Abstract:

Due to climate change, demographic and educational change and geopolitical conflicts, companies and organisations are constantly facing new and dynamic conditions that need to be mastered (Faix et al., 2021, 3). Companies and organisations therefore need specialists with wide-ranging and networked competencies (meta-competencies) who can recognise and support the necessary transformation processes in social systems (Bergmann, 2006, 55). These above-mentioned framework conditions also have a social impact, resulting in students increasingly demanding their right to social participation and far-reaching co-determination (Bäuerle et al., 2021, 3). The research question is therefore: "What content and methods should students learn in order to be able to solve future problems and challenges in social systems?" The study aims to identify didactic methods and learning content that support such skills development among students in the social sciences. This would enable universities to meet the growing demand for specialists from companies and organisations on the one hand and the desire for individual freedom and social participation of students on the other. An educational project at the University of Siegen serves as a case study to investigate which didactic methods and learning content students require to develop the skills needed to initiate and implement change in social systems.