Dr. Tim Rohrmann

Professor for Early Childhood Education at HAWK Hildesheim since 2018.

• 1987-1993 Study of Psychology at TU Braunschweig
• Training in Integrative Therapy/Gestaltpsychotherapy
• Training, counseling and practice research in childhood development and education
• Since 2001, leader of Wechselspiel – Institut für Pädagogik und Psychologie (Institute for pedagogy and psychology) in Wolfenbüttel
• 2008 PhD in Educational Sciences at OIdenburg University: "Two worlds? Gender separation in childhood: Empirical research and educational practice in dialogue"
• 2008-2010 Research project„elementary – Men in educational work with children", Innsbruck University.
• 2010-2013 Co-leader, Koordinationsstelle "Männer in Kitas" (Coordination office for men in ECEC), Catholic University of Social Work, Berlin.
• 2013-2018 Professor for childhood development and education at Dresden University for Applied Sciences in social work, early education and nursing sciences.

Tim Rohrmann is married and father of two daughters.

Memberships

• EECERA European Early Childhood Education Research Association
• DGfE Deutsche Gesellschaft für Erziehungswissenschaft [German Association of Educational Sciences]
• BAG-BEK Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Bildung und Erziehung in der Kindheit
• DeBeKi Deutscher Berufsverband für Kindheitspädagogik e.V.

Main areas of research

Language development and support; Gender and gender-sensitive education, Men and women in ECEC - Special Interest Group Gender Balance, Inclusion and Diversity.

Publications

Recent Books

• Brody, David, with Emilsen, Kari, Rohrmann, Tim & Warin, Jo (eds.) (2021). Exploring Career Trajectories of Men in the ECEC Workforce. Why they leave and why they stay. London: Routledge. more info

• Rohrmann, Tim & Wanzeck-Sielert, Christa (2018). Mädchen und Jungen in der KiTa. Körper, Gender, Sexualität. 2., vollst. überarb. Auflage. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

• Rohrmann, Sabine & Tim (2017). Begabte Kinder in der KiTa. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

Articles (Peer review, international/English)

• Emilsen, Kari; Ljunggren, Birgitte & Rohrmann, Tim (2024). Manglende mangfold i barnehagen. Første Steg, Nr. 1/2024, 70-72.

• Emilsen, Kari & Rohrmann, Tim (2023). More Men Wanted! Discourses on Men in the ECEC Workforce Between Research, Practice and Policy Development. Childlinks (2), 8–12. https://shop.barnardos.ie/products/ebook-childlinks-men-in-early-childhood-education-and-care-issue-2-2023

• Plaisir, Jean-Yves & Rohrmann, Tim (2023). L'entrée des hommes dans le secteur de la petite enfance, chances et défis: Un aperçu international. Sous la direction de Sophie Devineau. Une mixité professionnelle contrainte par le genre. Des hommes dans les métiers de la prime enfance (p. 95-110). Rouen: Presses universitaires de Rouen et du Havre.

• Rohrmann, Tim (2020). Men as promoters of change in ECEC? An international overview. Early Years, 40 (1), 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09575146.2019.1626807

• Rohrmann, Tim (2019). Editorial. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27 (5), 583-586. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2019.1651928

• Rohrmann, Tim (2019). The role of male caretakers and pre-school teachers for father involvement in ECEC. Global Education Review, 6 (1), 26-39. https://ger.mercy.edu/index.php/ger/article/view/494

• Sak, Ramazan; Rohrmann, Tim; Şahin Sak, İkbal T. & Schauer, Gabriele (2018). Parents’ views on male ECEC workers: a cross-country comparison. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27(1), 68-80. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2018.1556535

• Rohrmann, Tim (2016). Men and women as professionals in early childhood education. An issue of inclusion? La nouvelle revue de l’adaptation et de la scolarisation, n° 73, 2016(4), 201-218.

• Rohrmann, Tim & Emilsen, Kari (eds.)(2015). Special Issue: Gender Balance in the ECEC work force. Editorial. European Early Childhood Research Journal, 23 (3), 295-301. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1350293X.2015.1043804#abstract

• Peeters, Jan; Rohrmann, Tim & Emilsen, Kari (2015). Gender balance in ECEC: Why is there so little progress? European Early Childhood Research Journal, 23(3), 302-314. DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2015.1043805 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1350293X.2015.1043805

• Rohrmann, Tim & Brody, David (2015). Questioning methodologies in research on men in ECEC. European Early Childhood Research Journal, 23(3), 405-416. DOI: 10.1080/1350293X.2015.1043814 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1350293X.2015.1043814

Articles (German)

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