1. Hermeneutics and Critical Theory in the Educational Sciences Hermeneutics and Empirical Research in the Social Sciences Krassimir Stojanov, University of Oulu, 13.-15.May 2009

2. Contents Philosophical Hermeneutics and Hermeneutics as Method of Empirical Research Hermeneutics and the Interpretative Paradigm in the Sociology The Normativity-Problem

3. Philosophical Hermeneutics and Hermeneutics as Method of Empirical Research Hermeneutics as a Method? Hermeneutics as Reconstruction of Historical Documents Hermeneutics as Reconstruction of the Meaning of Social Practcies

4. Hermeneutics and the Interpretative Paradigm in the Sociology „Verstehen“ vs. „Erklären“ Case-Related Understanding „Objective Hermeneutics“ Biographyzation of Experiences

5. The Normativity-Problem „Education“ as a Normative Concept Need for Trans-Contextual Norms of Education