Die Affäre um Bundespräsident Wulff hat die Pädagogen aufgeschreckt. Sie diskutieren darüber, was die Krise in der Erziehung, die von Vorbildern lebt, bedeuten kann. Oder sind wir alle in der Rolle des Vorbildes überfordert? Ein Beitrag von Dieter Sell.

The current debate about education chips was also explained in the journal of Nordwestradio. Dr. Ilse Wehrmann takes a stand on the issue. -->The broadcast is provided courtesy of Nordwestradio podcast
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BREMEN (EPD). The Bremen pre-school ecudation expert Ilse Wehrmann criticized the plans of federal family minister Kristina Schröder (CDU) to requalify unemployed men as pre-school teachers for child day care centers in a two-year program. In an interview with EPD on friday, Wehrmann objected: "While it is correct that more men are urgently needed in child care services, a quick two-year program is not the correct approach - that would put an end to professionalism."According to Schroeder, starting next year, the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency) will be offering a requalification program for men to enable them to train as child care workers within a two-year period. According to Wehrmann, traditional training programs for child care workers in day care facilities can vary among the federal states but on average take five years to complete. "In the pre-school area, for example, the educational level must be raised by a college education and must not be shortened ," she cautioned. "Child care workers play a key role in the education of small children," emphasized Wehrmann. Their qualifications and working conditions are decisive factors for the teaching quality of the work in day care facilities, as well as for the future prospects of children. "We need male role models," said Wehrmann in consensus with the Minister of Federal Finance. However, their number should not be increased through accelerated courses of study. In the Scandinavian countries, the child care professions are more attractive to men because they enjoy greater social recognition and are better paid. "In Germany, many day care center jobs are part-time positions –which do not pay enough to live on (or die)", criticized the former Chairwoman of the Federal Association of Evangelical Day Care Centers.

The Bertelsmann fundation study "federal states monitor" points to significant differences in the capital expenditures for child care services among the individual federal states. ->the broadcasr is provided courtesy of: Nordwestradio unterwegs (29.06.2010).
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Does demografic change lead to mandatory cuts in child care services? -> The broadcast is provided courtesy of Nordwestradio unterwegs
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In an interview Dr. Ilse Wehrmann gives her position on the currently exacerbated situation for managers of child care facilities, who are facing great challenges and multifarious pressures. Budget cuts, increased child care demands and the growing shortage of professional staff are only a few examples of the many tasks that need to be tackled. The following information is only available in German.
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Interview of didacta thematic service with Dr. Ilse Wehrmann, professional expert for early childhood pedagogy on the occastion of the 2010 didacta pedagogical fair from 16.03. - 20.03.2010. The following information is only available in German

Dr. Jörg Maywald in an interview with Dr. Ilse Wehrmann, consultant for early childhood education and head of a nursery care program for the Daimler and RWE corporations. The following information is only available in German.

Interview with Weser-Kurier in April 2007
"Every human being, whether small or big, has the right to education." This Confucius saying has become a guiding motto for Ilse Wehrmann, department head of the state association of Evangelical day care facilities for children. The "children’s advocate" spoke with our editor Frauke Fischer about her involvement for reforms in child care services, the integration of disabled children and “Education from the start” on the occasion of her retirement from office. The following information is only available in German

Interview of BEK Forum with Ilse Wehrmann in February 2007 The interview is available for download as a pdf file:0702_BEK_Forum.pdf (PDF, 72 kB)

Deutschlandfunk 03.06.2004 The following information is only available in German

Arbeitgeber interview with Ilse Wehrmann (From: Arbeitgeber 2004-12) The following information is only available in German

Since 1976 numerous other interviews at:
Bayerischer Rundfunk, Hessischer Rundfunk, Deutschland Radio Berlin, Radio Bremen, Radio Niedersachsen, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Der Spiegel, Focus, Die Welt, Die Zeit.... The following information is only available in German

TPS Interview with Ilse Wehrmann
(from TPS 2005-05) The following information is only available in German.