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Thomas Lenz
Thomas Lenz works as a research scientist at the “Institute for Education and Society” at the University of Luxembourg. Currently he writes and organizes the first national Education Report for Luxembourg. Before that, he elaborated a research project on school history and institutional change in Luxembourg.
Subjects: Sociology
Biography
Thomas Lenz works as a research scientist at the “Institute for Education and Society”. Currently he writes and organizes the first national Education Report for Luxembourg. Before that, he elaborated a research project on school history and institutional change in Luxembourg.He completed his PhD in Sociology (Dr. Phil) at the University of Trier, Germany. Besides, he has worked as scientific collaborator at the University of Trier and has given courses at Hamline University, Minneapolis, USA and at the Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He has a M.A. degree in Sociology as well as a teachers' degree in German and Politics
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Research Interests
Sociology of Education
Sociology of Consumption
Media Analysis
Discourse Theory
Research projects
2014-2015: Erster nationaler Bildungsbericht Luxemburg
2013: Projekt zur Überarbeitung der Bilans intermédiaires in der Luxemburgischen Grundschule
2013: Rapport d'expertise sur le bilan de la réforme de l'école fondamentale
2010-2013: History of the Luxembourgish school system: Schooling as Institutional Heritage in Cultural Settings (SIHICS)
2006-2007: Project on “Digital Divide” (“Die digitale regionale Spaltung” funded by the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Germany)
2003: Development of Multimedia Teaching Tools in the project "Politikon" (funded by DFG)
2002: Survey for the “Mediengutachten Rheinland-Pfalz” (funded by Accenture and the Competence Center E-Business)
2001: Evaluation of psychosocial services in Rhineland-Palatinate
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