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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
Nele McElvany speaks in the Family Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag
Nele McElvany speaks as an expert at the public hearing in the Family Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag on the "Children's Future Program"
Presentation of current IFS research results at the GEBF in Potsdam
The IFS participates with a variety of contributions at the 11th GEBF from March 18–20, 2024.
Registration open – 9th Dortmund Symposium on 04.07.2024
Register now for the 9th Dortmund Symposium on the topic of “Socio-emotional and cognitive development in learning: educational goals in competition?”
Tuesdays for Education 12.03. "School resources and priorities"
Educational equity: Scarcer resources for schools in economically disadvantaged areas.