Rothgangel, Martin

"In my research, I use empirical and scientific methods to investigate the similarities and differences between various subject-specific teaching methods and identify the aspects that shape subject-specific teaching research. This not only promotes interdisciplinary dialogue between subject-specific teaching methods and subject-specific teaching research, but also enables research-based improvements to be made to subject-specific teaching and learning. The social benefits are obvious: education is an investment in the future."

• General subject didactics
• Formats of subject didactics research
• Scientific theory Subject didactics and religious education
• Empirical teaching research
• Anti-Semitism research

• 1983-1990 Studied secondary school teaching (WS 1983/84) and Protestant theology
• 1990-1998 Research assistant at the Chair of Protestant Theology and Religious Education at the University of Regensburg
• 1993-1998 Part-time religious education teacher at the Business School in Regensburg
• 1994 Doctorate in theology at the University of Munich
• 1996 Habilitation as Dr. phil. habil. at the University of Regensburg
• 1996-1998 Visiting professor for religious education/subject didactics at the University of Education in Erfurt
• 1998-2002 Professor of Religious Education/Protestant Theology at the University of Education in Weingarten (June 2002: elected rector)
• 2002-2010 Professor of Practical Theology/Religious Education at the University of Göttingen (2004-2006 Dean of Studies for Teacher Training, 2009-2010 Dean of Studies for the Faculty of Theology)
• 2002-2006 Chairman of the Society for Scientific Religious Education (GwR; formerly AfR e.V.)
• 2003-2017 Chair of the Catechism Committee of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD)
• 2010-2024 Professor at the Institute for Religious Education at the Faculty of Protestant Theology at the University of Vienna (2010-2014 Vice Dean, 2014-2018 Dean)
• 2012-2016 Chair of the Society for Didactics (GFD)
• 2018-2023 Affiliated Professor at the University of Haifa
• 2022-2024 Chair of the Austrian Society for Religious Education at Universities
• since 2019 Chair of the Association of Friends of Religious Education
• Since 2023 Chair of the Academic Advisory Board of the Center for Teacher Education (ZLB) at the University of Bamberg
• Since March 2023 Head of the Center for Teacher Education at the University of Vienna
• Since October 2024 Professor of General Subject Didactics, University of Vienna