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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.

02/25/2026

Kick-Off Meeting of the CCE Cluster of Excellence with IFS Participation

As part of the CCE Cluster of Excellence, IFS is conducting an intervention study to investigate how young people can be attracted to STEM.
02/24/2026

Language and Reading Skills: Nele McElvany on WDR 3 Forum

Nele McElvany, Steffen Gailberger, and Heike Schmoll discuss on WDR 3 Forum: How can children's language and reading skills be strengthened in the…
02/21/2026

Linguistic diversity in the classroom

On International Mother Language Day, we take a look inside classrooms: how diverse are the languages that children speak at home?
Eine Lehrkraft hält einen Globus und ist von Grundschulkindern umgeben.
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
Logo des Projekts WO|GEN
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.
Porträtfotos der vier Dozentinnen bei der 6. IFS-VKS 2026
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.
Eine Lehrkraft lächelt zur Kamera und deutet auf das Cover des 9. SYM-Herausgeberbandes
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.”
Justine Stang-Rabrig startet als Juniorprofessorin und präsentiert ihre Urkunde.
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.
Einladungskarte des Klett Bildungsdialog 2025 mit den verschiedenen Sprecher*innen.
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…
Mehrere Vorschulkinder sitzen im Klassenraum und melden sich