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Cultural well-being and social work: conceptual understandings and their application to music-based interventions for older people
(Universität Vechta, 2025-04-12) Frampton, Magnus; Hartogh, Theo; Schöndube, Oliver; Turunen, Hanna
The term ‘cultural well-being’ seems to be gaining in prominence in health and social care discourses. This paper surveys the existing use of the term in the literature base. Four concrete usage clusters are identified, largely distinct from each other. These are outlined, contrasted for commonalities and differences, and traced back to the discourses from which they originated. The applications for social work are discussed and illustrated with the particular cultural example of sound/music for older service users. This paper concludes by noting that social work can utilise the cultural well-being concept to broaden its traditional bio-psycho-social-spiritual perspectives.
Multivariate statistical detection of interactions between the use of ecosystem services and willingness to protect the Kaya Kambe (Kenya) based on survey data
(Universität Vechta, 2025-10-27) Wichmann, Marlon; Schröder, Winfried; Reith, Alexandra; Rieckmann, Marco; Shauri, Halimu Suleiman
Background: Kenyan coastal forests comprise about 145 fragmented islands of different size and protection status. Cultural ecosystem services provided by Kaya forests for the Mijikenda community in Kenya have helped to preserve relevant parts of this tropical landscape, which today, however, are exposed to strong land use pressures due to a growing population living in poverty. With regard to conservation measures for the Kaya, there is an urgent need to analyse the human–environment relationship of the local population. The aim of the study was to identify the factors and their interactions on the willingness of the local population to protect Kaya Kambe, which was defined as a dependent variable in two statistical models. Methods. The data needed were collected in the year 2022 by means of a questionnaire. The two statistical models were carried out using Chi Square Automatic Interaction Detection. In the first model, those descriptive variables were used that were also used in the hypothesis test based on individual contingency tables not presented here. This hypothesis-verifying approach was supplemented by a hypothesis-explorative second model. It also used descriptive variables that were not considered in the hypothesis testing. Results: The first model confirms the following interacting constraints on willingness to protect: importance of Kaya trees, personal benefit from protecting Kayas, importance of Kaya animals and usefulness of Kayas as a source of minerals. The second model discovers the following additional influences: access to Kaya, independent tree planting in own plot and in Kaya, monthly income, knowledge of national laws governing the use of Kayas, cultural value of Kayas, and Kayas as a source of energy. Conclusions The following recommendations were derived from the results and their discussion: creation of alternatives for the extraction of construction timber and firewood, participation of the local population in sustainable forest management, creation of alternative sources of income, enabling reforestation on private land and in the Kaya, as well as education and awareness-raising measures.
Mapping of measured concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in mosses and correlation of their surface estimations with maps on modelled atmospheric deposition in Central Europe
(Universität Vechta, 2025-10-29) Schröder, Winfried; Nickel, Stefan; Dreyer, Annekatrin
Background: The 2020 moss survey in Germany was designed as a pilot study and aimed to 1. validate the analysis of various organic contaminants developed in the previous moss survey; 2. develop the microplastic analysis methodology; 3. analyse the spatial distribution of persistent organic pollutants as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in moss samples collected in Germany in 2020; and 4. compare the spatial deposition patterns with the results of current atmospheric deposition models. This article describes the latter objective Methods: The collection of mosses at 21 sites within Germany and the chemical analysis of organic pollutants was carried out according to ICP Vegetation (Heavy metals, nitrogen and POPs in European mosses. Monitoring manual survey 2020. Bangor (United Kingdom) and Dubna (Russian Federation), 2020). Geostatistical methods were used to analyse the spatial structure of the discrete measurement data and to produce maps based on this. The mapped concentrations in the mosses were compared with the modelled total annual deposition. Results: The spatial distribution of the substances often shows a concentration gradient with higher values in densely populated and industrialised areas in western Germany and lower concentrations in eastern areas. A triangle with comparatively higher values in central Germany is recognisable. No correlations were found between the concentration of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) in the mosses and the modelled B[a]P deposition. However, the direct comparison at the moss sampling sites shows better agreement between the measured and modelled data in the northwestern half of Germany than in the other regions. Medium correlations were found between the concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans (PCDD/F) in the mosses and the modelled PCDD/F deposition, and strong and very strong correlations were found with the geostatistical surface estimates. The most obvious similarities in the spatial patterns of the measured PCDD/F and modelled data were found in southern Bavaria, in a strip from North Rhine-Westphalia via northern Hesse to Thuringia and in the triangle between Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, northern Brandenburg and eastern Lower Saxony. Conclusions: The study made it possible to describe the spatial distribution of persistent organic substances and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Germany and, at least in the case of PCDD/F, produced a good agreement between the modelled deposition and the measured concentrations in mosses. The moss data should be analysed in greater depth and statistically validated.
Medizinischer Kinderschutz zwischen Elternrecht, Selbstbestimmungsrecht und Schutzverantwortung. Teil 2 – praktische Handlungsoptionen
(Universität Vechta, 2024-09-23) Kliemann, Andrea; Winter, Sibylle M.; Fegert, Jörg M.; Berthold, Oliver
Im zweiten Teil des Beitrages werden die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen aus dem 1. Teil auf Fallbeispiele angewandt und diskutiert.
Medizinischer Kinderschutz zwischen Elternrecht, Selbstbestimmungsrecht und Schutzverantwortung. Teil 1 – rechtliche Grundlagen
(Universität Vechta, 2024-09-23) Kliemann, Andrea; Winter, Sibylle M.; Fegert, Jörg M.; Berthold, Oliver
Besteht der Verdacht auf Vernachlässigung oder emotionale, körperliche oder sexualisierte Gewalt gegen ein Kind, entstehen in der Versorgung häufig Unsicherheiten. Die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen sind den beteiligten Ärzt*innen meist nicht vollständig bekannt. Dabei ist ihre Beachtung wichtig, um auch alle Interessen der betroffenen Kinder zu berücksichtigen. Der Beitrag stellt die geltenden rechtlichen Grundlagen dar und bietet mögliche Handlungsoptionen.
Physical activity and motivational readiness for physical activity behavior change in adults with non-communicable diseases in Germany: a trend analysis of two cross-sectional health surveys from the German GEDA study 2014/2015 and 2019/2020
(Universität Vechta, 2025-02-06) Wenz, Benjamin; Graf, Jonathan; Sudeck, Gorden; Geidl, Wolfgang; Manz, Kristin; Jordan, Susanne; Teti, Andrea; Gabrys, Lars
Background: Physical activity (PA) is a cornerstone in maintaining a healthy lifestyle as well as in the prevention and rehabilitation of non-communicable diseases (NCD). First analysis of PA showed lower activity rates in adults with NCD compared to the general population. To improve health monitoring and to address World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to systematically identify and track efforts to reduce inequalities in PA participation, trend analysis of PA in adults with NCD was performed for the period 2014/15 to 2019/20 for Germany. Furthermore, motivational readiness for PA behavior change was analysed based on the transtheoretical model (TTM). Methods: Based on two population-based cross-sectional health surveys (GEDA 2014/15-EHIS and GEDA 2019/20- EHIS) for Germany (N = 46,724), the prevalence of meeting WHO PA guidelines was analysed for adults with certain NCD compared to the general population. PA was assessed by self-report via the European Health Interview Survey– Physical Activity Questionnaire (EHIS-PAQ). Trend analyses and logistic regression models were performed to calculate disease specific Odds Ratios (OR) for fulfilment of PA recommendations. Motivational readiness for PA was assessed with the stages of change according to the TTM with data of GEDA 2014/15-EHIS. Results: Reporting any NCD is associated with lower fulfilment of health-enhancing aerobic PA in both surveys for almost all NCD, with lowest levels among adults reporting stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, obesity and coronary heart disease. Sufficient muscle-strengthening was higher in adults with musculoskeletal diseases like osteoarthritis, lower back pain and neck pain compared to adults without these diseases. The prevalence of meeting WHO PA recommendations among adults with NCD remains at a low level. Sufficient health-enhancing aerobic PA tend to decrease in adults with NCD from 2014/15 to 2019/20, while sufficient muscle-strengthening increased in the same period. Motivational readiness for PA is lower for most adults with NCD, compared to the general adult population. Conclusion: Lower rates of WHO PA recommendation fulfilment is recognized for most NCD groups compared to the population without NCD for both surveys, but the proportion of adults with NCD who meet the WHO PA recommendations differ widely between NCD groups. A positive trend from 2014/15 to 2019/20 can only be seen for adults with osteoarthritis. Based on our findings the implementation of PA promotion particular with regards to motivational readiness and disease specific PA measures is strongly recommended to improve prevention and ambulatory health care for adults with NCD.
Künstliche Intelligenz an der Universität Vechta
(Universität Vechta, 2025-09-29) Baresel, Kira; Rau, Franco Prof. Dr.
Die Universität Vechta beschäftigt sich im Rahmen des Projekts „Digitale Zukunft verantwortungsvoll gestalten“ mit der Rolle von sogenannter Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in Studium, Lehre und Verwaltung. Neben infrastrukturellen und didaktischen Entwicklungen bildet die Erhebung von Bedarfen und Perspektiven innerhalb der Hochschulgemeinschaft einen zentralen Fokus. Vor diesem Hintergrund wurden im Sommersemester 2024 und erneut im Wintersemester 2024/25 zwei Befragungen durchgeführt, an denen insgesamt 370 Hochschulmitglieder aus allen Statusgruppen teilnahmen. Ziel war es, Einblicke in Nutzungsmuster, Einstellungen und den Stand der Auseinandersetzung mit KI zu gewinnen sowie die universitären Unterstützungsangebote zu evaluieren. Die Ergebnisse zeigen eine statusgruppenübergreifend zunehmende Nutzung generativer KI. Besonders Studierende und wissenschaftliches Personal greifen inzwischen in etwa der Hälfte der Fälle regelmäßig oder täglich auf entsprechende Anwendungen zurück. Während Studierende die vorhandenen Unterstützungsangebote bislang nur wenig wahrnehmen, sind diese dem wissenschaftlichen Personal überwiegend bekannt. Die Teilnahme bleibt jedoch ausbaufähig, nicht zuletzt aufgrund der sehr heterogenen Vorerfahrungen. Mitarbeiter*innen in Technik und Verwaltung nutzen KI zwar seltener, formulieren jedoch positive Rückmeldungen zu den geschaffenen Angeboten. Insgesamt werden die universitären Angebote von denjenigen, die sie nutzen, durchweg positiv bewertet. Daraus ergibt sich für die weitere Projektarbeit, die Sichtbarkeit und Zugänglichkeit der Angebote für Studierende gezielt zu erhöhen und Lehrenden vielfältige Informations- und Austauschformate bereitzustellen. Das Projekt trägt damit dazu bei, die Hochschulgemeinschaft auf dem Weg zu einem reflektierten und kompetenten Umgang mit KI zu begleiten.
Beyond Prompting
(Universität Vechta, 2025-10-01) Bock, Annekatrin Prof.in Dr.in; Baresel, Kira; Blakcori, Edison; Franken, Lina Prof.in Dr.in; Möbus, Benjamin; Kirsch, Oskar; Schreiber-Kehrhahn, Julia; Rau, Franco Prof. Dr.
Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) wird zunehmend als zentrales Thema in vielfältigen Bildungskontexten verhandelt. Das Projekt „Beyond Prompting“ hat diese Entwicklung aus kritischen ebenso wie aus konstruktiven Perspektiven aufgegriffen. Dieses Impulspapier bündelt die Projekterfahrungen, um relevante Diskussionen zu dokumentieren und weiterführende Perspektiven zu eröffnen. Mit dem Vechta Venn wird dafür ein heuristisches Modell vorgeschlagen, das pädagogische, medienwissenschaftliche und kulturwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf sogenannte KI in Bildungskontexten systematisch zusammenführt (Kapitel 2). Exemplarische Konzepte und Formate, um kritisch-konstruktive Diskussionen und Entwicklungen in Kooperation mit Bildungsinstitutionen praktisch zu realisieren, werden in den Kapiteln 3 und 4 beschrieben und reflektiert. Darauf aufbauend formulieren wir in Kapitel 5 weiterführende Diskussionsimpulse: pädagogische Praxis stärken und Entwicklung mitgestalten (5.1), Bildungspolitik befähigen und Rahmenbedingungen schaffen (5.2) sowie Wissenschaft vernetzen und Sprache schärfen (5.3). Ziel ist es, zur kritisch-konstruktiven Gestaltung von Bildung im Kontext aktueller KI-Entwicklungen beizutragen.
Conventional teaching vs. e‑learning: a case study of German undergraduate biology students
(Universität Vechta, 2024-12-24) Bauermeister, Tim; Janßen, Nina; Engler, John-Oliver
Digital learning environments such as virtual laboratories have been proposed to augment or even replace conventional forms of teaching in recent years. While there is some evidence on comparable learning outcomes between real and virtual labs, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of virtual labs as compared to conventional face-to-face teaching is largely lacking. Here, we used the virtual lab platform Labster in a first-year undergraduate course on general biology to evaluate its effectiveness against conventional teaching using a repeated measure randomized control trial (treatment group n = 131, control group n = 108). We find no evidence for a difference in terms of learning success between treatment and control groups, consistent with empirical studies on real vs. virtual labs. However, Labster exposure led to a more positive attitude towards e-learning, and a positive user experience was the strongest predictor of individual learning success, highlighting the importance of engagement in digital learning environments.
The effect of ethics education on managerial competencies in the executive education context: a qualitative vignette study
(Universität Vechta, 2025-05-13) Schank, Christoph; Tallgauer, Maximilian; Rodriguez Startz, Rubén
The role of ethics education in developing vital managerial competencies beyond ethical awareness and reasoning abilities has been an understudied issue. This qualitative vignette study empirically investigates how training in normative ethics influences strategic decision-making competencies, conceptualized through the lens of dynamic managerial capabilities, among executives in an executive education context. The study involved presenting two parallel vignettes depicting ethically-charged strategic decisions to executives before and after completing normative ethics courses with no intention to promote managerial competencies. Participants’ responses were analyzed and categorized in terms of changes in their ability to sense opportunities and threats, shape organizational responses, seize opportunities, and reconfigure capabilities for continuous renewal and transformation. The results indicate that ethics education contributed to an overall increase in strategic competencies, particularly in seizing and reconfiguring capabilities, while the results for sensing and shaping are more mixed. Herewith, we provide some empirical evidence that ethics education has the potential to enhance strategic decision-making competencies, conceptualized as dynamic management capabilities. Overall, this study counters the narrow perspective that ethics training only develops ethical awareness. It demonstrates how ethics can be an integral part of management education aimed at holistically developing strategic leadership competencies to meet the organizational challenges of the 21st century. Implications for ethically grounded management curricula and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Radikale Orientierungen Jugendlicher vor dem Hintergrund der Entwicklung der religiösen Identität im Jugendalter
(Universität Vechta, 2024-07-11) Schramm, Alexandra; Stein, Margit; Zimmer, Veronika
Im Prozess der Identitätsentwicklung und der damit häufig verknüpften Erfahrung der Verunsicherung und des Zweifels sind Jugendliche besonders empfänglich für Angebote und Versprechungen der Wertschätzung und Anerkennung, wie sie häufig vermeintlich von radikalen Gruppierungen offeriert werden. Jugendliche beginnen spätestens ab der Pubertät aus all dem Wissen über sich, der Gesellschaft und der Welt ihr eigenes Selbstbild zu formen. „Ich bin, was ich bin“ beschreibt Erikson diesen Prozess.Was sie sind, erleben Jugendliche in Auseinandersetzung mit sich und ihrer sozialen Umwelt. Erleben sie hier, dass sich ihre religiöse Zugehörigkeit, welche maßgeblich zu ihrer Identität gehört und sich möglicherweise auch nach außen zeigt, subjektiv gesehen nicht mit einer gesamtgesellschaftlichen Zugehörigkeit vereinbaren lässt, wenden sie sich leicht Communities und Peers zu, in denen sie entsprechend ihres Selbstbildes Anerkennung und Wertschätzung erfahren. Der Beitrag befasst sich mit der Entwicklung der religiösen Identität im Jugendalter und potenziell dysfunktionalen Prozessen, die zu radikalen Orientierungen führen können. Basierend auf der Auswertung qualitativer Interviews mit 26 Wissenschaftler:innen aus elf der 13 Zentren und Institute für Islamische Theologie in Deutschland wird die Bedeutung der jugendlichen Phase der Identitätsbildung für Radikalisierungsprozesse herausgearbeitet. Die Auswertung der Interviews zeigt, dass die Befragten nicht adäquat gelöste Konflikte und Krisen in der Entwicklungsphase der Ausbildung einer eigenen Identität im Jugendalter als eine der wesentlichsten Ursachen für die Entwicklung von radikalen Orientierungen ausmachen und diese Entwicklung radikaler Orientierungen als einen dysfunktionalen Sozialisationsprozess verstehen. Insbesondere die Bedeutung der Auseinandersetzung mit der eigenen Religion und der damit verbundenen religiösen Identität bewerten die Expert:innen als zentral.
„... alle Jugendlichen suchen ja in der Pubertät den Sinn des Lebens“ – Radikalisierungsprozesse aus Perspektive von Fachkräften der Präventionspraxis
(Universität Vechta, 2024-12-06) Bösing, Eike; Lautz, Yannick von; Kart, Mehmet; Stein, Margit
Der Beitrag widmet sich auf Basis von 25 leitfadengestützten Interviews mit Fachkräften der Islamismusprävention unterschiedlichen Perspektiven auf Radikalisierungsprozesse. Im Zentrum steht die Frage, welche Narrative und Annahmen über diese Prozesse im Handlungsfeld vorherrschen. Als Analyseraster dient eine Heuristik auf Grundlage der Synthese gängiger Modellierungen von Radikalisierungsverläufen. Im Ergebnis zeigen sich bei den befragten Fachkräften vier vorherrschende Typen, in denen jeweils unterschiedliche Schwerpunkte hervorgehoben werden. Im ersten Typ wird Radikalisierung als ein Stufenprozess verstanden, der mit einem identifizierbaren Auslöser oder Wendepunkt beginnt und zu einer intensiven Auseinandersetzung mit radikalen Ideologien führt. Der zweite Typ sieht Radikalisierungsprozesse als jugendspezifische Orientierung an, wobei Jugendlichen grundsätzlich eine erhöhte Empfänglichkeit für radikale Narrative zugeschrieben wird. Der dritte Typ hebt die Bedeutung des sozialen Umfelds und negativer Reaktionen auf religiöse Sinnsuche für Radikalisierungsprozesse hervor. Im vierten Typ wird Radikalisierung insbesondere als Rekrutierung durch etablierte radikale Szenen betrachtet, die gezielt neue Mitglieder gewinnen wollen. Dies geschehe durch Inszenierung als Vertreter*innen der Muslim*innen und durch das Ausnutzen gesellschaftlicher Debatten. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass Fachleute der Präventionspraxis unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf Radikalisierungsprozesse haben, wodurch Diskurse über das Phänomen beeinflusst und potenziell unterschiedliche Ansätze der Prävention impliziert werden.
Trivializing the future: Cognitive dissonance and incumbents’ underinvestment in radical innovations on the example of cellular agriculture
(Universität Vechta) Lin-Hi, Nick Prof. Dr.; Böttcher, Johanna; Burdorf, Katharina Dr.in; Dettmer, Marlene; Blumberg, Igor Dr.
Incumbent organizations often struggle to manage the significant challenges posed by radical innovations, risking loss of market share, reduced profitability, and long-term success. While the question of why incumbents fail to adapt to radical innovations has been extensively discussed in the literature, the reasons for their frequent failure remain incompletely understood. Drawing on cognitive dissonance theory, the present paper proposes a new explanatory mechanism for incumbent’s failure to embrace radical innovations. It was hypothesized that 1) the confrontation with a radical innovation arouses cognitive dissonance in organizational members, with the dissonance being greater the more organizational members are negatively affected by the innovation, 2) to cope with the cognitive dissonance, organizational members trivialize the radicalness of a radical innovation, and 3) the trivialization of an innovation’s radicalness has a negative effect on organizational members’ willingness to invest in the innovation. To test the hypothesized relationships, a survey-based experiment was conducted with 380 participants from the meat industry using cellular agricultural products (cell-cultured meat and cell-cultured fish) as an example of a radical innovation. The results of a t-test and a structural equation model support the formulated hypotheses. An additional survey-based experiment provides further support for the proposed relationships. The findings contribute to a better understanding of the mental barriers that prevent incumbent organizations from investing in emerging radical innovations, thereby contributing to micro-level innovation research.
Science, policy, and public expectations: A qualitative investigation of consumer perspectives on cultured meat
(Universität Vechta) Bökemeyer, Celine; Dettmer, Marlene; Lin-Hi, Nick Prof. Dr.
Radical innovations such as cultured meat have gained attention as potential pathways toward more sustainable food systems. However, such innovations can only realize their societal potential if they are met with public acceptance. Achieving this acceptance poses multiple challenges – one of which is the inherent uncertainty that often accompanies unfamiliar and novel (food) technologies like cultured meat. Drawing on uncertainty reduction theory, consumers faced with unfamiliar innovations seek information to mitigate this uncertainty, and often turn to institutions involved in their development and regulation, such as science and policy. These institutions thus play a pivotal role not only in providing credible information but also in cultivating trust. Gaining insight into consumers’ concerns and perceived potentials of cultured meat, as well as their expectations of scientific and political actors, is essential for fostering informed public discourse and strengthening societal trust. In the present study, we conducted exploratory focus group discussions in four German cities. Participants reflected on the perceived potentials and risks of cultured meat and formulated concrete expectations toward science and politics. Our findings confirm well-established acceptance factors, such as concerns about animal welfare and health, while also revealing novel themes – especially regarding systemic transformation and food system resilience. This paper contributes to the literature by offering a qualitative account of how consumers conceptualize the roles and responsibilities of scientific and political actors in the development of cultured meat, thereby addressing a previously overlooked dimension of consumer acceptance.
When humans and robots meet: intergroup contact in human-robot interaction
(Universität Vechta) Dettmer, Marlene; Böttcher, Johanna; Bökemeyer, Celine; Lin-Hi, Nick Prof. Dr.
As technology advances at an accelerating pace, robotics is becoming an integral part of our everyday lives. The growing integration of robots into human environments necessitates a deeper understanding of human-robot interactions (HRI). In this context, adopting a social psychological perspective can be fruitful for exploring the social psychological processes that shape attitudes toward robots. Drawing on intergroup contact theory (ICT), the present paper investigates intergroup contact with robots. While existing research on ICT in HRI is sparse and predominantly investigates human-like robots, this study focuses on machine-like robots in an extension of the literature. To this end, a multiple group experiment was conducted that compared a contact condition (playing the “hot wire” game with a robot) to a control group (no contact with the robot). The participants of the contact condition were further divided into two groups, with one group cooperating and one group competing with the robot. Based on findings from intergroup relations in human-human interactions, it was expected that intergroup contact with robots results in favorable perceptions of and reactions to robots. The findings indicate that intergroup contact fosters positive attitudes towards robots and the support for pro-robot social change, while having no significant impact on the willingness for future interaction. Moreover, the comparison of cooperation with and competition against the robot reveals that the form of contact influences outcomes in a way that contradicts expected relationships, indicating that some mechanisms of ICT may not be directly transferable to robots and need to be considered more thoroughly.
Innovationspotenziale der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft nutzen: Wie Nachhaltigkeit und Digitalisierung unternehmerisches Handeln beeinflussen
(Universität Vechta) Kollhoff, Sophia; Halberstadt, Jantje Prof.in Dr.; Hüttel, Silke Prof.in Dr.
Diese Studie befasst sich mit dem dringenden Bedarf an nachhaltiger Innovation im Agrar- und Ernährungsbereich, um globale Herausforderungen wie Ernährungssicherheit und Klimafestigkeit zu bewältigen. Der Fokus liegt auf der individuellen unternehmerischen Orientierung (IEO) und dem strategischen Erneuerungsverhalten (SRB) als Schlüsselfaktoren für Innovation. Untersucht wird, wie Nachhaltigkeits- und Digitalisierungsorientierungen diese Verhaltensweisen auf Mitarbeitendenebene für Unternehmen in der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft in Deutschland beeinflussen. Während frühere Studien häufig die Unternehmensebene betonen, verlagert diese Studie den Fokus auf das individuelle Verhalten und untersucht, wie Nachhaltigkeits- und Digitalisierungsorientierungen die IEO und SRB der Mitarbeitenden fördern. Mit Hilfe von Strukturgleichungsmodellen (SEM) und Umfragedaten von Mitarbeitenden aus der Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft zeigen die Ergebnisse, dass die Nachhaltigkeitsorientierung der Mitarbeitenden sowie die Digitalisierungsorientierung sowohl der Mitarbeitenden als auch der Organisation Prädiktoren für deren unternehmerische Orientierung sind. Durch das Verständnis und die Förderung von innovationsgetriebenem Verhalten auf Mitarbeitendenebene können Organisationen im Agrar- und Ernährungsbereich ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und langfristige Resilienz stärken und so zur umfassenden Transformation der Branche im Hinblick auf Nachhaltigkeit beitragen.
A multi-stakeholder perspective on the development of key competencies for sustainability in Education for Sustainable Development at school
(Universität Vechta, 2024-06-02) Günther, Julia; Muster, Sina; Kaiser, Klara; Rieckmann, Marco
A range of stakeholder groups are involved with fostering Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). It is crucial that their views on the aims of ESD are aligned. This is a prerequisite for coordinated integration of ESD into the formal education system. However, research has not explored whether stakeholder groups have similar ideas about the aims and learning outcomes of ESD. This study investigates the differences and similarities in stakeholders’ opinions on the sustainability key competencies students should develop. We conducted 15 interviews with German experts in ESD practice, policy, and science, analyzing the results deductively using Qualitative Content Analysis within the UNESCO framework of Key Competencies for Sustainability. An inductive approach was used to identify aspects and concepts of competence that went beyond this framework. Most of the competencies mentioned could be assigned to the UNESCO framework, but we identified the additional competency of participating at the political level as being important for ESD. The experts also identified several other concepts. The three stakeholder groups emphasized different competencies and concepts, probably due to their differing professional backgrounds. However, similarities predominated, and the experts largely agreed on which competencies should be developed. Structural difficulties with integrating ESD into the education system are therefore not likely to be the result of fundamental differences in perspective between the three stakeholder groups on the aims of ESD. However, their different frames of reference might lead to miscommunication and misunderstanding, which could impede integration. This aspect needs thorough examination in the future.
Unlocking narratives: longitudinal associations between theory of mind and reading comprehension
(Universität Vechta, 2024-07-22) Osterhaus, Christopher; Lecce, Serena; Koerber, Susanne
This study explores the longitudinal association between Theory of Mind (ToM) and reading comprehension (RC) in middle childhood, focusing on three advanced ToM (AToM) components: social reasoning, reasoning about ambiguity and recognition of social norm transgressions. Over the course of a year, 112 nine-year-olds (61 girls, 51 boys; Mage = 9; 0 years, ±4 months at wave 1) were followed from Grade 3 to Grade 4 and assessed for AToM predictors of Grade-4 RC. Findings show that only social reasoning predicts RC, independent of general intelligence and prior RC performance. In turn, RC did not predict any AToM component. These findings contribute to understanding cognitive development in educational contexts, emphasizing the significance of AToM, particularly social reasoning, in RC.
Bioindication for ecosystem regeneration towards natural conditions: the BERN data base and BERN model
(Universität Vechta, 2024-01-20) Schlutow, Angela; Kraft, Philipp; Scheuschner, Thomas; Schlutow, Mark; Schröder, Winfried
The primary task of the BERN database is to document reference data on typical site parameters for the occurrence of plant communities in which their diagnostic species are in competitive equilibrium with each other and in homeostatic equilibrium with the site factors. Common approaches for the creation of a site-plant database such as ordination or bioindication based on individual species like PROPS or MultiMOVE model are of limited use because it is not possible to determine the potential occurrence of a plant species on the basis of site factors, since the competitive influences cannot be determined in advance according to current knowledge. Therefore, the BERN database takes into account the structure of plant communities with the abundance and dominance of species in the competitive equilibrium of plant communities as a reference for determining anthropogenically induced changes. Qualitative knowledge on the relationship between site types and vegetation communities is widely available, as can be seen from the extensive phytosociological publications. For this purpose, synoptic tables and their location descriptions of around 50,000 relevés were evaluated. The BERN database includes currently 887 central European plant communities and links to their diagnostically defining species composition. The database defines the niche of 2210 central European plant species for the soil properties pH, base saturation, carbon to nitrogen ratio, and wetness index and the climatic properties continentality, length of vegetation period, solar radiation and climatic water balance. The BERN model recombines the realised species niches that mainly form the competitively homeostatic structure of a plant community in order to determine the fundamental multifactorial niche of this community. The BERN database contains mainly historical recordings of more or less undisturbed sites. The BERN model (Bioindication for Ecosystem Regeneration towards Natural conditions) as an application module of the BERN database was developed to integrate ecological cause-effect relationships into studies on environmental status assessment and forecasting. The BERN database now has been published for the first time. The methodology of creating the BERN database and the BERN model are documented and applications are demonstrated with examples. The freely available database should invite you to supplement and modify it.
Agricultural startups’ visions of a sustainable agri-food future: a comparative case study in rural and urban Germany
(Universität Vechta, 2025-06-17) Rock, Katharina; Friedrich, Jonathan; Zscheischler, Jana
Current agriculture and food systems are major drivers of global environmental change and are linked to numerous ethical concerns. Against this backdrop, agri-startups are perceived as promising catalysts for new and more sustainable agri-food systems. However, their potential to actually contribute to sustainability transformations has been understudied. The aim of this study is to narrow this gap by analyzing German agri-startups’ visions and how these co-produce prevailing or novel sociotechnical imaginaries in agriculture. We conduct an in-depth qualitative comparative case study of agri-startups (n=16) in both a rural–agrarian and an urban (nonagricultural) setting in Germany. We identify four visions with vary¬ing scales and scopes of envisioned change, with different conceptualizations of sustainable agri-food transformation: (1) Reconfiguration of Sociomaterial Structures, (2) Partial Redesign, (3) Optimization of Value Chains, and (4) Incremental Improvement. Our findings highlight the relevance of the sociospatial context of agri-startups and innovation processes in co-producing agri-food futures. While urban startups tend to envision more holistic changes, rural agri-startups rather envision applied and pragmatic changes. We critically discuss the differences among these visions and their limited ability to transform existing agri-food systems. Finally, we highlight that agri-startups largely perpetuate existing imaginaries and that the disruptive character that is often attributed to (agri-) startups needs critical scrutiny.

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