School of Sustainability
Organisational unit: Research School
- Centre for Sustainability Management (CSM)
- Institute of Ecology
- Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
- Institute of Sustainability Governance
- Institute of Sustainability Material Flows and Circularity
- Institute of Sustainability Psychology
- Institute of Sustainable Chemistry
- Social-Ecological Systems Institute (SESI)
- Sustainability Education and Transdisciplinary Research Institute
Organisation profile
Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.
Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.
Main research areas
Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.
Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.
Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.
We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.
Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.
Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.
With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.
Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses
In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.
- 2021
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University-linked programmes for sustainable entrepreneurship and regional development: how, and with what impact?
Wagner, M., Hansen, E., Schaltegger, S. & Fichter, K., 01.02.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 3, p. 1141-1158 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Woody plant species diversity as a predictor of ecosystem services in a social–ecological system of southwestern Ethiopia
Shumi, G., Rodrigues, P., Hanspach, J., Härdtle, W., Hylander, K., Senbeta, F., Fischer, J. & Schultner, J., 01.02.2021, In: Landscape Ecology. 36, 2, p. 373-391 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A pluralistic and integrated approach to action-oriented knowledge for sustainability
Caniglia, G., Lüderitz, C., von Wirth, T., Fazey, I., Martín-López, B., Hondrila, K., König, A., Wehrden, H., Schäpke, N., Laubichler, M. D. & Lang, D. J., 02.2021, In: Nature Sustainability. 4, 2, p. 93-100 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Efficacy and Moderators of Internet-Based Interventions in Adults with Subthreshold Depression: An Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Reins, J. A., Buntrock, C., Zimmermann, J., Grund, S., Harrer, M., Lehr, D., Baumeister, H., Weisel, K., Domhardt, M., Imamura, K., Kawakami, N., Spek, V., Nobis, S., Snoek, F., Cuijpers, P., Klein, J. P., Moritz, S. & Ebert, D. D., 02.2021, In: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 90, 2, p. 94-106 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Need Satisfaction and Optimal Functioning at Leisure and Work: A Longitudinal Validation Study of the DRAMMA Model
Kujanpaa, M., Syrek, C., Lehr, D., Kinnunen, U., Reins, J. A. & de Bloom, J., 02.2021, In: Journal of Happiness Studies. 22, 2, p. 681-707 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Business experimentation for sustainability: Emerging perspectives
Bocken, N. M. P., Weissbrod, I. & Antikainen, M., 25.01.2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 281, 6 p., 124904.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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The role of semi‐open habitats as dispersal corridors for plant species of woodlands and open habitats
Travers, E., Pitz, W., Fichtner, A., Matthies, D. & Härdtle, W., 24.01.2021, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 24, 1, 12 p., e12526.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Pushing the Boundaries: Experience-Based Learning in Early Phases of Graduate Sustainability Curricula
Birdman, J. M., Redman, A. & Lang, D. J., 22.01.2021, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 22, 2, p. 237-253 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Scientists’ Responsibility for Global Futures
Caniglia, G., Zenk, L., Schernhammer, E., Bertau, M., Steiner, G., Kainz, M., Jaeger, C., Schlosser, P. & Laubichler, M. D., 22.01.2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).Research output: other publications › Articles in scientific forums or blogs › Research › peer-review
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship
Farny, S. & Binder, J., 19.01.2021, World Encyclopedia of Entrepreneurship. Dana, L. P. (ed.). 2 ed. Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 605-611 7 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Articles for encyclopedia › Research
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A new Parazuphium Jeannel, 1942 species (Coleoptera, Carabidae) from the Zagros Mountains in Iran
Wrase, D. W. & Assmann, T., 18.01.2021, In: ZooKeys. 2021, 1011, p. 41-49 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Sarah Gaubitz: Wertorientierungen von Grundschulkindern im Kontext nachhaltiger Entwicklung. Eine empirische Untersuchung zum moralischen Urteilen über Ressourcendilemmata. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2018. 319 Seiten
Barth, M., 13.01.2021, In: ZfG Zeitschrift für Grundschulforschung. 14, 1, p. 189-191 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Critical reviews › Transfer
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Sensory Perception of Non-Deuterated and Deuterated Organic Compounds
Salthammer, T., Monegel, F., Schulz, N., Uhde, E., Grimme, S., Seibert, J., Hohm, U. & Palm, W. U., 13.01.2021, In: Chemistry - A European Journal. 27, 3, p. 1046-1056 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A matter of connection: The 4 Cs of learning in pre-service teacher education for sustainability
Brandt, J. O., Barth, M., Merritt, E. & Hale, A., 10.01.2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 279, p. 1-13 13 p., 123749.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Governing Transitions towards Sustainable Agriculture - Taking Stock of an Emerging Field of Research
Melchior, I. C. & Newig, J., 08.01.2021, In: Sustainability. 13, 2, p. 1-27 27 p., 528.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Making education for sustainable development happen in elementary schools: the role of teachers
Timm, J.-M. & Barth, M., 02.01.2021, In: Environmental Education Research. 27, 1, p. 50-66 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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A Real Chance for the Transatlantic Partnership on Climate Policy
Kemfert, C., 01.01.2021, In: Intereconomics. 56, 1, p. 20-22 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Blockchain for the Circular Economy: Analysis of the Research-Practice Gap
Böckel, A., Nuzum, A.-K. & Weissbrod, I., 01.01.2021, In: Sustainable Production and Consumption. 25, p. 525-539 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Communicating Sustainable Consumption
Mandujano, G. G., Vergragt, P. & Fischer, D., 01.01.2021, The Sustainability Communication Reader: A Reflective Compendium. Weder, F., Krainer, L. & Karmasin, M. (eds.). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, p. 263-279 17 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Current practice of assessing students' sustainability competencies: a review of tools
Redman, A., Wiek, A. & Barth, M., 01.01.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 1, p. 117-135 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Developmental plasticity of Brachypodium distachyon in response to P deficiency: Modulation by inoculation with phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
Baudson, C., Delory, B. M., Spaepen, S., du Jardin, P. & Delaplace, P., 01.01.2021, In: Plant Direct. 5, 1, 17 p., e00296.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Environmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative
Coenen, J., Bager, S., Meyfroidt, P., Newig, J. & Challies, E., 01.01.2021, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 31, 1, p. 3-17 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Evaluating structural and compositional canopy characteristics to predict the light-demand signature of the forest understorey in mixed, semi-natural temperate forests
Depauw, L., Perring, M. P., Landuyt, D., Maes, S. L., Blondeel, H., De Lombaerde, E., Brūmelis, G., Brunet, J., Closset-Kopp, D., Decocq, G., Den Ouden, J., Härdtle, W., Hédl, R., Heinken, T., Heinrichs, S., Jaroszewicz, B., Kopecký, M., Liepiņa, I., Macek, M., Máliš, F., Schmidt, W., Smart, S. M., Ujházy, K., Wulf, M. & Verheyen, K., 01.01.2021, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 24, 1, 13 p., e12532.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Farmers' perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in South Africa's Western Cape
Talanow, K., Topp, E., Loos, J. & Martín-López, B., 01.01.2021, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 81, p. 203-219 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Global patterns of ecologically unequal exchange: Implications for sustainability in the 21st century
Dorninger, C., Hornborg, A., Abson, D., von Wehrden, H., Schaffartzik, A., Giljum, S., Engler, J. O., Feller, R. L., Hubacek, K. & Wieland, H., 01.01.2021, In: Ecological Economics. 179, 14 p., 106824.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration a Social-Ecological Endeavour
Fischer, J., Riechers, M., Loos, J., Martín-López, B. & Temperton, V. M., 01.01.2021, In: Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 36, 1, p. 20-28 9 p., 2749.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Microwave-assisted extraction and matrix solid-phase dispersion as green analytical chemistry sample preparation techniques for the valorisation of mango processing waste
Segatto, M. L., Zanotti, K. & Zuin, V. G., 01.01.2021, In: Current Research in Chemical Biology. 1, 8 p., 100007.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Role of images in constructing public opinion about environmental matters in Malaysia
Saleh, M. S. M., Heinrichs, H. & Hasan, N. N. N., 01.01.2021, In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development. 12, 1, p. 115-130 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Temporal dynamics and ecotoxicological risk assessment of personal care products, phthalate ester plasticizers, and organophosphorus flame retardants in water from Lake Victoria, Uganda
Nantaba, F., Palm, W. U., Wasswa, J., Bouwman, H., Kylin, H. & Kümmerer, K., 01.01.2021, In: Chemosphere. 262, 11 p., 127716.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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The coronavirus pandemic as an analogy for future sustainability challenges
Engler, J.-O., Abson, D. & Wehrden, H., 01.01.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 1, p. 317-319 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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The role of social identity in institutional work for sociotechnical transitions: The case of transport infrastructure in Berlin
Becker, S., Bögel, P. & Upham, P., 01.01.2021, In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 162, 11 p., 120385.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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To separate or not to separate: what is necessary and enough for a green and sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from Brazilian citrus waste
Zuin, V. G., Ramin, L. Z., Segatto, M. L., Stahl, A. M., Zanotti, K., Forim, M. R., da Silva, M. F. D. G. F. & Fernandes, J. B., 01.01.2021, In: Pure and Applied Chemistry. 93, 1, p. 13-27 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Key competencies in sustainability in higher education - toward an agreed-upon reference framework
Brundiers, K., Barth, M., Cebrián, G., Cohen, M., Diaz, L., Doucette-Remington, S., Harré, N., Jarchow, M., Losch, K., Michel, J., Zint, M., Mochizuki, Y., Rieckmann, M., Parnell, R. & Walker, P., 01.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 1, p. 13-29 17 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Priority effects and ecological restoration
Weidlich, E. W. A., Nelson, C., Maron, J. L., Callaway, R. M., Delory, B. & Temperton, V. M., 01.2021, In: Restoration Ecology. 29, 1, 11 p., e13317.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Sol-gel technology for greener and more sustainable antimicrobial textiles that use silica matrices with C, and Ag and ZnO as biocides
Igal, K., Zanotti, K., Zuin, V. G. & Vazquez, P., 01.2021, In: Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 4, 11 p., 100177.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Toward “hardened” accountability? Analyzing the European Union's hybrid transnational governance in timber and biofuel supply chains
Moser, C. & Leipold, S., 01.2021, In: Regulation & Governance. 15, 1, p. 115-132 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Towards a relational paradigm in sustainability research, practice, and education
Walsh, Z., Böhme, J. & Wamsler, C., 01.2021, In: Ambio. 50, 1, p. 74-84 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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8. Workshop Umweltinformatik zwischen Nachhaltigkeit und Wandel (UINW 2020)
Naumann, S., Voigt, K., Kern, E., Wohlgemuth, V. & Behrens, G., 2021, 50. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft fur Informatik: Back to the Futures, INFORMATIK 2020. Reussner, R. H., Koziolek, A. & Heinrich, R. (eds.). Bonn: Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., p. 221-223 3 p. (Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI), Proceedings - Series of the Gesellschaft fur Informatik (GI); vol. P-307).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Transfer
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A Fictional Risk Narrative and Its Potential for Social Resonance: Reception of Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior in Reviews and Reading Groups
Fücker, S., Auguscik, A., Kirchhofer, A. & Schimank, U., 2021, Under the Literary Microscope: Science and Society in the Contemporary Novel . Farzin, S., Gaines, S. & Haynes, R. (eds.). University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, p. 218-248 31 p. 10. (AnthropoScene: The SLSA Book Series; vol. 7).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Analysis of life cycle datasets for the material gold
Fritz, B. & Schmidt, M., 2021, Progress in Life Cycle Assessment 2019 . Albrecht, S., Fischer, M., Leistner, P. & Schebek, L. (eds.). Cham: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland, p. 99-112 14 p. (Sustainable Production, Life Cycle Engineering and Management).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Arable vegetation of calcareous soils (Caucalidion) Plant community of the year 2022: Pflanzengesellschaft des Jahres 2022
Bergmeier, E., Meyer, S., Pape, F., Dierschke, H., Härdtle, W., Heinken, T., Hoelzel, N., Remy, D., Schwabe, A., Tischew, S. & Schneider, S., 2021, In: Tuexenia. 41, p. 299-350 52 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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ATEM 3-9 Adaptiver Test des Emotionswissens: Manual
Voltmer, K. & Salisch, M., 2021, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Verlag. 68 p. (SpringerTests)Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review
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Biokunststoffe = umweltfreundlich? Ein Nachhaltigkeitsprojekt von Lernenden, Lehrenden, Wissenschaftlern und Wissenschaftlerinnen
Abels, S., Pleissner, D. & Reichelt, A., 2021, In: Naturwissenschaft im Unterricht - Chemie. 32, 183, p. 40-44 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Transfer › peer-review
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Community Energy in Germany: From Technology Pioneers to Professionalisation under Uncertainty
Holstenkamp, L., 2021, Renewable Energy Communities and the Low Carbon Energy Transition in Europe. Coenen, F. H. J. M. & Hoppe, T. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 119-152 34 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Der Beitrag nachhaltiger Raumentwicklung zur großen Transformation: Impulse für neue Strategien
Warner, B., Malburg-Graf, B., Hofmeister, S., Kanning, H. & Kufeld, W., 2021, Hannover: ARL – Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, 18 p. (Positionspapier aus der ARL; no. 121).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Die Feststellung der energiepolitischen und energiewirtschaftlichen Notwendigkeit des Tagebaus Garzweiler II nach § 48 Kohleverstromungsbeendigungsgesetz (KVBG) – rechtspolitisch verfehlt und verfassungswidrig?
Schomerus, T., 2021, Kohleausstiegsgesetz: Inhalt und Folgen. Frenz, W. & Preuße, A. (eds.). Clausthal-Zellerfeld: GDMB Gesellschaft der Metallurgen und Bergleute e.V., Vol. 149. p. 109-127 19 p. (Schriftenreihe der GDMB Gesellschaft der Metallurgen und Bergleute e.V.; vol. 149).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Transfer
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Die Krise feministischer Positionen in Zeiten der Pandemie: Zwischen Sorgen für das ‚gute Leben’ und Herrschen gegen die ‚Natur’
Hofmeister, S. & Mölders, T., 2021, In: Journal Netzwerk Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung NRW . 49, p. 48-53 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research › peer-review
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Digitale Medien als Mittler im Spannungsfeld zwischen naturwissenschaftlichem Unterricht und inklusiver Pädagogik
Stinken-Rösner, L. & Abels, S., 2021, Naturwissenschaftsdidaktik und Inklusion. Hundermark, S., Sun, X., Abels, S., Nehring, A., Schildknecht, R., Seremet, V. & Lindmeier, C. (eds.). Weinheim: Beltz Juventa Verlag, p. 161-175 15 p. (Sonderpädagogische Förderung heute, Beiheft; vol. 4).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Digitale Medien in der naturwissenschaftlichen Lehrkräftebildung: integriert statt zusätzlich
Stinken-Rösner, L., 2021, In: PhyDid B - Didaktik der Physik - Beiträge zur DPG-Frühjahrstagung. 2021, p. 197-185 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Conference article in journal › Research
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Effectiveness of a Guided Internet- and Mobile-Based Intervention for Patients with Chronic Back Pain and Depression (WARD-BP): A Multicenter, Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
Baumeister, H., Paganini, S., Sander, L. B., Lin, J., Schlicker, S., Terhorst, Y., Moshagen, M., Bengel, J., Lehr, D. & Ebert, D. D., 2021, In: Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 90, 4, p. 255-268 14 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
