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. Published

    Schlüsselqualifikationen: zur Statik und Flexibilität von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen

    Neumann, F.-D., 2007, In: Die bayerische Realschule. 2, p. 14-22 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  2. Published

    Schlüsselqualifikationen: zur Statik und Flexibilität von Persönlichkeitsmerkmalen

    Neumann, F.-D., 2005, In: Pädagogische Rundschau. 59, 6, p. 683-698 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  3. Published

    School children's mental health in Europe: do German elementary school children report differences in mental health in northern Germany's former eastern vs. western part ?

    Gölitz, D., Pez, O., Kovess, V., Schurig, M. & Paulus, P., 2011, In: European Journal of Public Health. 21, Supplement 1, p. 156 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    School leadership and achievement gaps based on socioeconomic status: a search for socially just instructional leadership

    Gümüş, S., Bellibaş, M. Ş. & Pietsch, M., 23.06.2022, In: Journal of Educational Administration. 60, 4, p. 419-438 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    School leadership support and socioeconomic status inequalities in mathematics and science achievement: Evidence from TIMSS 2019

    Eryilmaz, N., 01.06.2025, In: International Journal of Educational Research Open. 8, 14 p., 100427.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. E-pub ahead of print

    School leaders’ innovation-related self-efficacy: professional development and learning networks make a difference

    Syvertsen, I. M., Röhl, S., Pietsch, M. & Cramer, C., 06.12.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Professional Development in Education. 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    School Leaders’ Self-efficacy and its Impact on Innovation: Findings of a Repeated Measurement Study

    Röhl, S., Pietsch, M. & Cramer, C., 01.11.2024, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 52, 6, p. 1477-1496 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    School Leader Trust and Collective Teacher Innovativeness: On Individual and Organisational Ambidexterity’s Mediating Role

    Dedering, K. & Pietsch, M., 2025, In: Educational Review. 77, 2, p. 351-380 30 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    SCHOOL-SYSTEM, SELECTION, AND SATISFACTION WITH SCHOOLING IN FRANCE

    Czerwenka, K., 11.1990, In: Zeitschrift fur Padagogik. 36, 6, p. 849-875 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Schreiben im Mathematikunterricht der Grundschule – Sprachkompetenz diagnostizieren und fördern

    Merkert, A. & Lenske, G., 2022, In: Leseforum.ch. 2022, 2, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review