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since 08/2023 Module coordinator "Transformation" (until 2024 "Transforming knowledge: responsible action"); College; Leuphana University Lüneburg
01/2021-08/2023 Managing Director and Post-doctoral researcher (from 06/2021); Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning (ISDL); Leuphana University Lüneburg
04/2020-12/2020 Research Associate; Institute for Sustainable Development and Learning (ISDL); Leuphana University of Lüneburg
03/2016-06/2019 Research Associate; Project ZZL-Network; Leuphana University of Lüneburg
04/2015-02/2016 Research Associate; Institute for Integrative Studies (former INFIS, now --> SETRI); Leuphana University of Lüneburg
09/2014-03/2015 Research assistant; Office of the Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Sustainability; Leuphana University of Lüneburg
10/2014-11/2015 Seminar leader in the project "Cooperative Climate and Energy Education" (German-Russian cooperation project, among others in Kaliningrad and Lüneburg; project of the Trägerverbund Burg Lenzen (Elbe) e.V., funded by the Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU))
2015 Degree in Sustainability Science, M.Sc.; Leuphana University Lüneburg;
10/2007-11/2010 Project assistance in the project "CUISINET. Schule im Netzwerk - Nachhaltigkeit und Ernährungsbildung" (School in a Network - Sustainability and Nutrition Education); Lüneburg (A joint initiative of the Techniker Krankenkasse (TK), the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs of Lower Saxony and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection)
2008 Degree in Environmental Sciences, B.Sc.; Leuphana University Lüneburg
DISSERTATION (finished May 2021).
"The professionalization of (prospective) teachers in the context of sustainable development : the potential of transdisziplinary cooperation for the integration of education for sustainable development in school and teaching"
Research interests
- Education for sustainable development and competence development
- Mutual learning in transdisciplinary settings
- Design of transdisciplinary teaching and learning settings in higher education
- Competence development in the subject of basic social and science education
- Competence development of teachers
- Integration of sustainability competencies into teacher education and school practice
Keywords
- Sustainability education
- Transdisciplinary studies
- Sustainability Science
- Educational science
- Didactics of elementary social studies and science
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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Research collaborations from the last five years
Projects
- 4 Finished
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P4F: Politics4Future: Youth teacher engagement on SDG 4.7 – Building political agency in youth teacher trai-nees for global citizenship learning, sustainability and social transformation
Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Joon, D. (Project staff) & Bürgener, L. (Coordination)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
01.01.22 → 01.07.24
Project: Research
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ESD for 2030: Lernen für und in resiliente(n) und nachhaltige(n) Kommunen
Lang, D. J. (Project manager, academic), Bürgener, L. (Coordination) & Drautz, S. (Project staff)
German Federal Environmental Foundation
01.01.21 → 31.12.24
Project: Research
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Die Professionalisierung von (angehenden) Lehrkräften im Kontext nachhaltiger Entwicklung: das Potential transdisziplinärer Zusammenarbeit für die Integration von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung in Schule und Unterricht
Bürgener, L. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.17 → 20.05.21
Project: Dissertation project
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ZZL-Netzwerk: Theorie-Praxis-Vernetzung im ZZL-Netzwerk in den vier Handlungsfeldern „Heterogenität und Inklusion“, „Kompetenzorientierte Unterrichtsgestaltung“, "Coaching & Mentoring" sowie „Lehrkräftegesundheit".
Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Blume, C. (Project staff), Peperkorn, M. (Project staff), Beckmann, T. (Project staff), Kulin, S. (Project staff), Besser, M. (Project staff), Fischer, N. (Project staff), Straub, R. P. (Project staff), Troll, B. (Project staff), Köhler, A. (Project staff), Scharnberg, S. (Project staff), Landmeier, J. K. (Project staff), Waschewski, T. (Project staff), Bürgener, L. (Project staff), Brückner, J. (Project staff), Dollereder, L. (Project staff) & Bode, P. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.16 → 30.06.19
Project: Other
Research output
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Impuls – Wandel kritisch-konstruktiv gestalten lernen: Das neue Modul „Transformation“ im Leuphana Semester
Picht-Wiggering, L., Bürgener, L., Fischer, D. & Nigro, R., 28.05.2025, Interdisziplinäre Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung (I-BNE): Beiträge zur zweiten Fachkonferenz 2024 an der Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm. Humburg, D., Dernbach, B. & Klages, M. (eds.). Nürnberg: Technischen Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm, p. 5-14 10 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Education
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Inter- und transdisziplinäre Forschungsprojekte als Ansatz für eine transformative Hochschulbildung
Bürgener, L. & Meyer, S., 2025, Interdisziplinarität in Forschung und Lehre gestalten: Bedingungen, Teamarbeit, Räume, Methoden. Braßler, M., Lerch, S. & Brandstädter, S. (eds.). WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 193-208 16 p. (Interdisziplinäre Lehre; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review
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Inter- und Transdisziplinarität
Weiser, A., Bürgener, L., Steinbrügge, F. & Lang, D. J., 2025, (Submitted) Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Gemeinsam für das Klima: Sachinformationen, Praxisbeispiele und didaktische Anregungen
Kater-Wettstädt, L., Bürgener, L., Brandt, J.-O., Weigel, S., Power, M., Roncevic, K. & Rudek, J., 08.2024, Hamburg. 116 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Compendium/lecture notes › Transfer
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Professionalisierung von Sachunterrichtsstudierenden durch transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit im Kontext von Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung
Bürgener, L., 22.05.2023, In: HLZ Herausforderung Lehrer_innenbildung - Zeitschrift zur Konzeption, Gestaltung und Diskussion. 6, 1, p. 74-95 22 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Transformative Curricula as Drivers for Organisational Change: The Transformation Module at Leuphana University Lüneburg
Picht-Wiggering, L. (Speaker), Fischer, D. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Coauthor)
19.11.2025 → 21.11.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Education
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Challenges and Enablers of Learning (for Sustainability) of First-Semester Students in an Interdisciplinary Study Model at Leuphana University Germany
Bürgener, L. (Speaker), Picht-Wiggering, L. (Speaker), Etsiwah, B. (Coauthor), Gohr, C. (Coauthor) & Tolksdorf, W. (Coauthor)
10.09.2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Institutionalizing transdisciplinary learning on different levels
Bürgener, L. (Speaker) & Weiß, M. (Speaker)
09.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Von Lüneburg ins Baltikum und zurück - Gemeinsam lernen und experimentieren für eine resiliente und nachhaltige Stadt- und Kommunalentwicklung
Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Drautz, S. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Coauthor)
02.06.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Von Lüneburg ins Baltikum und zurück. Reallabore als Lernumgebungen.
Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Drautz, S. (Speaker) & Bürgener, L. (Coauthor)
2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer