Dr. Petra Rauschert

Curriculum vitae

Petra Rauschert studied English and German at the University of Munich (LMU). Several longer stays abroad as student at the Istituto Universitario Orientale in Naples/Italy, as assistant teacher in Brainerd/USA and as chairwoman of a school project in Telangana/India supported her interest and research in the field of intercultural learning.

She completed her teacher training with the Second State Examination (Gymnasium) and worked as a secondary school teacher in Gauting for several years. After a secondment to LMU, she was appointed to a permanent position at the Department of TEFL.

With a research focus on Intercultural Education she gained her PhD on “Intercultural Service Learning”, an approach that combines formal learning and community service. She founded the International Service Learning Network "Weitblick – Students in Action e.V.", which provides a platform for teachers and students of all educational institutions (ranging from elementary school to university) to collaboratively conduct Service Learning projects. She received several awards for her projects and research (e.g. Deutscher Lehrerpreis, Bundeswettbewerb für Fremdsprachen, Wettbewerb des Bundespräsidenten – Eine Welt für alle, Franz Emanuel Weinert Dissertationspreis).

Forschungsinteressen

• Service learning
• Intercultural learning
• Citizenship education
• Virtual Exchange projects
• Storytelling
• Media-based and digital learning