!!!Pädagogik

Pedagogy; a chair of education theory was established at the 
University of Vienna in 1805 and it was only from then onwards that 
pedagogy was regarded as an independent academic discipline. However, 
even in the Middle Ages personalities like  Engelbert von Admont, N. 
Kempf and E. S.  Piccolomini had reflected on the topic of 
education and teaching. During the early Modern Age strong influences 
were derived from P. Melanchthon and in particular the  Jesuits. 
During the 18%%sup th/%  century the ideas of Enlightenment also 
found their expression in the field of pedagogy (G. B.  Gaspari, 
J. I.  Felbiger, I.  Parhamer, G. F.  Marx, F. I.  Lang 
and others). It was not until 1800 that pedagogy established itself as 
a practical and independent academic discipline in Austria. 
(V. E.  Milde, F. M.  Vierthaler, F.  Gaheis). In 1849 the 
holder of the chair of pedagogy in Vienna, V. E. Milde, was removed 
from office and pedagogy became part of the faculty of philosophy. 
Under T. Vogt (1835-1906) pedagogy was taught in its own faculty again 
(a Pedagogical Seminar was established in 1877). At the University of 
Graz a chair of pedagogy was established in 1909 (E.  Martinak). In 
Innsbruck the chair of philosophy was also given a lectureship in 
pedagogy in 1930, in 1957 an independent Institute of Pedagogy was 
established there. Today, pedagogy is also taught at the new 
Universities of Salzburg and Klagenfurt (orginially "Hochschule 
fuer Bildungswissenschaft") and at the University of Economics 
and Business Administration, Vienna (but only to a limited extent, 
e.g. for Teacher Training). It is also taught at the University of 
Linz. At the universities although pedagogy is taught (A.  Hoefler, R. 
 Meister, M.  Heitger, O.  Tumlirz etc.) in the light of European 
developments in this field, the more traditional approach of the 
universities continues to exert a considerable influence on the 
training of teachers at Gymnasium secondary schools and their teaching 
methods. The training of elementary-level teachers is greatly 
influenced by more modern trends in the field of pedagogy (J. F. 
Herbart, F.  Dittes, O.  Willmann, reformed pedagogy etc.).

!Literature
H. Engelbrecht, Geschichte des oesterreichischen 
Bildungswesens, 5 vols., 1982-1988.


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