Profile
Abstract
Since 01.04.2021, I have been a professor of inclusive education with a focus on special needs learning at the University of Leipzig and I am pleased to be able to train future special needs teachers in the field of pedagogy and didactics in special needs learning. Before that, I was a professor at the University of Cologne for 5 1/2 years and was involved in the training of teachers of all types of teaching posts with a view to inclusion. Further stations were the Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, the University of Bremen and the St.-Elisabeth-Schule in Steinfurt, where I completed my traineeship.
My research focuses on school diagnostics, teacher training for inclusive education, conditions for successful inclusive teaching, teaching methods for joint learning and learning disabilities, cooperative support planning and cooperative counselling.
Professional career
- since 04/2021
Professor at Leipzig University for Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs in Learning - 10/2015 - 03/2021
Professor at University of Cologne for Special Educational Basics - 10/2014 - 09/2015
Substitute Professor at Bremen University for Inclusive Education, focus on Mental Development - 10/2011 - 09/2014
Research Assistant and Teaching Staff for Special Duties at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, Field: Pedagogy and Didactics for Learning Disabilities (Head of the Team: Prof. Dr. Clemens Hillenbrand) - 09/2009 - 08/2011
Student (beginning) Teacher at St. Elisabeth School, Steinfurt. State Examination in subjects: Mental Development, Learning Disabilities, social and emotional Disorders, Mathematic, Sport - 03/2009 - 07/2009
Research Assistant at Leipzig University, Field: Social and emotional Disorders (Head of the Team: Prof. Dr. Kerstin Popp) - 03/2005 - 02/2009
PhD Studend at Leipzig University, Field: Social and emotional Disorders (Head of the Team: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mutzeck) - 06/2004 - 02/2005
Graduate Assistant at Leipzig University, Field: Social and emotional Disorders (Head of the Team: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Mutzeck)
Panel Memberships
- since 11/2017
board member Verband Sonderpädagogik e.V. (vds) and editor of the journal Zeitschrift für Heilpädagogik - since 12/2003
member at Verband Sonderpädagogik e.V. - since 09/2020
Member at German Society of Science Education
- inclusive teacher education
- key success factors for inclusive education
- diagnostics
- self regulated learning and self monitoring
- teaching methods in inclusive eucation, especially regarding learning disabilities
- collaborative IEPs
- counselling
- show detailsScheer, D.; Egener, L.; Laubenstein, D.; Melzer, C.Development and psychometric evaluation of an instrument measuring subjective definitions of inclusion (FEDI)International Journal of Inclusive Education. 2023.
- show detailsPlatte, A.; Mark, J.; Melzer, C.; Schulze, F.; Börner, N.; Jaschek, N.; Langner, G.Schulbegleitung – Entwicklung eines Konzepts zur Umsetzung des Poolmodells an einer PilotschuleZeitschrift für Heilpädagogik. 2025. 76 (3). pp. 84–96.
- show detailsPrzibilla, B.; Enderle, C.; Casale, G.; Scheer, D.; Platte, A.; Melzer, C.; Leidig, T.Psychometric Properties of the German Student‐Specific Teacher Self‐Efficacy Scale (SS‐TSES‐G)European Journal of Education. 2025. 60 (1). pp. 1–12.
- show detailsPlatte, A.; Enderle, C.; Melzer, C.Partizipative Forschung mit dem Design-Based Research Ansatz - Gemeinsame Entwicklung eines Konzepts von Organisationsformen im sonderpädagogischen Schwerpunkt Emotionale und soziale EntwicklungZeitschrift ESE - Emotionale und soziale Entwicklung in der Pädagogik der Erziehungshilfe und bei Verhaltensstörungen. n den Fokus ver-rückt – hidden topics im Förderschwerpunkt Emotionale und Soziale Entwicklung.. 2024. 6 (6). pp. 56–71.DOI: 10.25656/01:30038
- show detailsMelzer, C.; Herwix, A.App-based self-monitoring as an intervention to support attention in students with learning difficultiesFrontiers in Education. 2024. pp. 1–8.
As a professor, I am responsible for all modules as part of the special education teacher degree programme with a special educational focus on learning. This focusses on working with children, adolescents and young adults with learning disabilities.