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IFS in a nutshell
The Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS) at the TU Dortmund University is committed to all areas of education research – from the description, explanation, and improvement of the organization and management of schools and the school system, to the analysis of educational processes and educational outcomes of students of different age groups in different contexts. Not limited to students, the research takes into account parents, teachers, school administration, and institutional frameworks. A special focus is research into the reform and development processes of schools and the school system, as well as the necessary conditions for these processes and their outcomes.
Research areas at IFS
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Teaching and Learning (Team McElvany)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Individual Developmental Trajectories and Institutional Contexts (Team Becker)
Empirical Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Education (Team Heppt)
Empirical Educational Research with a focus on Attitudes, Motivation and Well-being (Team Stang-Rabrig)
Educational Data Science (Team Deputy Professor Wu)
Latest news from the IFS
New Article published in Large-Scale Assessments in Education
Ruben Kleinkorres at the Austrian Integration Advisory Council
IFS Lecture Series with Professor Anita Schilcher
New Article published in Learning and Individual Differences
Current events at the IFS
Lecture Series on June 11, 2026 with Prof. Dr. Benjamin Fauth: „Von der Unterrichtsforschung zur Unterrichtsentwicklung: Nichts ist so praktisch wie eine gute Theorie“
