stefan Köngeter (University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen)
  • 2019 Diversity and Inclusion in German Social Service Organisations. International Workshop of York University and University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen, Switzerland and University of Trier. Toronto, Canada. Lecture and participation at the invitation of Prof Dr Luann Good-Gingrich (York University Toronto) and Prof Dr Stefan Köngeter (University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen)
  • 2018 Effects on Colleagues and Clients - Definition and handling of Diversity within an administration of a social welfare state. International Conference: Diversity in Communities, Organisations and Nations. Common Ground Research Network and University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
  • 2018 Diversity as an organisational responsibility towards clients and colleagues. International Conference: Organisation and Responsibility, Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE), Linz, Austria
  • 2017 Doing and Managing Diversity. Poster presentation. International Conference: Diversity in Communities, Organisations and Nations. Common Ground Research Network and University of Toronto, Canada.
  • 2017 Doing and Managing Diversity. Poster presentation. International Conference: Diversity. European Network for social and emotional competences for children and youth (ENSEC), Stockholm, Sweden.

Presentations National (selection)

  • 2025 "'DiAloge Lebenswelten' von Kindern und Jugendlichen -Zur Untrennbarkeit von Digital und Analog als Herausforderung für pädagogische Organisationen". Together with Sara Lentzen. Annual Conference of the Section for Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE). FU Berlin. Berlin
  • 2024 "(Un-)just ideas of addressees - On the construction of
    "Systemsprenger*innen" in the context of organisational rationalities in child and youth welfare" . Together with Sandrine Bakoben, Annual Conference of the Section for Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE). htw Saar, Saarbrücken
  • 2024 Attitudes and actions in inclusive and participatory youth welfare. Training event for the city of Braunschweig - Department of Integration Assistance, Braunschweig
  • 2023 Possibilities of inclusive child and youth welfare. Lecture for the Lower Saxony State Youth Welfare Committee, Hanover
  • 2023 SGB VIII and the digital worlds of children and young people. Training event organised by the Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family. Joint lecture with Sara Lentzen, Hanover
  • 2023 Communication and crises - Confident behaviour and action in difficult situations. Further training event. Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel
  • 2023 Attitude and behaviour - professionalism in the light of current challenges for the future. Further training event. City of Salzgitter Department for Children, Youth and Families, Salzgitter
  • 2023 Inclusion and participation - paradigm shift in the Child and Youth Empowerment Act (KJSG) towards co-determination and participation of all. Training event. District of Gifhorn Youth Department, Gifhorn
  • 2023 Inclusion, participation and counselling in the KJSG - developments, perspectives and options for action for child and youth welfare. "Inclusive educational counselling" symposium organised by BEJ - Beratung für Familien, Erziehende, und junge Menschen e.V., Braunschweig
  • 2023 Innovation and cooperation in the context of so-called "Systemsprenger:innen" - empiricism and practice using an example of child and youth welfare, spring conference "Innovations in social work - with, through or despite evaluation?" of the AK Social Services of the German Society for Evaluation (DeGEval e.V.), Wolfenbüttel
  • 2023 "Dynamite" - Inter-municipal organisation of a residential offer for and with young people in challenging life situations. Symposium: Young people who break systems! Cross-system networking. AWO Psychiatry Academy, Königslutter. Joint presentation with Nils Borkowski (AWO Braunschweig) and Alexander Pakalski (Helmstedt district)
  • 2022 The new SGB VIII - Child and Youth Strengthening Act (KJSG) as a commitment to participation. Implementation, significance and open questions for social work and social administration. Symposium of the committee for youth welfare in the district of Gifhorn, Gifhorn
  • 2022 Educational inequality. Meeting of youth social work, Braunschweig Youth Welfare Office
  • 2022 Multi-professionalism in the youth welfare office - organisational culture between pedagogical and administrative action. Together with Neha Weiler. Guest lecture as part of a seminar by Prof. Dr Marc Weinhardt, University of Trier
  • 2022 Critical organisational pedagogy as an approach to critical diversity research using the example of social, personal service organisations. Together with Stefan Köngeter, Annual Conference of the Organisational Pedagogy Section of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE). University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg
  • 2021 I learnt much more here than at school - Participation in youth association work as a driver of educational equality. Together with Ralf Silber, Jugendring Darmstadt. 7th Education Conference of the City of Darmstadt. Darmstadt
  • 2020 It is normal to be different - Theory and practice on the interpretation of diversity in social, personal service organisations. Annual conference of the organisational education section of the German Society for Educational Science (DGfE). University of Kiel, Kiel
  • 2019 Organisational pedagogy and criticism. An overview. Workshop: Critical Organisational Pedagogy, Erlangen
  • 2019 Social change as organisational responsibility - using the example of dealing with diversity in a youth welfare office. Annual conference of the German Society for Social Work (DGSA): Change in the labour society, Stuttgart
  • 2018 Diversity - organisation - biography. Conference: Biography - Education - Inequality. Graduate Centre of the University of Giessen, Giessen
  • 2018 Diverse administration as the basis of diverse societies? Annual conference of the German Society for Social Work (DGSA): Democracy and Social Work, Hamburg
  • 2017 Managing diversity in youth welfare offices. Annual Conference of the Section for Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). University of Hildesheim, Hildesheim
  • 2016 Managing Diversity and Inclusion in Social Administration. Presentation at the pre-conference for scientists in the qualification phase. Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Protestant University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt, Darmstadt
  • 2015 Diversity and inclusion. Presentation at the pre-conference for academics in the qualification phase. Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). University of Cologne, Cologne

Conference organisations

  • 2025 'We only look at the case. We don't look at the child'. Workshop in the context of research on young people in challenging life situations. Organiser of the conference together with Sandrine Bakoben
  • 2025 Identifying right-wing positions, topics and categorisations - What are right-wing land grabs in social work? Forum against anti-democracy and right-wing land grabs in social work. Joint working group of the DGSA and the Commission for Social Pedagogy of the DGfE. Cologne. Member of the organisation team
  • 2024 Youth welfare. Moving more together. Information day of public and independent organisations in the district of Wolfenbüttel. Member of the organisation team
  • 2023 Pre-conference for academics in the qualification phase. Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Linz. Member of the organisation team
  • 2022 Pre-Conference for scientists in the qualification phase. Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Magdeburg. Member of the organisation team
  • 2021 Come Together. 2. Workshop of the AG critical organisational pedagogy. Working group of the Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Educational Research Association (DGFE). Member of the organisation team
  • 2021 Organisation AND now?! Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Online conference with publication of the yearbook of the section Organisational Pedagogy. Member of the organisation team.
  • 2020 Pre-Conference for scientists in the qualification phase. Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Kiel. Member of the organisation team
  • 2019 Workshop: Critical organisational pedagogy. Working group of the section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Erlangen. Member of the organisation team
  • 2019 Pre-Conference for scientists in the qualification phase. Section Organisational Pedagogy in the German Society for Educational Science (DGFE). Trier. Member of the organisation team
  • 2012 Barrier-free education. Inclusion from the perspective of lifelong education, regional networks and teacher professionalism. Technical University of Darmstadt. Staff member for conference organisation, implementation and evaluation. Conference organiser: Prof. Dr. Josef Rützel

Functions and memberships within the university

  • Diversity Officer at Ostfalia

Prizes and awards

  • Teaching award for "best course" for the lecture "Educational Science Fundamentals". Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences, 2023
  • Emerging Scholar Award, University of Texas and Common Ground Research Network, International Conference Diversity in Communities, Nations and Organisations, Austin, Texas, 2018
  • Best Poster Award, International Conference: "Diversity", European Network for the social and emotional competences of children and youth (ENSEC), Stockholm, Sweden, 2017
  • Emerging Scholar Award, University of Toronto and Common Ground Research Network, International Conference Diversity in Communities, Nations and Organisations, Toronto, Canada, 2017
  • Scholarships: Study and doctoral funding, Hans Böckler Foundation