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Anna Wurm, M. A.

About the person

Anna Wurm M. A. studied Education Science at the University of Regensburg from 2018 to 2023 and has been working as a PhD student at the Chair of Pedagogy I (Prof Dr Klaus-Peter Wild) since 2023. In this role, she is primarily involved in teaching the Bachelor's degree programme in Education Science.

In addition, she contributes to the institute’s academic administration, particularly in the planning of courses. Since 2024, she has represented mid-level faculty on the program committee for the Bachelor’s program in Educational Science. She also supports the IT and tutoring teams with organizational and technical matters and is involved in organizing Bachelor’s theses.

In her research, Anna Wurm examines the socialising role of peer friendships in higher education, with a particular focus on friendship qualities such as intellectual stimulation. She investigates how friendship qualities relate to students’ interest in their studies, motivation, and identification with their degree programme. Based on these findings, she aims to develop insights for the design of supportive educational practices.

Academic career

  • 10/2023 - to date: PhD Student at the Chair of Pedagogy I (Prof Dr Klaus-Peter Wild) at the University of Regensburg; member of the teaching staff at the Institute of Educational Science
  • 03/2023 - 09/2023: Student assistant at the Chair of Pedagogy I (Prof Dr Klaus-Peter Wild)
    at the University of Regensburg

  • 08/2023: Master's degree in Educational Science (University of Regensburg)

    Topic of the empirical master's thesis: "Hochschulzugehörigkeitsgefühl und Wohlbefinden"

  • 08/2021: Bachelor in Education (University of Regensburg)

    Topic of the bachelor's thesis: "Der Einfluss von Serious Games auf die Lernmotivation im Vergleich zu regulären Lernangeboten"

Main research areas

  • Friendships in the university context
  • Intellectual stimulation through peers
  • Friendship qualities and academic socialisation

Teaching

  • Seminar "Development and socialisation"
  • Seminar "Theories on the process and content of educational, training and organisational counselling"
  • Seminar "Theories of teaching and learning"
  • Seminar "Stress and stress management in teachers"
  • Seminar "Theoretical approaches to evaluation"
  • Online-Seminar "Highly giftedness and learning competences - an application-oriented introduction for teachers"

Anna Wurm, M. A.

M.A. Anna Wurm

PhD student

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