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. Published
  3. Published

    School leaders’ expectations of AI’s impact on students and teachers: Insights from ICILS 2023

    Eryilmaz, N., Mah, D.-K., Bellibaş, M. Ş. & Pietsch, M., 08.12.2025, In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    How school leadership and innovation shape instructional pathways to student achievement across nations: Evidence from multilevel structural equation modeling and decision tree analysis

    Aydın, B., Fokkema, M., Eryilmaz, N., Muijs, D., Scherer, R. & Pietsch, M., 01.12.2025, In: Studies in Educational Evaluation. 87, 12 p., 101521.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    A critical evaluation of alignment optimization for improving cross- national comparability in international large-scale assessments

    Sandoval-Hernández, A., Carrasco, D. & Eryilmaz, N., 12.2025, In: Studies in Educational Evaluation. 87, 13 p., 101519.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Unpacking the microfoundations of educational innovation and change: a multi-level study of ambidexterity, commitment, and trust using Coleman’s bathtub model

    Pietsch, M., Buyukgoze, H., Gümüş, S., Çoban, Ö. & Özdemir, N., 15.11.2025, In: Public Management Review. p. 1-40

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Microfoundations of open innovation in schools: overcoming teachers’ not-invented-here syndrome with transformational leadership and leader-member-exchange

    Witthöft, J., Adams, D., Aydin, B., Muniandy, V. & Pietsch, M., 05.11.2025, In: School Leadership and Management. p. 1-25 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published
  9. Published

    Automated scoring in the era of artificial intelligence: An empirical study with Turkish essays

    Aydın, B., Kışla, T., Elmas, N. T. & Bulut, O., 10.2025, In: System. 133, 12 p., 103784.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  10. Published

    The role of openness to experience in innovating teaching and instruction through leader-member exchange and teacher creativity

    Adams, D., Bellibaş, M. Ş., Muniandy, V. & Pietsch, M., 01.09.2025, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 57, 16 p., 101834.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. E-pub ahead of print

    Instructional Leadership Moderating the Impact of (In)Congruency Between Peer and Individual Student SES on Achievement

    Bellibaş, M. Ş., Aydın, B., Bowers, A., Perry, L. & Pietsch, M., 20.08.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leadership and Policy in Schools. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. E-pub ahead of print

    Leader-Member Exchange and Teacher Creativity in Nigerian Schools: The Mediating Role of Paradox Mindset and Individual Ambidexterity

    Ugwuanyi, C. S., Bellibaş, M. Ş. & Pietsch, M., 31.07.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leadership and Policy in Schools. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. E-pub ahead of print

    The role of empathy and empathic leadership practices in schools – a scoping review

    Manke, S. N., Pietsch, M. & Freund, P. A., 19.06.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Review. 31 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsScientific review articlesResearch

  14. E-pub ahead of print

    ICT knowledge absorptive capacity: A critical factor for technology integration in schools

    Fischer‐Schöneborn, S., Brown, C., Aydin, B., MacGregor, S. & Pietsch, M., 13.06.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Published

    EDUCATION FUNDING AS A DETERMINANT OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM'S EFFECTIVENESS AND SOCIETAL PERFORMANCE

    Londar, S., Bosenko, O., Londar, L. & Pietsch, M., 30.04.2025, In: Financial and Credit Activity: Problems of Theory and Practice. 2, 61, p. 513-528 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Leading the AI transformation in schools: it starts with a digital mindset

    Pietsch, M. & Mah, D.-K., 04.2025, In: Educational Technology Research and Development. 73, 2, p. 1043-1069 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

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

    Wirth, L., Aydin, B., Ehmke, T., Retelsdorf, J. & Kuhl, P., 10.03.2025, In: European Journal of Psychology of Education. 40, 1, 22 p., 50.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Putting the Instructional Leadership-Student Achievement Relation in Context: A meta-analytical big data study across cultures and time

    Pietsch, M., Aydin, B. & Gümüş, S., 03.2025, In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 47, 1, p. 29-64 36 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. E-pub ahead of print

    Revealing Entrepreneurial Acting and Thinking Among School Leaders in the K-12 Setting – A Scoping Review

    Frentz, J., Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz, S., Bellibas, M. Ş., Pashiardis, P. & Pietsch, M., 03.2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Leadership and Policy in Schools. 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Effort–reward imbalance and burnout among German school leaders. Representative study findings and implications for an underserved occupational group

    Groß, N., Dadaczynsky, K. & Pietsch, M., 01.02.2025, In: European Journal of Public Health. 35, 1, p. 79-84 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Innovative approaches in mathematical modeling: Harnessing technology for teaching second degree equations to Future Mathematics Educators in Türkiye

    Kandemir, M. A. & Eryilmaz, N., 01.01.2025, In: Social Sciences and Humanities Open. 11, 17 p., 101281.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Organizational ambidexterity and student achievement: Do knowledge exploration and exploitation in schools make a difference?

    Pietsch, M., Aydin, B., Montecinos, C. & Bellibaş, M. Ş., 01.2025, In: Journal of Innovation and Knowledge. 10, 1, 14 p., 100636.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Schulleitung und schulinterne Steuerung

    Pietsch, M., Tulowitzki, P. & Krein, U., 01.2025, Studienbuch Bildungswissenschaften 2: Unterricht und Schule gestalten . Syring, M., Bohl, T., Gröschner, A. & Scheunpflug, A. (eds.). Bad Heilbrunn: Verlag Julius Klinkhardt, p. 279-294 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  26. Published

    Examining long-term impacts of a training programme to improve quality of IEP goals

    Rakap, S., Balikci, S., Kalkan, S., Coleman, H., Aydin, B. & Gulboy, E., 2025, In: European Journal of Special Needs Education. 40, 1, p. 35-52 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Jenseits der Normen: Einblicke in meinen Arbeitsalltag als (autistische) wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

    Groß, N., 2025, Autistische Menschen in Studium und Hochschule. Lindmeier, C., Richter, M. & Schipp, C. (eds.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer Verlag, p. 190-194 4 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  28. Published
  29. 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

  30. 2024
  31. 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

  32. Published

    Zur Konzeption und Durchführung eines Schulleitungsmonitorings im deutschsprachigen Bildungsraum: Chancen und Grenzen

    Groß Ophoff, J., Brauckmann-Sajkiewicz,, S., Tulowitzki, P., Pietsch, M. & Cramer, C., 11.12.2024, Blickpunkt Bildungsmonitoring: Bilanzen und Perspektiven. Albers, A. & Jude, N. (eds.). Weinheim: Waxmann Verlag, p. 61-80 20 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  33. 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

  34. Published
  35. Published

    Leading Knowledge Exploration and Exploitation in Schools: The Moderating Role of Teachers' Open Innovation Mindset

    Özdemir, N., Çoban, Ö., Buyukgoze, H., Gümüş, S. & Pietsch, M., 12.2024, In: Educational Administration Quarterly. 60, 5, p. 668-717 50 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. 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

  37. E-pub ahead of print

    Promoting leadership for learning in Nigeria: The interplay of leadership mastery experience and leader self-efficacy

    Ugwuanyi, C. & Pietsch, M., 15.10.2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Management, Administration & Leadership. 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  38. Accepted/In press

    A safe space and leadership matter for innovation: Exploring the role of psychological safety in the relationship between transformational leadership and innovation radicalness in Kyrgyz classrooms

    Bellibaş, M. Ş., Ryskulueva, F., Levin, J. & Pietsch, M., 23.07.2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Educational Management Administration and Leadership. 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. Published
  43. Published

    Editorial zum Schwerpunktthema: Schulleitung im Kontext von gesundheitlicher Belastung und Beanspruchung

    Dadaczynsky, K., Dedering, K., Gerick, J., Pietsch, M. & Tulowitzki, P., 2024, In: Die deutsche Schule. 116, 4, p. 335-339 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsOther (editorial matter etc.)Transfer

  44. Published

    Leading digital innovation in schools: the role of the open innovation mindset

    Witthöft, J., Aydin, B. & Pietsch, M., 2024, In: Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Schulleitung im Kontext von gesundheitlicher Belastung und Beanspruchung

    Dadaczynsky, K. (Editor), Dedering, K. (Editor), Gerick, J. (Editor), Pietsch, M. (Editor) & Tulowitzki, P. (Editor), 2024, Münster: Waxmann Verlag. 92 p. (Die Deutsche Schule; vol. 116, no. 4)

    Research output: Books and anthologiesSpecial Journal issueTransfer

  46. 2023
  47. Published

    Providing Distance Education During War: The Case of Ukraine

    Londar, L. & Pietsch, M., 28.12.2023, In: Information Technologies and Learning Tools. 98, 6, p. 31-51 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Erfolgreicher dank Qualifikation und Mentoring? Analysen von Determinanten des beruflichen Erfolgs von Schulleitungen in Deutschland

    Tulowitzki, P., Pietsch, M., Grigoleit, E. & Köferli, S., 12.2023, In: Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung. 13, 3, p. 457-478 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Schulleitungsmonitor Deutschland 2022 - Schulen in sozial benachteiligter und nicht benachteiligter Lage - Gesamtbericht

    Tulowitzki, P., Ruf, L., Sposato, G. G., Witthöft, J. & Pietsch, M., 23.11.2023, Brugg-Windisch: Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW, p. 1-34, 34 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  50. Published

    Innovating teaching and instruction in turbulent times: The dynamics of principals' exploration and exploitation activities

    Pietsch, M., Tulowitzki, P. & Cramer, C., 09.2023, In: Journal of Educational Change. 24, 3, p. 549-581 33 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  51. 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

  52. Published

    Wirksamkeit von Schulleitung im Hinblick auf das Lernen

    Tulowitzki, P., Pietsch, M. & Köferli, S., 08.2023, Leadership for Learning – gemeinsam Schulen lernwirksam gestalten. Anderegg, N., Knies, A., Jesacher-Rössler, L. & Breitschaft, J. (eds.). Bern: hep, p. 117-131 15 p. (Führung von und in Bildungsorganisationen).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  53. Published

    Schulleitungsmonitor Schweiz 2021: Skalendokumentation

    Tulowitzki, P., Pietsch, M., Commetti, N., Sposato, G. G. & Schweinberger, K., 05.2023, Pädagogische Hochschule FHNW, p. 1-82, 82 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsTransfer

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