RdJB Recht der Jugend und des Bildungswesens

The question of whether a compulsory last year of nursery school is permissible under German constitutional law has been the subject of controversial debate in the literature to date. This article, which is based on a legal opinion for the State...

Students with health impairments have claims against the university for reasonable accommodation, in particular compensation for disadvantages in examinations, and barrier-free study conditions as well as claims for support services from social...

The Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam, Germany, ran from April 2016 to March 2025 and supported international teachers in (re)entering the German school system during this period. This article highlights the administrative...

The article sheds light on the limits of demand planning as they result from the case law of the 1970s and 1980s and shows under which conditions moderate and demand-considering incentive and steering approaches are constitutionally permissible...

The secondment of civil servant teachers to another school against their will harbours considerable dynamite. Civil servants are often unwilling to accept a change of position, although as civil servants they must be aware that although their...

The nationwide shortage of skilled labour in the teaching profession is also affecting the federal state of Bremen. This practical article first outlines the specific challenges facing the two-city state before concluding with selected measures for...

Forgive them, for they know not what they do. Interdisciplinary subjects face challenges such as out-of-field teaching, but how widespread are they and which effects can be detected? We put integrated science and social studies subjects to the test.

The current shortage of teachers contrasts with different forecasts of future staffing levels. How are such forecasts drawn up and what causes their different results? What educational policy options are available to influence the demand for...

The article presents forms and experiences of implementing political education in youth prisons from the perspective of in-house teachers and social workers. Important framework conditions and topics for educational work in schools or external...

The article presents the seminar “Uni im Vollzug” (University in Prison), which has been taking place in Tegel prison since the fall of 2018 as a collaboration between Freie Universität Berlin, Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences, and...

Despite the continuous digitalization, internet access is highly restricted within the detention system of German-speaking countries. Digital content, secure internet access and a mailing program for detainees are provided by the elis plattform for...

Since 2016, the Department of Law at the University of Southern Denmark and Søbysøgård Prison have partnered to offer a course for 12 law students and 12 incarcerated men. 172 students have completed the course by 2024, improving their...

This article examines the combination of offender treatment programs within North Rhine-Westphalia’s correctional system, with a focus on educational and vocational training. The findings reveal that our cluster analyses found motivational and...