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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 in Primary and Secondary Education (Team Deputy Professor Ohle-Peters)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Individual Developmental Trajectories and Institutional Contexts (Team Becker)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Promoting Cognitive and Motivational-Affective Learning Processes (Team Dignath)
Educational Data Science (Team Gaspard/Deputy Professor Naumann)
Latest news from the IFS
Interview on the educational situation of children with a migrant background
Professor McElvany spoke to WDR COSMO on the occasion of the publication of the PISA study on the educational situation of immigrant families.
Education Day - School performance studies provide indispensable information
On "Education Day", IFS emphasizes the importance of international school performance studies as a central cornerstone of evaluating the education…
PISA report underlines PIRLS results: Strengthening basic skills
Reducing the link between social background and educational success and overcoming the education crisis requires a strengthening of basic skills.
Tuesdays for Education on 12.12.2023 – Register now
As part of Tuesdays for Education, the IFS will be exploring the question of how prepared primary school children are for school on 12.12.2023.
