KiBi-Z - Your space for researcher
The Centre for Child Education Research (KiBi-Z) supports you in the realisation of your own research project in the field of child, teaching or professional research.
Opening hours
During the lecture period of the winter semester 2025/26, the KiBi-Z is open at the following times
Tuesday: 9 am to 1 pm & 2 pm to 4 pm
Wednesday: 9 am to 1 pm
Thursday: 11 am to 1 pm
Attention: Different opening hours!
Wednesday, 19 November closed
Tuesday, 19 December 9 am to 12:30 pm
22 December to 2 January closed
Wednesday, 14 January closed
Tuesday, 27 January 9 am to 12:30 pm
Consultation hours can be booked here via KOMO.
For all students who are writing an empirical Bachelor's or Master's thesis within our working group, a separate PANDA course with information and materials has been institutionalised. Please contact Katrin Glawe to be included in the course.
Concept
The KiBi-Z was founded in the winter semester of 2009 and offers a professional learning environment for students who wish to pursue child-centred or teaching-related questions as part of an empirical term paper or thesis. The Centre for Child Education Research specialises in approaches to children's perspectives and offers a holistic range of advisory services with a focus on "child research".
At KiBi-Z you will find a wide range of literature, technical equipment and software as well as a place for communication. Here you will receive expert advice and support during your research process. The KiBi-Z is also at your disposal for the development of possible topics, the mediation of co-operation partners and support in the research field.
In short: The Centre for Child Education Research is the right place to go if you would like support in realising your own research project in the context of child research and educational research.
You will find the KiBi-Z in the Research Centre EW: Room H5.242 (room shared with the Research Workshop EW).
Offers of the KiBi-Z
- KiBi-Z-PANDA (contact Dr Katrin Glawe for activation)
- KiBi-Z Blog for current announcements and offers
- Method consultation hours (also via Zoom)
- Weekly methods consultation hour
- Consultation hours for final theses
- Individual counselling from developing the research question to interpretation
- Advice for research groups in the context of seminars
- Regular research colloquium
- Exchange, networking and reflection sessions in research meetings with students and cooperation partners from the field
- Workplaces for research groups
- Video archive and collection of theses
- Specialised literature on children's research
- Specialised journals
Furthermore, kick-off workshops are regularly organised for students with empirical research projects. These workshops give students an initial insight into all the steps involved in the research process and help them to plan their own project effectively.
Literature and materials
The latest specialist literature on children's research, classroom research and practical research, methodological guides, video material, empirically orientated term papers and theses and much more can be viewed during KiBi-Z opening hours.
- Flyer of the KiBi-Z literature list "Practical research with children"
- Diagnostic and support materials for bachelor's theses and dissertations
- Films available for loan
- Literature in the KiBi-Z reference collection (Büker)
- Literature in the KiBi-Z reference collection (Bentler)
- Literature in the KiBi-Z reference catalogue (Vielfaltstableau)
- Technology
- Lending rules
Contact person
Dr. Katrin Glawe
Grundschulpädagogik und Frühe Bildung
Warburger Str. 100
33098 Paderborn
Office hours
Termine für die allgemeine Sprechstunde sowie die Methodenberatung (im KiBi-Z, H5.242) können Sie hier buchen: Sprechstunden AG Grundschulpädagogik und Frühe Bildung.
Für das Wintersemester 2025/26 und das Sommersemester 2026 können keine weiteren Abschlussarbeiten mehr angenommen werden.
