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

    The manifold functions of the elementary school and of its pedagogy. A review of elementary education: Theory and research

    Von Saldern, M., 1998, In: Zeitschrift fur Padagogik. 44, 6, p. 907-924 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    The impact of distributed leadership on teacher commitment: The mediation role of teacher workload stress and teacher well-being

    Bellibaş, M. Ş., Gümüş, S. & Chen, J., 04.2024, In: British Educational Research Journal. 50, 2, p. 814-836 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The historical pygmalion effect to be observed in the teacher generations during the period of educational growth from 1884 to 1993

    Nath, A., Dartenne, C. M. & Oelerich, C., 07.2004, In: Zeitschrift fur Padagogik. 50, 4, p. 539-564 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    The explanatory power of Carnegie Classification in predicting engagement indicators: a multilevel analysis

    Gök, E. & Aydin, B., 08.01.2024, In: Frontiers in Education. 8, 9 p., 1305747.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    The eTIMSS and TIMSS Measurement Invariance Study: Multigroup Factor Analyses and Differential Item Functioning Analyses with the 2019 Cycle

    Yalçınkaya, M., Atılgan, H., Daşcıoğlu, S. & Aydın, B., 30.06.2024, In: Journal of Measurement and Evaluation in Education and Psychology. 15, 2, p. 94-119 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The effects of competition in local schooling markets on leadership for learning

    Pietsch, M. & Leist, S., 04.2019, In: Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung. 9, 1, p. 109-134 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    The Connected Classroom: Using Video Conferencing Technology to Enhance Teacher Training

    Drexhage, J., Leiß, D., Schmidt, T. & Ehmke, T., 2016, In: Reflecting Education. 10, 1, p. 70-88 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    The conjunction fallacy and the many meanings of and

    Hertwig, R., Benz, B. & Krauss, S., 09.2008, In: Cognition. 108, 3, p. 740-753 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Absence of ‘race’ in German Discourses on Bildung: Rethinking Bildung with Critical Race Theory

    Wischmann, A., 04.07.2018, In: Race Ethnicity and Education. 21, 4, p. 471-485 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published