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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
PHOENIX: Pilot implementation of the intervention study in NRW
IFS Congratulates – RUB and TU Dortmund Funded as a University Consortium of Excellence
PIRLS 2026 – Consortium meets to plan data analysis
IFS presented a variety of contributions at the 90th AEPF conference in Bielefeld
Current events at the IFS
IFS-Virtual Keynote Series on January 11, 2027: Developing STEM Motivation and Future Aspirations – Focus: „What do we know?“
IFS-Virtual Keynote Series on January 18, 2027: Developing STEM Motivation and Future Aspirations – Focus: „What can we do?“
