Professorship for Educational Science, in particular Educational Management and Quality Development

Organisational unit: Professoship

Organisation profile

What constitutes a good school and good teaching? How can schools and teaching be improved, changed and innovated? And what role do leaders and their professional development play in this context? These and similar questions are addressed at the department of educational management and quality improvement.

  1. 2025
  2. Knowledge-based views on Innovation: What's in it for schools?

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    19.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  3. Perspektiven teilen – Transformation gestalten: Externalisierung des Inklusionsverständnisses mit Lego® Serious Play®

    List, F. (Speaker), Schellig, H. (Speaker), Hofer, E. (Coauthor) & Abels, S. (Coauthor)

    19.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  4. 38. Jahrestagung der Inklusionsforscher:innen - IFO 2025

    List, F. (Participant) & Schellig, H. (Participant)

    17.02.202519.02.2025

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Sharing in Schools: Overcoming the Barriers to Innovation in Education

    Witthöft, J. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Coauthor) & Aydin, B. (Coauthor)

    10.02.202514.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  6. Leading Educational Innovation in a Changing World (Symposium)

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    10.02.202514.02.2025

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  7. British Journal of Educational Technology (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2025 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  8. Creativity and Innovation Management (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2025

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  9. Journal of Research on Technology in Education (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2025 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  10. Leadership and Policy in Schools (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Editor)

    2025 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  11. Teaching and Teacher Education (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2025 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  12. 2024
  13. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Higher Education: Perspectives from Academic Staff.

    Mah, D.-K. (Speaker) & Groß, N. (Speaker)

    21.10.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  14. Gutachter für die Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    10.2024 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  15. Stress und Burnout bei Schulleitungen im internationalen Vergleich

    Groß, N. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    12.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  16. Leading the AI transformation in Schools: It starts with a digital Mindset

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Mah, D.-K. (Speaker)

    05.09.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  17. The Open Innovation Mindset of School Leaders- The Key to Successful Digital Innovation in Schools?

    Witthöft, J. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Coauthor)

    28.08.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  18. Führung an Schulen: Was ist mit den vernachlässigten 95%?

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    10.07.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  19. Lehrende und KI: Will AI literacy save us?

    Mah, D.-K. (Speaker) & Groß, N. (Speaker)

    05.06.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  20. Examining the Role of Instructional Leadership in Addressing Educational Inequalities

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Bellibaş, M. Ş. (Speaker)

    11.04.202414.04.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  21. Knowledge Mobilization in Open Innovation Networks: What’s in It for Schools?

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Brown, C. (Speaker), Aydin, B. (Speaker) & Cramer, C. (Speaker)

    11.04.202414.04.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  22. Predicting Transformational School Leadership in Different School Contexts: Does Work Engagement Make a Difference?

    Witthöft, J. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    11.04.202414.04.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  23. School Leadership for Innovation (Chair)

    Röhl, S. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    11.04.202414.04.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  24. Organisationale Resilienz als Moderator von Stress und Burnout bei Schulleitungen?

    Groß, N. (Speaker), Dadaczynsky, K. (Coauthor) & Pietsch, M. (Coauthor)

    12.03.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  25. 17th International Education Management Congress - UEYK 2024

    Özdemir, N. (Participant) & Pietsch, M. (Participant)

    08.03.2024

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  26. Navigating Educational Ambidexterity: Exploring Leader-Member Exchange and Open Innovation

    Özdemir, N. (Speaker), Coban, Ö. (Speaker), Büyükgöze, H. (Speaker), Gümüş, S. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    08.03.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  27. Research Trends in the Field of Educational Administration: International Perspectives (Panel Discussion)

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    08.03.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  28. More Successful Thanks To Qualification And Mentorship? Analyses Of Determinants Of The Professional Success Of School Principals

    Tulowitzki, P. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Grigolait, E. (Speaker) & Köferli, S. (Speaker)

    09.01.202412.01.2024

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  29. Educational Research Review (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2024

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  30. Gutachter für die Israel Science Foundation (ISF)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2024 → …

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  31. 2023
  32. International Journal of Educational Research (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    11.2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  33. Gutachter für das Institut des Bundes für Qualitätssicherung im österreichischen Schulwesen (IQS)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    10.2023

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantTransfer

  34. Gutachter für The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) der UNESCO

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    10.2023

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  35. Educational Management Administration and Leadership (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    09.2023

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  36. NIEDERSÄCHSISCHE SCHULLEITUNGSTAGUNG 2023

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Frentz, J. (Speaker) & Schellig, H. (Speaker)

    29.08.202330.08.2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  37. Investigating the situational impact of academic language demands on university students’ boredom with an instructional video

    Wirth, L. (Speaker), Aydin, B. (Coauthor), Ehmke, T. (Coauthor), Retelsdorf, J. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)

    26.08.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  38. School Innovation through Knowledge Flows: Does Open Innovation Make the Difference?

    Witthöft, J. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Coauthor), Cramer, C. (Coauthor) & Brown, C. (Coauthor)

    24.08.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  39. How do Professional Gratification Crises affect the Health of School Leaders? Analysing the Relationship between the ERI Model and Burnout.

    Groß, N. (Speaker), Dadaczynsky, K. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    23.08.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  40. School Leader Trust and Collective Teacher Innovativeness: Individual and Organisational Ambidexterity as a Mediator

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Dedering, K. (Speaker)

    22.08.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  41. Gutachter für die Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    07.2023

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantResearch

  42. Die Bedeutung pädagogischen Führungshandelns angesichts aktueller Herausforderungen im System Schule (Symposium)

    Pietsch, M. (Coauthor)

    28.06.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  43. Tagung des Deutschen Vereins zur Förderung der Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerfortbildung

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Schellig, H. (Speaker) & Frentz, J. (Speaker)

    16.06.2023

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  44. Journal of Educational Change (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    06.2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  45. Putting the Instructional Leadership–Student Achievement Relation in Context: A Meta-Analytical Big Data Study Across Cultures and Time

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Aydin, B. (Speaker) & Gümüş, S. (Speaker)

    13.04.202316.04.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  46. Schulen wirksam führen und verändern

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    17.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  47. Schulen führen und innovieren

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    14.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  48. Langeweile von Studierenden und ihre situationale Abhängigkeit von bildungssprachlichen Anforderungen

    Wirth, L. (Speaker), Aydin, B. (Coauthor), Ehmke, T. (Coauthor), Retelsdorf, J. (Coauthor) & Kuhl, P. (Coauthor)

    01.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  49. Open Innovation Mindset and School Leadership: How Innovations can be successfully implemented at schools

    Witthöft, J. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Coauthor)

    28.02.202302.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  50. Schulleitung in Zeiten der Krise: Heraus- oder doch Überforderung? (Discussant)

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    28.02.202302.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  51. The generalizability of instructional leadership and student achievement across contexts: A meta-analytical big data study

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Aydin, B. (Speaker) & Gümüş, S. (Speaker)

    28.02.202302.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  52. Wie wirken sich berufliche Gratifikationskrisen auf die Gesundheit von Schulleitungen aus? Untersuchung des Zusammenhangs vom Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) Modell und Burnout

    Groß, N. (Speaker), Dadaczynsky, K. (Speaker) & Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    28.02.202302.03.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  53. Schulen verändern – BNE und transformative Bildung weiterentwickeln: Welche Rolle können Schulleitungen in einem langfristigen Wandel spielen?

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    13.02.202315.02.2023

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  54. Mehmet Şükrü Bellibaş

    Pietsch, M. (Host)

    01.02.202331.01.2026

    Activity: Hosting a visitorHosting an academic visitor

  55. International Journal of Educational Management (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Editorial Board)

    2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workEditor of journalsResearch

  56. Sustainability (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  57. The International Journal of Human Resource Management (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2023 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  58. 2022
  59. Blackbox Schulleitung - Was wissen wir über wirksame Führung an Schulen (nicht)?

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    29.11.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationtalk or presentation in privat or public eventsTransfer

  60. Schulleitung: Chance oder Belastung? Internationale Befunde und Forschungsperspektiven

    Groß Ophoff, J. (Speaker), Cramer, C. (Speaker), Tulowitzki, P. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Brauchle, G. (Speaker)

    20.09.202222.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  61. Quo vadis Schulleitung? Erkenntnisse zu Berufszufriedenheit, Tätigkeiten und professioneller Identität von Schweizer Schulleitungen

    Tulowitzki, P. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Ella, G. (Speaker), Progin, L. (Speaker), Cometti, N. (Speaker) & Sposato, G. G. (Speaker)

    12.09.202216.09.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  62. Schlüsselrolle Schulleitung: Was hat die Pandemie verändert?

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    12.05.202213.05.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  63. School Leaders' Self-Efficacy Before the Pandemic Predicts How Schools Innovate During School Closures

    Röhl, S. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Cramer, C. (Speaker)

    30.04.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  64. How Can Principals Successfully Navigate a Crisis? Assessing the Interplay of Exploration, Exploitation, and Innovation

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker), Tulowitzki, P. (Speaker) & Cramer, C. (Speaker)

    23.04.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  65. Die Rolle der Selbstwirksamkeit von Schulleitenden für deren Innovativität im Umgang mit pandemiebedingten Schulschließungen

    Röhl, S. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Cramer, C. (Speaker)

    11.03.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  66. Principals’ self-efficacy before pandemic predicts how schools innovate during school closures

    Röhl, S. (Speaker), Pietsch, M. (Speaker) & Cramer, C. (Speaker)

    01.2022

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  67. Educational Studies (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  68. Learning and Instruction (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  69. The COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of German school leaders

    Groß Ophoff, J. (Speaker), Cramer, C. (Coauthor), Tulowitzki, P. (Coauthor) & Pietsch, M. (Coauthor)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  70. Thunderbird International Business Review (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2022 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  71. 2021
  72. Wissensbasierte Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    01.12.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  73. Measuring teaching quality: What measurement model should be applied? (Discussant)

    Pietsch, M. (Speaker)

    25.08.2021

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  74. Gutachter für die Israel Science Foundation (ISF)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2021

    Activity: Other expert activitiesPeer review of project proposalsResearch

  75. Journal of Educational Administration (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  76. Leadership and Policy in Schools (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  77. SAGE Open (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Editorial Board)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch

  78. School Leadership and Management (Journal)

    Pietsch, M. (Reviewer)

    2021 → …

    Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial workPeer review of publicationenResearch