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Studenten im Sommer auf dem Campus Nord, rote Zahnräder im Hintergrund © Roland Baege​/​TU Dortmund

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.

08/21/2025

24th edition of the IFS Yearbook on School Development published

The IFS Yearbook deals with the topic of ‘Educational Processes and Competence Development in the Context of Linguistic and Social Heterogeneity’.
Studierende sitzen auf einer Wiese und lesen in einem Buch, daneben das Cover des Jahrbuches
08/21/2025

IFS at the 5th meeting of national coordinators for PIRLS 2026

Ramona Lorenz and Ulrich Ludewig are attending the 5th meeting of national research coordinators for PIRLS 2026 in Warsaw.
Präsentationsfolie der NRC, die die Besucher willkommen heißt
08/12/2025

Release: Beutel et al. on democracy in schools and teacher education

Beutel and colleagues discuss democracy education in schools and teacher education at universities such as Jena and Trier in their article.
Publikationscover der Veröffentlichung zu "Demokratie in Schule und Lehrkräftebildung"
07/23/2025

Podcast “Pausenhof” returns with innovative teaching

In the podcast “Pausenhof” (Schoolyard), students of the BA Educational Science programme discuss current studies.
Frau mit Kopfhörern
07/23/2025

Decline in reading skills: School closures and learning environment causes

New study shows that the decline in reading skills is due to school closures and difficult extracurricular learning conditions.
FFP2 Maske liegt auf dem Lehrerpult einen leeren Klasse
07/11/2025

Successful 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in transition”

The Dortmund Science Conference took place on July 9, 2025 under the motto “Education in Transition – Shaping the future in challenging times”.
Foto aus dem Dortmunder U mit großem Banner der Wissenschaftskonferenz
06/18/2025

Recommendations for a Transformative Culture of Learning and Assessment

Prof. Dr. Beutel was part of an expert group that developed recommendations for a future-oriented culture of learning and assessment.
Publikationscover der "Empfehlungen für eine veränderte Lern- und Prüfungskultur"
06/10/2025

Edited volume on the 7th IFS Education Dialogue published

The edited volume of the 7th IFS Education Dialogue deals with the topic of “Promotion of language skills as a basis for more educational equality”.
Cover des 7. Bildungsdialog-Herausgeberbandes neben einer jungen, sitzenden Frau auf einer Wiese beim Lesen
06/06/2025

Results of the ERASMUS+ study presented

IADS and IFS present new study: Focus on the implementation and impact of Erasmus+ in the school context.
Fünf Jugendliche lächeln in die Kamera vor der europäischen Flagge