Thomas Hofstetter
Thomas Hofstetter
ZHAW
School of Life Sciences and Facility Management
Institute of Natural Resource Sciences
Grüentalstrasse 14
8820 Wädenswil
Work at ZHAW
Position
Research Associate Environmental Education
Focus
- Environmental Education
- Education for Sustainable Development
- Transformative learning
- Outdoor and Experiental Education
Teaching
- Module Environmental Education
- Module Didactics and Communication
- Module Educational practice
- Module Fundamentals of Environmental Systems and Sustainable Development 1
- Module Fundamentals of Environmental Systems and Sustainable Development 2
- Module Learning Region
- CAS Nature-based environmental education
- CAS Outdoor Education - Summer
- CAS Forest, Landscape, Health
Education and Continuing education
Education
- Master of Arts / Environment and Education
University of Rostock
09 / 2009 - 07 / 2011 - Diploma / Environmental Engineer in Environmental Education
University of Applied Sciences Wädenswil
10 / 2003 - 09 / 2007
Continuing Education
- Introductory seminar on transactional analysis
Eric Berne Institute Zurich
04 / 2024 - Certificate of Advanced Studies "Teams"
Institute of Applied Psychology, ZHAW
10 / 2017 - Adult Educator
Youth and Sports
09 / 2013 - Hiking Guide
various
04 / 2012 - Trainer for experiential education and outdoor training
Drudel 11 - experience and learn
10 / 2009
Network
Membership of networks
- Conference on environmental education
- ERBINAT Professional Association for Experience and Education in Nature
- SAGUF AG Education for Sustainable Development
Social media
Projects
Publications
Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed
Hunziker, R., & Hofstetter, T. (2021). Swiss regional nature parks : sustainable rural and mountain development through transformative learning? Mountain Research and Development, 40(4), R17–R24. https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-20-00027.1
Other publications
- Keller, N., Hofstetter, T., & Figini, M. (2025). Urbane Umweltbildung : Positionspapier. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-33942
- Hofstetter, T. (2024). Herausfordernd und lehrreich – neuer CAS Outdoor Education Summer. IUNR Magazin, 2024(01), 30–31. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30612
- Hofstetter, T. (2018). Naturparkpflege mit Firmen und Schulklassen. Thema Umwelt, 2018(4), 16–17.
- Hofstetter, T. (2016). Der Regionale Naturpark Schaffhausen. In Naturforschende Gesellschaft Schaffhausen & S. Demmerle (eds.), Regionaler Naturpark Schaffhausen : der Natur auf der Spur (p. 11). ott verlag.
Oral conference contributions and abstracts
Hofstetter, T., Johnson, A., Sironi, H., & Wilhelm, S. (2022, November 7). Umweltbildung für die grosse Transformation. 3. Collaboration Lab der Fachkonferenz Umweltbildung, Biel/Bienne, Schweiz, 7. November 2022.