Activities and news from the Scientific Area of Expertise (WKF) "Research on Education and Schooling"
Under the umbrella of the Scientific Area of Expertise (WKF) "Research on Education and Schooling", its members carry out a variety of projects with partners from within and outside the WKF. News about the various activities resulting from this work, such as project progress and completion, publications, events and lectures, can be found here.
02/05/2026
Study on Teacher Well-Being and AI usage launched: Take part now!
Start of the online survey in the WO|GEN project on well-being, resources, challenges, and AI use among teachers
01/30/2026
Successful VKS on “Well-being in the Educational Context”
International experts presented recent research on the topic of “Well-being in the Educational Context” at the 6th VKS.
01/13/2026
Open Access edited volume on the 9th Dortmund Symposium published
The edited volume for the 9th SYM, “Socio-emotional and cognitive development in learning: Educational goals in competition?!” has been published.
01/07/2026
Junior professorship focusing on attitudes, motivation, and well-being
Justine Stang-Rabrig starts as assistant professor for “Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Attitudes, Motivation, and Well-Being.”
11/14/2025
Silvia-Iris Beutel as a panel guest at the Klett Education Dialogue
Silvia-Iris Beutel joins the Klett Education Dialogue to discuss how schools can succeed in a diverse society and achieve educational equity.
11/10/2025
Understanding of Democracy Examined in Pre-school Kids
Prof. Norbert Zmyj, Head of the Chair of Developmental Psychology at TU Dortmund University, together with Prof. Thomas Goll from the Department of…
10/28/2025
New article by Beutel et al.: Democracy as lived school quality
Democracy as lived school quality: Beutel, Beutel, and Kurek show how German School Award schools put democracy into practice.
10/02/2025
Beutel & Engelhardt on Diversity as Key to Future-Oriented Schooling
The new article by Prof. Dr. Silvia-Iris Beutel & Thilo Engelhardt shows: diversity is key to inclusion, equity, and future-oriented schooling.
10/01/2025
Study on the development of civic literacy in adolescence launched
The DFG-funded study on civic literacy in adolescence (CIVIC) examines how young people's political skills develop.
