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.
IFS contributes to the FAIR Graduate Programme for Statistical Methods
The FAIR Graduate Programme offers doctoral students in the social sciences workshops on statistical methods.
Article in European Journal of Psychology of Education published
The article examines whether social interactions between primary school students and teachers are decisive for well-being and academic achievement.
9th Dortmund SYM held successfully
International experts discussed the topic of "Socio-emotional and cognitive development in learning" at the 9th Dortmund SYM on July 4.
IFS in podcast on error culture and school alienation in the classroom
The podcast deals with the question of how a positive error culture in the classroom can reduce the alienation of pupils from school.
McElvany talks about reading promotion at Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
On June 28, the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group organized a public expert discussion on the topic of reading promotion.
IFS expertise on reasons for leaving school without qualifications
The IFS contributed its expertise to the event "The NEPS - Educational pathways of young people without school-leaving qualifications".
Successful "Tuesdays for Education" program series continues
After much positive feedback, the "Tuesdays for Education" program series is taking a summer break and will continue with new content in fall.
Tuesdays for Education on June 11 on the topic of school transition
When performance does not play the decisive role – Socio-economic status of the family and the class attended influence Gymnasium recommendation.
IFS Lecture Series with Professor Gary Pollock on June 6
Professor Gary Pollock gave a lecture on "Measuring Child Wellbeing in a Longitudinal Comparative International Survey".
