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

  1. 2025
  2. E-pub ahead of print

    Fostering inclusive teaching competences: Concrete practice-oriented suggestions for teachers to deal with diverse learning groups in inclusive settings

    Letzel-Alt, V. & Pozas, M., 27.03.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Special Education. 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Leading the AI transformation in schools: it starts with a digital mindset

    Pietsch, M. & Mah, D.-K., 04.2025, In: Educational Technology Research and Development. 73, 2, p. 1043-1069

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Accepted/In press

    The role of openness to experience in innovating teaching and instruction through leader-member exchange and teacher creativity

    Adams, D., Bellibaş, M. Ş., Muniandy, V. & Pietsch, M., 01.09.2025, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 57, 16 p., 101834.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published
  6. Published

    How Do AI Educators Use Open Educational Resources? A Cross-Sectoral Case Study on OER for AI Education

    Rampelt, F., Ruppert, R., Schleiss, J., Mah, D.-K., Bata, K. & Egloffstein, M., 15.04.2025, In: Open Praxis. 17, 1, p. 46-63 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Managing Stress During Long-Term Internships: What Coping Strategies Matter and Can a Workbook Help?

    Homann, H.-S. & Ehmke, T., 25.04.2025, In: Education Sciences.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    EDUCATION FUNDING AS A DETERMINANT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND SOCIETAL PERFORMANCE

    Londar, S., Bosenko, O., Londar, L. & Pietsch, M., 30.04.2025, In: Financial and Credit Activity: Problems of Theory and Practice. 2, 61, p. 513-528 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. E-pub ahead of print

    From attitudes to self-efficacy: identifying teachers profiles to understand their differentiated instructional practice

    Pozas, M., Jordan, G. & Letzel-Alt, V., 05.05.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Special Needs Education. 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Opening the black box of teacher leader development: An investigation of teachers’ motivation to lead

    Pietsch, M., Röhl, S., Syvertsen, I. M. & Cramer, C., 06.05.2025, In: International Journal of Educational Research. 132, 15 p., 102632.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Formative assessment in inclusive mathematics education in secondary schools: A systematic review

    Töllner, F., Kuhl, P. & Besser, M., 07.05.2025, In: Education Science. 15, 5, 20 p., 577.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch