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

    Open participation network and school health programs - Review of the BLK experiment OPUS (1997-2000) for health promotion

    Paulus, P., 2000, In: Gesundheitswesen. 62, 8-9, p. A120-A120 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Open Innovation Networks: a driver for knowledge mobilisation in schools?

    Pietsch, M., Brown, C., Aydin, B. & Cramer, C., 29.08.2023, In: Journal of Professional Capital and Community. 8, 3, p. 202-218 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Open Innovation in Schools: A new imperative for organising innovation in education?

    Pietsch, M., Cramer, C., Brown, C., Aydin, B. & Witthöft, J., 06.2024, In: Technology, Knowledge and Learning. 29, 2, p. 1051-1077 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. 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

  5. Published

    On the role of linguistic features for comprehension and learning from STEM texts. A meta-analysis

    Strohmaier, A. R., Ehmke, T., Härtig, H. & Leiss, D., 01.05.2023, In: Educational Research Review. 39, 100533.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  6. Published

    On the Differential and Shared Effects of Leadership for Learning on Teachers’ Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction: A Multilevel Perspective

    Pietsch, M., Tulowitzki, P. & Koch, T., 01.12.2019, In: Educational Administration Quarterly. 55, 5, p. 705-741 37 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Öffentliche Bibliothek: Methodische Überlegungen zur Bestimmung eines Begriffs

    Gaus, D., 11.1987, In: BuB. 39, 11, p. 952-958 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Nutzung von Daten für die Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung

    Lüftenegger, M., Kampa, N. & Pietsch, M., 17.12.2024, Nationaler Bildungsbericht Österreich 2024. B. (ed.). Bundesministerium Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung, p. 513-560

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  9. Published

    Nutzung und Wirkung eines kognitiv aktivierenden Unterrichts bei nicht-gymnasialen Schülerinnen und Schülern

    Merk, S., Batzel-Kremer, A., Bohl, T., Kleinknecht, M. & Leuders, T., 09.2021, In: Unterrichtswissenschaft: Zeitschrift für Lernforschung. 49, 3, p. 467-487 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    "Now I like it". A Typology of Acceptance and Use of Documentation Apps in Preschools

    Schoenborn, H. & Kuhl, P., 01.04.2022, In: Frühe Bildung. 11, 2, p. 61-66 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review