Lena Susanne Freidorfer

Key Topics

Historical and internationally comparative educational research (in vocational training)
Development of apprentices
Teaching and learning in vocational in-house training; occupational field didactics
Education and continuing education of persons responsible for vocational trainin

Since August 2018, PhD candidate and academic associate in the research project “Die Entwicklung der Berufsbildung in der Schweiz im Spannungsfeld zwischen Bund und Kantonen. Die entscheidenden Jahre zwischen 1950 und 1970” (i.e. “The Development of Vocational Training in Switzerland between the conflicting priorities of the Confederation and the cantons. The Decisive Years between 1950 and 1970”) at the former chair for Vocational Training at the University of Zurich, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
From November 2018 to July 2021, academic associate in the leading house “occupational area didactics” at the former chair of Vocational Training at the University of Zurich, funded by the PH chamber of swissuniversities and managed by the Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET)
From November 2019 to July 2021, member of the teaching staff within the BA-modules “Vocational and Economic Education” and “Vocational Learning” at the former chair of Vocational Training at the University of Zurich
Since August 2021, teaching and research assistant at the chair of Vocational Education and Training and Continuing Education at the University of Zurich

BA degree in education science from the University of Graz in July 2016.
MA degree in adult and continuing education from the University of Graz in July 2018.
Since August 2018, dissertation project with the title “Vom ‘Lehrling’ zum ‘Lernenden’ – Zur Wahrnehmung Jugendlicher in Ausbildung im Zuge der Transformation der beruflichen Bildung in den Jahren von 1950 bis 1970” (i.e. “From ‘Apprentice’ to ‘Student’ – on the Perception of Adolescents in Apprenticeships in the Course of the Transformation of Vocational Education in the Years from 1950 to 1970”) at the University of Zurich