About the person
Atuelles
Functions of the university of applied sciences
- Member of the Faculty Council
- Member of the Examination Board
- Deputy Chairman of the Examination Board
- Module spokesperson for modules 14, 15 and 17 in the old BA program
- Module spokesperson for modules 1, 5 and 10 in the MA study program "Youth in Theory and Practice of Social Work"
- Alumni representative of the faculty
- Program director for the MA study program "Social Work: Youth in Theory and Practice"
Supervision of doctorates
- Boecker, Michael 2015: Success in social work in the field of micropolitical conflicts of interest (Completed)
Curriculum Vitae
University of Applied Sciences
1978-1981 Studied social pedagogy at the universities of applied sciences for social pedagogy in Münster and Dortmund. Degree: Diplom-Sozialpädagoge
Title of diploma thesis: "Youth without work - The problem of youth unemployment and aspects of its causal relationship".
University education
1981-1987 Studied sociology, German and social sciences at the University of Bielefeld. Degree: Diploma in Sociology.
Thesis title: "Education system and qualification structure - theories on the relationship between the education and employment systems and the relevance of qualification research in industrial sociology".
Main areas of study: Educational and scientific planning, human resources and organization, planning and decision theory, general sociology.
doctorate
1995-1997 at the Faculty of Sociology at Bielefeld University.
Title of doctorate: "Innovation Networks - Recursive Technology Development between Visions of Use and Practical Application". (Grade: Summa cum laude)
Occupation
since March 2007: Professorship Social Economy / Social Management in the Faculty of Applied Social Studies at Fachhochschule Dortmund
09/2004 - 02/2007: Deputy Professor of Social Economy / Social Management in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Fachhochschule Dortmund
09/2002 - 08/2004 Substitute professor (50%) for sociology including methods of empirical social research, in particular sociology of social inequality, social problems and problem intervention
11/2000 - 11/2004 Member of the project group: future work/Institute for Innovation Transfer at the University of Bielefeld GmbH:
- 11/2000 - 08/2002 Design project: "Modern personnel policy - equal opportunities in the workplace" on behalf of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Qualification and Technology, the Ministry of Women, Youth, Family and Health, the Hans Böckler Foundation, the Bertelsmann Foundation and the East Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Bielefeld.
- Collaboration in the planning group "Net's work" - first trade fair for business networks and scientific congress on November 07/08, 2003 in Bad Salzuflen near Bielefeld from 06/02 to 11/03.
- Quality management for RegioNet-OWL on behalf of the district of Lippe from 06/2002 to 11/2003
- Member of the RegioNet-OWL steering group
- Concept development, organization and implementation of 3 industry conferences for works councils in the construction machinery industry on behalf of Arbeit und Leben Bielefeld e.V. DGB/VHS from 10/03 to 04/04
10/1999 - 07/2000 Full-time pedagogical employee at Arbeit und Leben Bielefeld e.V. DGB/VHS
10/1994 - 07/2002 Lecturer in Sociology at the Fachhochschule Dortmund for Social Pedagogy (4 or 6 SWS)
04/1998 - 08/1998 "Comparative Work and Industrial Sociology" at the Faculty of Sociology at the University of Bielefeld in the scientific unit V: "Personnel and Organizational Management"
10/1995 - 03/1997 Research assistant at the Faculty of Sociology
10/1991 - 12/1994 Research assistant in the university's focus on science and technology research (research project of the Federal Ministry of Research and Technology on "Innovation Processes in Industry")
03/89 - 08/91 Research assistant in the university's research focus on science and technology research (research project: "Technology development and design perspectives for works councils")
10/1985 - 09/1988 Various activities at the Laborschule Bielefeld
09/1984 - 08/1985 Year of professional training as a school social pedagogue at the Laborschule Bielefeld
Research
Research projects
Projects and fields of research
- 2010: Changing qualification requirements for managers in social work? Initial effects of the changeover from diploma to BA/MA degree programs (ongoing)
- 2009/10: Research project "Structures of child and youth protection in NRW" together with Jochem Kotthaus in specialization module 29 (completed)
- 2008/09: Project with the early intervention center in Unna and Kamen: Development, implementation and evaluation of a survey on job satisfaction and working atmosphere in the Unna and Lünen facilities of the early intervention center (completed)
- 2007/8: Research proposal (together with Marianne Kosmann, Irina Vellay and Wolfgang Richter) to the Hans Böckler Foundation: "The 'workfare state' - domestic work in the public sphere?" (completed)
Publications
Anthology contribution
- U. Kowol, “Grundlagen juveniler Vergemeinschaftung,” in Salafismus in Deutschland, Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2017, pp. 29–46.Open publication
Journal article
- U. Kowol, “Rezension zu: Dagmar Hosemann, Thorsten Wege - Wo das Wünschen noch geholfen hat : systemisch-lösungsorientierte Gespräche aus der Welt der Märchen,” Socialnet. : das Netz für Sozialwirtschaft, Rezensionen, 2022.Open publication
- U. Kowol, “Rezension zu: Herbert Schubert: Netzwerkmanagement in Kommune und Sozialwirtschaft,” Socialnet. : das Netz für Sozialwirtschaft, Rezensionen, vol. 2018, p. ohne Seitenangabe-ohne Seitenangabe, 2018.Open publication
- U. Kowol and S. Schuchmann, “Erziehungsbeistandschaft,” Theorie und Praxis der sozialen Arbeit : TUP, vol. 65 (2014), no. 3, pp. 168–179, 2014.Open publication
- S. Kathöfer, U. Kowol, and J. Kotthaus, “Tue Gutes und rede darüber!,” Sozialmagazin : die Zeitschrift für soziale Arbeit, vol. 37 (2012), no. 6, pp. 10–16, 2012.Open publication
- S. Kathöfer, U. Kowol, and J. Kotthaus, “Wie schätzen Jugendämter ihren kommunikativen Auftritt ein?,” Sozialmagazin : die Zeitschrift für soziale Arbeit, vol. 37 (2012), no. 6, pp. 17–25, 2012.Open publication
- S. Kathöfer, J. Kotthaus, and U. Kowol, “(Internetbasierte) Zugangsmöglichkeiten für FremdmelderInnen in Fällen möglicher Kindeswohlgefährdung,” Zeitschrift für Sozialpädagogik : ZfSp, vol. 9 (2011), no. 2, pp. 143–164, 2011.Open publication
- S. Kathöfer, J. Kotthaus, and U. Kowol, “Jugendamt goes Internet,” Theorie und Praxis der sozialen Arbeit : TUP, vol. 62 (2011), no. 1, pp. 4–10, 2011.Open publication
Books
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Kowol, Uli (together with Faber, Christel) 2003: "Women and men must be equal!" "Equal to men or equal to women?" Case studies on equal opportunities and modern personnel policy in small and medium-sized companies Munich and Mering |
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Kowol, Uli 1998: Innovation networks - technology development between visions of use and practical application
Wiesbaden, Germany
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Kowol, Uli (together with: Asdonk, J., Bredeweg, U.) 1993a: Innovation, organization and skilled work. Framework conditions and perspectives of company technology development Bielefeld |
Book reviews
Reviews
| 1st Kowol, Uli(Opens in a new tab) |
Rezension vom 23.09.2014 zu: Helmut Linnenbank, Yasemin Ait Ichou, Hans-Werner Uchner: Hilfeschrei im Klassenzimmer. Lit Verlag (Berlin, Münster, Vienna, Zurich, London) 2014. 272 pages. ISBN 978-3-643-12194-3. |
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Review from 22.08.2018 to: Schubert, Herbert 2018: https://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/24517.php(Opens in a new tab) |
| 3 Kowol, Uli |
Review from 18.02.2022 to: Dagmar Hosemann, Thorsten Wege: Where wishing still helped.... Systemic solution-oriented conversations from the world of fairy tales. Publishing house modernes lernen Borgmann GmbH & Co KG. (Dortmund) 2021. 208 pages. ISBN 978-3-8080-0908-6. D: 19.95 EUR, A: 20.60 EUR, CH: 32.30 sFr. Online: www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/29182.php(Opens in a new tab) |
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Review from 03.05.2022 to: Raisch, Michael: Emotions in systemic therapy. Foundations and methods for an integrative practice Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (Göttingen) 2022. ISBN 978-3-525-40775-2 https://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/29368.php(Opens in a new tab) |
Essays
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Kowol, Uli 2019 : Foundations of juvenile communitization In: Toprak, Ahmet, Weitzel, Gerrit (eds.), Salafism in Germany. Youth cultural aspects, pedagogical perspectives, 2nd edition, Springer, VS, pp. 29-46 |
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Kowol, Uli 2017 : Fundamentals of juvenile communitization In: Toprak, Ahmet, Weitzel, Gerrit (eds.), Salafism in Germany. Youth cultural aspects, pedagogical perspectives, Springer, VS, pp. 29-46 |
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Kowol, Uli (together with Sandra Schuchmann) 2014 : Parental assistance: successes and limits In: Theory and Practice of Social Work (TUP), 65th vol. 3, pp. 168-179 |
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Kowol, U. (together with Kathöfer, S., Kotthaus, J.) 2012 : How do youth welfare offices assess their communicative appearance? A study in the context of "third-party reporters of child endangerment" In: Sozialmagazin, 37th Vol., No. 6, pp. 17-25 |
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Kowol, U. (together with Kathöfer, S., Kotthaus, J.) 2012 : Do good and talk about it! Backgrounds and approaches to reference group-oriented public relations work in the context of external reporters at the General Social Service of Youth Welfare Offices In: Social Magazine, 37th Vol., No. 6, pp. 10-16 |
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Kowol, U. (together with Kathöfer, S., Kotthaus, J., Siebert, M.) 2011 : Jugendamt goes Internet. On the benefits of internet-based forms of communication for youth welfare offices In: Theory and Practice of Social Work, 62nd vol. 1, pp. 4-10 |
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Kowol, U. (together with Kathöfer, S., Kotthaus, J. and Siebert, M.) 2011 : (Internet-based) access options for third-party reporters in cases of possible child endangerment - An analysis of youth welfare office websites in North Rhine-Westphalia In: Journal for Social Pedagogy (ZfSp), 9th vol. 2, S. 143-164 |
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Kowol, U., Küppers, G. 2005 : Innovation Networks: A New Approach to Innovation Dynamics In: Geenhuizen, M., Gibson, D., Heitor, M. (Eds.), 2005: Regional Development and Conditions for Innovation in the Network Society, Purdue University Press, p. 61-86 |
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Kowol, U., Krohn, W. 2000 : Innovation and networking: The conception of innovation networks In: Weyer, J. (ed.), Social Networks. Konzepte und Methoden der sozialwissenschaftlichen Netzwerkforschung, Oldenbourg Verlag, 2000, Series: Lehr- und Handbücher der Soziologie, pp. 135-160 |
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Kowol, U., Krohn, W. 1997 : Modernization dynamics and innovation lethargy. Ways out of the modernization trap In: Blättel-Mink, B., Renn, O. (eds.), Between Actor and System. The organization of innovation, Opladen, pp. 43-74 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Herbold, R.) 1996b : Innovation as a recursive process In: Mitteilungen zur Technikfolgenabschätzung, VDI |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Herbold, R.) 1996a : Actor configurations of technology genesis. The organization of innovation using the example of machine tool manufacturing In: IWT-Paper 11, Bielefeld |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Herbold, R.) 1995c : Innovation case studies. Technology genesis between manufacturers and users In: Papers from the project "Technikentwicklung als rekursiver Prozeß", Bielefeld, Vol. I and II, IWT-Paper 8 |
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Kowol, U., Krohn, W. 1995b : Innovation networks. A model of technology genesis In: Rammert, W., Bechmann, G., Halfmann, J. (eds.), Jahrbuch Technik und Gesellschaft 8, Frankfurt/M., New York, Theoriebausteine der Techniksoziologie, pp. 77-105 |
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Kowol, U. (together with Bredeweg, U., Krohn, W.) 1995a : Innovation theories between technology and market In: Rammert, W., Bechmann, G., (eds.), Technology and Society, Frankfurt/M., New York, Yearbook 7: Construction and Evolution of Technology, pp. 187-205 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J.) 1994b : Filling the gaps in construction in the workshop. Practical interdisciplinarity in technical innovations In: Wechselwirkung, Vol. 16, Issue 10, , pp. 13-18 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Bredeweg, U.) 1994a : Evolution in technology-producing and technology-using social systems In: Rammert, W., Bechmann, G., (eds.), Jahrbuch Technik und Gesellschaft. Frankfurt/M., Vol. 7, pp. 67-94 |
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Kowol, U. 1993 : Technology development and innovation work In: Arbeit, Zeitschrift für Arbeitsforschung, Arbeitsgestaltung und Arbeitspolitik, Vol. 2, Issue 2, pp. 114-139 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Bredeweg, U.) 1993 : "Experience is irreplaceable for us": company innovation models and innovation work In: Yearbook Work and Technology. Bonn-Bad-Godesberg, 1993b, pp. 175-188 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Bredeweg, U.) 1991b : Systemic rationalization and technology design In: WSI-Mitteilungen 7, pp. 419-427 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Bredeweg, U.) 1991a : Innovation as a recursive process. On the theory and empiricism of the genesis of technology using the example of production technology In: Journal of Sociology, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 290-304 |
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Kowol, U. (together with: Asdonk, J., Bredeweg, U.) 1990 : Technology genesis in the context of producer-user relationships In: Tschiedel, R. (ed.), The technical construction of social reality. Munich, pp. 121-136 |