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
Grundschule voraus - gemeinsam.gestalten.lernen
Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic), Schellig, H. (Project manager, academic) & Witthöft, J. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.23 → 31.12.26
Project: Research
HeaLinGO: Health and Language Integrated Gaming Online
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic), Schiemann, S. (Project manager, academic), Dadaczynski, K. (Project staff), Blume, C. (Project staff), Schmidt, I. (Project staff) & Schmidt, P. R. (Project staff)
Investitions- und Förderbank Niedersachsen – NBank
01.06.13 → 31.03.16
Project: Research
HEPCOM: Health Educational Projects Community
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic)
European Commission Directorate-General Health and Consumers
19.02.13 → 18.08.16
Project: Research
Horizonte-Promotionsstipendium II
von Saldern, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.15 → 31.03.16
Project: Other
Horizonte-Stipendien Nds. III
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.11.14 → 31.12.16
Project: Teaching
Humboldt Stipendium
Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.23 → 30.09.25
Project: Individual grant
Informelles Lernen und informelle Bildung für mehr Bildungsgerechtigkeit? Dimensionierungen des Lernens und der Bildung – eine kritische Analyse
Wischmann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.03.12 → …
Project: Research
IBIS: Inklusive Bildung in der Schulpraxis
Letzel-Alt, V. (Project manager, academic)
01.02.24 → 01.02.26
Project: Research
inklusive menschenrechte 2010-2012: Inklusive Pädagogik und Menschenrechtsbildung mit Kindern und Jugendlichen - eine Weiterbildungsreihe für pädagogische Fachkräfte
von Saldern, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.11 → 05.03.13
Project: Transfer (professional training)
Integration Through Trust
Sandermann, P. (Project manager, academic), Friedrichs-Liesenkötter, H. (Project manager, academic), Henkel, A. (Project manager, academic), Münch, S. (Project manager, academic), Husen, O. (Project manager, academic), Kakar, H. (Project staff), Siede, A. (Project staff), Schwenker, V. S. (Project staff), Wenzel, L. (Project staff) & Winkel, M. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.02.19 → 31.05.22
Project: Research
Kategoriensystem zur überfachlichen Aufgabenanalyse
Kleinknecht, M. (Project manager, academic), Bohl, T. (Project manager, academic), Maier, U. (Project manager, academic), Metz, K. (Project manager, academic), Drüke-Noe, C. (Project manager, academic) & Hoppe, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.10 → …
Project: Research
KITA GUT & GESUND. Das Programm für integriertes Gesundheitsmanagement
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Schiemann, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.11.19 → 31.10.25
Project: Research
Kompetenzzentrum psychische Gesundheit in Bildung und Erziehung
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Dadaczynski, K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.07 → 01.01.20
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
MindMatters: Konfirmatorische Studie zur Überprüfung der Wirksamkeit eines Programms zur Förderung der psychischen Gesundheit in Grundschulen (Lüneburg)
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic), Schwarz, N. (Project staff), Dadaczynski, K. (Partner) & Morgenstern, M. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.02.20 → 30.04.22
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
Leading Educational Innovation and Change - Kazakhstan
Baisultanova, S. (Project manager, academic) & Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.23 → 31.12.24
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
Leading Educational Innovation and Change - Nigeria
Ugwuanyi, C. (Project manager, academic) & Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.23 → 31.12.25
Project: Research
Leading Educational Innovation and Change - Turkey
Özdemir, N. (Project manager, academic), Pietsch, M. (Project manager, academic), Ömür, C. (Partner), Gümüş, S. (Partner), Buyukgoze, H. (Partner) & Ofluoğlu, K. (Partner)
01.01.22 → 31.12.25
Project: Research
LERN-IF: Learning process diagnostics and learning supportive performance feedback in inclusive subject teaching
Besser, M. (Project manager, academic), Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic), Töllner, F. (Project staff) & Renftel, K. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.10.21 → 30.09.25
Project: Research
Lebenswelt Hochschule (als Teilprojekt des interdisziplinären Gesamtprojekts „Nachhaltige Entwicklung im Kontext universitärer Aufgabenstellungen“)
Stoltenberg, U. (Project manager, academic), Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Rieckmann, M. (Project staff)
01.07.04 → 30.06.07
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Lehren und Beraten digital reflektieren: Entwicklung digitaler videobasierter Übungsräume zur authentischen Simulation und kollaborativen Reflexion von Kernpraktiken des Lehr- und Beratungshandelns in der Erwachsenenbildung
Jacobsen, L. J. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.21 → 31.07.24
Project: Teaching
Lernen in der Adoleszenz
Dietrich, C. (Project manager, academic) & Wischmann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.14 → 31.07.15
Project: Dissertation project
LidA: Lernen in der Adoleszenz - Eine qualitative Studie zum Zusammenhang formaler und informeller Lernprozesse in der frühen Adoleszenz unter Bedingungen sozialer Ungleichheit
Wischmann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.14 → 30.04.15
Project: Research
Leuphana Lehrerbildung - Konzept einer Lehrerbildung für den Lernort Schule 2020
Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic), Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic) & Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.13 → 21.06.19
Project: Research
Leuphana Sommerakademie München 2011
Czerwenka, K. (Project manager, academic) & Voßhage-Zehnder, M. (Coordination)
30.07.11 → 31.01.13
Project: Practical Project
Master Entwicklung Community Education
Dietrich, C. (Project manager, academic) & Wischmann, A. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.11 → …
Project: Teaching
Materialität von Geschlecht und pädagogischer Autorität - Interferenzen von Körpern und Dingen in Bildungsinstitutionen
Althans, B. (Project manager, academic), Audehm, K. (Project manager, academic), Bath, C. (Project manager, academic) & Leuschner, H. (Project staff)
Ministry of Science and Culture of the State of Lower Saxony
01.02.17 → 31.12.20
Project: Research
Mathematische Leistungssteigerung und Förderung berufsbezogener Motivation über die Sommerferien. Berufsvorbereitende Qualifikation von Hauptschülerinnen und Hauptschülern am Beispiel der Leuphana Sommerakademie.
Odau, S. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.11 → 30.09.15
Project: Dissertation project
MindMatters
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Nieskens, B. (Project staff)
01.12.06 → 30.09.13
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Mind Matters 2018
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.08.18 → 31.08.20
Project: Transfer (Scientific Services)
ACTion: Modelling, Explaining, Enacting and Getting Feedback: How can the Acquisition of Core Practices in Teacher Education be Optimally Supported?
Kleinknecht, M. (Project manager, academic) & Nückles, M. (Partner)
01.08.22 → 31.07.25
Project: Research
MuSSiK-G: Musik-Stimme-Sprache in Kita und Grundschule
Dietrich, C. (Project manager, academic)
01.09.14 → 31.08.17
Project: Transfer (R&D project)
Musik, Stimme und Sprache in KiTa und Grundschule. Teilvorhaben im Rahmen des Verbundvorhabens: Koordination und Evaluation der Weiterbildung
Dietrich, C. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.09.14 → 30.11.17
Project: Research
Nah dran! Die Praxis als Vorbild
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Schmidt, T. (Project manager, academic) & Leiss, D. (Project manager, academic)
14.07.14 → 30.04.16
Project: Teaching
Tibs: Needs Assessment and Awareness Raising Programme for Bullying in Schools.
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Witteriede, H. (Project staff)
22.03.06 → 21.05.15
Project: Other
NELSEN: NEtwork of Large-Scale Studies Including Students with Special Educational Needs
Kuhl, P. (Project manager, academic)
01.01.17 → 31.12.21
Project: Research
Own and other teachers’ classroom videos. What do teachers think and how do they feel when they analyze themselves teaching and other teacher teaching?
Kleinknecht, M. (Project manager, academic)
01.04.11 → 01.04.12
Project: Research
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
DaZKom-Video: Performance-oriented measurement of German-as-a-second-language-competency of (pre-service) teachers
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic) & Hammer, S. (Project staff)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.17 → 31.03.20
Project: Research
PISA-NEPS Validierungsstudie: PISA, Bildungsstandards und die National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). Vergleich der Rahmenkonzepte und Validierung der NEPS-Testinstrumente in den Naturwissenschaften und in der Mathematik
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Schöps, K. (Partner), Rönnebeck, S. (Partner), Hahn, I. (Partner), Knopp, E. (Partner), Köller, O. (Partner), Nissen, A. (Project manager, academic) & Ham, A.-K. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.01.12 → 31.03.15
Project: Research
PISA, Bildungsstandards und die National Educational Panel Study (NEPS). Vergleich der Rahmenkonzepte und Validierung des NEPS-Mathematiktests.
Ham, A.-K. (Project manager, academic)
01.10.12 → …
Project: Dissertation project
DaZKom: Professionelle Kompetenzen angehender LehrerInnen (Sek I) im Bereich Deutsch als Zweitsprache (DaZ)
Ehmke, T. (Project manager, academic), Koch-Priewe, B. (Project manager, academic), Ohm, U. (Project manager, academic) & Köker, A. (Project manager, academic)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research
01.03.12 → 30.09.15
Project: Research
PROKOM: Professionelle Kompetenzen angehender Mathematik-Lehrkräfte in der universitären Lehrerausbildung empirisch erfassen und beschreiben
Besser, M. (Project manager, academic) & Ehmke, T. (Partner)
01.10.17 → 30.09.18
Project: Research
Projekt "Lesen macht stark: Lesen und digitale Medien". Wissenschaftliche Begleitforschung.
Friedrichs-Liesenkötter, H. (Project manager, academic)
01.07.16 → …
Project: Research
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
Regain Potential - Potenzial zurückgewinnen
Lenske, G. (Project manager, academic) & Merkert, A. (Project staff)
01.01.23 → 31.12.24
Project: Research
SCMHE: School Children Mental Health Europe
Paulus, P. (Project manager, academic) & Gölitz, D. (Project manager, academic)
27.11.07 → 29.04.15
Project: Research