Pedagogy of childhood
2018 Habilitation at the Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg, teaching qualification in the field of empirical educational research
since 10/2011 Professor of Childhood Education at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
2009 - 2011 Postdoctoral researcher at the Forschungskolleg Frühkindliche Bildung. Excellent young researchers for science at the Robert Bosch Stiftung
2007 - 2011 Policy officer for children's life situations and development, Department of Children and Childcare, Deutsches Jugendinstitut e.V.
2003 - 2006 Doctoral Fellow of the "International Max Planck Research School The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics (LIFE)" at the Research Unit Educational Science and Educational Systems, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
2001 - 2003 and research assistant at the Department of Educational Sciences, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
1998 - 2000 Studied Sociology, M.A./USA, University of Iowa, USA
1994-1998 and 2000 - 2002 Study of Educational Sciences/Sociology, M.A., Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg
since 05/2023 Member of the working group on recruiting and securing skilled workers of the State Ministry of Culture
since 10/2022 Member of the project advisory board of the Information and Coordination Office for Child Day Care in Saxony (IKS)
since 02/2022 Spokesperson for the Saxony State Committee of the Childhood Education Study Program Day
since 9/2021 Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, HSZG
since 3/2021 Chair of the Commission on Early Childhood Education of the German Association for Educational Science (DGfE)
since 11/2015 Member of the Scientific Education Advisory Board of the Mayor of Hoyerswerda
Member of the German Association for Educational Science(https://www.dgfe.de/)
Member of the Commission on Early Childhood Education of the German Society for Educational Science(https://www.dgfe.de/sektionen-kommissionen-ag/sektion-8-sozialpaedagogik-und-paedagogik-der-fruehen-kindheit/kommission-paedagogik-der-fruehen-kindheit)
Member of the Childhood Education Study Day(https://www.fbts-ev.de/was-wir-tun)
Member of the Saxony State Committee of the Childhood Education Study Day
Co-editor of the journal Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung(http://www.diskurs-kindheits-und-jugendforschung.de/)
Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
Quality in child day care
Childhood research
Burkhardt, L., Cloos, P., Eckhardt, A.G., Kaiser-Kratzmann, J. & Franke-Meyer, D. (2023). Disciplinary development of early education pedagogy. Positioning and self-assurance, In Frühe Bildung, 12(3), pp. 172-176, doi.org/10.1026/2191-9186/a000619
Eckhardt, A.G. & Zill-Sahm, I. (2023). Expert advice - strengthened by the pandemic, In: KiTa aktuell. Professional journal for managers, professionals and providers of child day care, KiTa MO 32(7-8), pp. 15-17.
Eckhardt, A.G. & Zill-Sahm, I. (2023). Leading, guiding and advising. Managers in the scope with a shortage of skilled workers, In: KiTa aktuell. Professional journal for managers, professionals and providers of child day care, KiTa MO 32(4), pp. 20-22.
Cloos, P., Dittrich, I., Eckhardt, A.G., Franke-Meyer, D. & Friederich, T. (2023). The core curriculum "childhood education". An important step for the professionalization of childhood education, In Frühe Bildung, 12(2), pp. 109-111, https://doi.org/10.1026/2191-9186/a000612
Eckhardt, A.G. & Zill-Sahm, I. (2023). Reflection on pedagogical practice (not only) under pandemic conditions, In: KiTa aktuell. Professional journal for managers, professionals and providers of child day care, KiTa BY, 35(1), pp. 17-19.
Cloos, P., Dittrich, I., Eckhardt, A.G., Franke-Meyer, D. & Friederich, T. (2023). Core curriculum "Childhood education", In: KiTa aktuell. Professional journal for managers, professionals and providers of child day care, KiTa BW 32(1), pp. 25-27.
Cloos, P., Dittrich, I., Eckhardt, A.G., Franke-Meyer, D. & Friederich, T. (2022). Core curriculum "Childhood education", In: KiTa aktuell. Professional journal for managers, professionals and providers of child day care, pp. 13-15.
Eckhardt, A.G. & Zill-Sahm, I. (2022). Digital forms of educational partnership, In KiTa aktuell. Professional journal for managers, professionals and providers of child day care, pp. 16-18.
Zill-Sahm, I. & Eckhardt, A.G. & (2022). Bildungsgestaltung während einer Pandemie, In: Discourse on Childhood and Youth Research, Childhood and Youth Research, 17(3), pp. 393-396, https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v17i3.10.
Egert, F. & Eckhardt, A.G. & (2022). Systematic review on the quality of child day care. What role does professionalization play? In: Early Education, 11(1), pp. 12-19, https://doi.org/10.1026/2191-9186/a000554.
Eckhardt, A.G., Herrmann, A.-M., Holland, A.J., Kröning, C.J., Zill-Sahm, I. & Zimmer, M. (2021). Handout. Implementation of the education, care and upbringing mandate during a pandemic. Dresden: Center for Research, Continuing Education and Counseling at ehs Dresden gGmbH. Available at: https://www.kita-bildungsserver.de/publikationen/materialien-fuer-die-praxis/aktuelle-materialien-fuer-die-praxis/handreichung-umsetzung-des-bildungs-betreuungs-und-erziehungsauftrages-waehrend-einer-pandemie/
Eckhardt, A.G., Maas, L.T., Hauke S. & Stolle, S. (2021). "Kleine Meister" Evaluation of a pedagogical offer for early career orientation in day-care centers. In: Discourse on Childhood and Youth Research, Childhood and Youth Research, 16(4), pp. 481-496, https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v16i4.07.
Eckhardt, A.G. & Cloos, P. (2021). Multi-professional cooperation in child and youth services and schools. Editorial. In: Discourse on Childhood and Youth Research, Childhood and Youth Research, 16(3), pp. 269-271, https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v16i3.01.
Eckhardt, A.G. & Egert, F. (2020). Predictors for the Quality of Family Child Care: A Meta-Analysis. In Children and Youth Services Review. In: An International Multidisciplinary Review of the Welfare of Young People, 116 (peer-reviewed) (published online 26.06.2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105205
Eckhardt, A.G. & Egert, F. (2020). Process quality for children under three years in early child care and family child care in Germany. In: Early Yeas: An International Research Journal, 40(3), 287-305 (published online 21.03.2018), https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2018.1438373
Eckhardt, A.G. (2020). One square kilometer of education - needs-based support in the social space of Hoyerswerda, In: Koordinierungsstelle Bildung Hoyerswerda, c/o RAA Hoyerswerda/Ostsachsen e.V. Bildungsbeirat des Oberbürgermeisters von Hoyerswerda 2015 - 2020. A report, p. 25 - 31. City administration of Hoyerswerda (Lord Mayor): Hoyerswerda.
Eckhardt, A.G. & Mierendorf, J. (2018). Quality in child and youth welfare facilities. Editorial, In: Discourse on Childhood and Youth Research, Childhood and Youth Research, 13(4). S. 383-386.
Durand, J. & Eckhardt, A.G. (2018). The theory-practice relationship. Reflections on transfer processes from a macro and micro perspective. In: Discourse on Childhood and Youth Research, Childhood and Youth Research, 13(4). S. 477-482. https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v13i4.07
Egert, F., Fukkink, R. G. & Eckhardt, A. G. (2018). Impact of in-service professional development programs for early childhood teachers on quality ratings and child outcomes: A meta-analysis. In: Review of Educational Research, 88(3), 401-433, https://doi/org/10.3102/0034654317751918
Eckhardt, A.G. & Egert, F. (2018). Differences in Child Care Quality - a Matter of Personal Characteristics, Socialization Goals and Pre-service Curriculum? Early Child Development and Care, 188(12), 1726-1737. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2016.1278372.
Eckhardt, A.G. & Egert, F. (2017). Process and Interaction Quality in Child Day Care Centers in East and West Germany. An explorative study. In: Discourse on Childhood and Youth Research, 12(3), 361-366. doi.org/10.3224/discourse.v12i3.07
Egert, F., Eckhardt, A. G. & Fukkink, R. G. (2017). Key mechanisms of action of effective training to increase process quality in child day care centers. A narrative review. In: Early Education, 6(2), pp. 58-66, doi.org/10.1026/2191-9186/a000309.
2020 - 2022 Analysis of stress levels of educational staff in childcare facilities in Upper Lusatia (project management: Andrea G. Eckhardt & Matthias Schmidt)
2020 - 2021 Challenges for the implementation of the education, care and upbringing mandate during the Covid-19 pandemic (Project management: Andrea G. Eckhardt & Ivonne Zill-Sahm)(https://www.kita-bildungsserver.de/publikationen/materialien-fuer-die-praxis/aktuelle-materialien-fuer-die-praxis/handreichung-umsetzung-des-bildungs-betreuungs-und-erziehungsauftrages-waehrend-einer-pandemie/)
2018 - 2022 Little masters of tomorrow. Early career orientation in daycare centers (Project management: Andrea G. Eckhardt & Susann Stolle)
2018-2021 QUAT - Quality development in child day care (Project management: Andrea G. Eckhardt)
2016 - 2018 Health and work ability of educational staff in child day care facilities (Project management: Andrea G. Eckhardt & Matthias Schmidt)