Institute of Educational Sciences
Organisational unit: Institute
- Junior professorship for Digital Teaching and Learning
- Junior professorship for Educational Sciences, in particular Education with Digital Media
- Professorship for Educational Research, in particular Emperical Educational Scienes
- Professorship for Educational Science, in particular Educational Management and Quality Development
- Professorship for Teacher Education and School Development
- Professorship of primary school pedagogic
Organisation profile
In our research and teaching, we focus on prerequisites, processes and effects of education, especially in the area of teaching and learning in primary and secondary schools.
In teacher education, we are responsible for pre-service teachers‘ acquisition of pedagogical knowledge in the area of teaching, diagnostics, upbringing and innovation. Throughout the entire Bachelor's and Master's program, we provide students with a competence-, research- and practice-oriented education.
Main research areas
Research Activities
Educational Science, in particular Educational Management and Quality Development
Educational Sciences, in particular Education with Digital Media
Digital Teaching and Learning
Educational Research, in particular Emperical Educational Scienes
Primary school pedagogic
Teacher Education and School Development
CODIP: Competences for Digital-Enhanced Individualized Practice
Ahlers, M. (Project manager, academic), Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic), Lehr, D. (Partner), Süßenbach, J. (Partner), Schmidt, T. (Partner), Herzog, C. (Coordination), Altenburger, L. (Project staff), Diekhoff, H. (Project staff), Hase, A. K. (Project staff), Kahnbach, L. (Project staff), Wendt, C. (Project staff), Wucherpfennig, S. (Project staff), Horst de Cuestas, K. (Project staff) & Neumann, A. (Partner)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.03.20 → 31.12.23
Project: Research
LineS2020c: Leadership in German Schools - Corona
Cramer, C. (Project manager, academic), Groß Ophoff, J. (Project manager, academic), Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic) & Tulowitzki, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.20 → 30.06.20
Project: Research
DaZKom-Transfer: Transfervorhaben zu DaZKom-Video - Performanznahe Messung von Deutsch-als-Zweitsprache-Kompetenz bei (angehenden) Lehrkräften - Teilprojekt Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Lemmrich, S. (Project staff), Koch-Priewe, B. (Project manager, academic), Ohm, U. (Project manager, academic), Köker, A. (Project manager, academic) & Spiekermeier, S. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.04.20 → 31.03.22
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Pathway to Educational Change Revisited - Controversies and Advances in the German Teacher Education
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
29.06.20 → 30.06.21
Project: Research
Boundary-Crossing II: A Transdisciplinary Evaluation Framework for the Assessment of Integration in Boundary-Crossing Collaborations in Teacher Education
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
08.12.20 → 30.06.21
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
SelFF-Loops: Promoting Core Practices for inclusive teaching with self and external digital feedback loops
Kleinknecht, M. (Project manager, academic), Prilop, C. N. (Project staff) & Schwedler-Diesener, A. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.01.21 → 31.12.22
Project: Teaching
Quantitative School Leadership Research (Heisenberg Grants)
Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.06.21 → 31.12.26
Project: Individual grant
DigiTaL - Subproject 02: Development of digital video-based learning environments for authentic simulation and collaborative reflection of core practices of teaching and coaching
Kleinknecht, M. (Project manager, academic) & Anders, D. (Project staff)
01.08.21 → 31.12.25
Project: Teaching
Educational Innovation Study
Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.21 → 31.07.22
Project: Research
Leading Educational Innovation and Change - Kyrgyzstan
Ryskulueva, F. (Project manager, academic) & Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.21 → 31.12.23
Project: Research