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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
![Schulklasse Foto einer Schulklasse, in welcher die Schülerinnen und Schüler Aufgaben bearbeiten](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/5/5/csm_iStock-538646427_bfca99a51d.jpg)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Teaching and Learning (Team McElvany)
![Schulschluss Mehrere Schülerinnen und Schüler laufen über den Zebrastreifen einer Straße vor ihrem Schulgebäude](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/b/9/csm_iStock-966578370_4c23192f3c.jpg)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Individual Developmental Trajectories and Institutional Contexts (Team Becker)
![AG Heppt Kachelbild Grundschulkinder schauen sich zusammen ein Buch an](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/d/a/csm_AdobeStock_277896815_Monkey_Business_8b57b5cf6d.jpeg)
Empirical Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Education (Team Heppt)
![Klassenraum Eine Lehrkraft steht mit älteren Schüler*innen im Klassenraum](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/7/7/csm_Lehrerin_mit_aelteren_Schuelerinnen_iStock-1358814388_b135e9c36c.jpg)
Educational Data Science (Team Gaspard/Deputy Professor Naumann)
![Lerngruppe_Schule](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/c/f/csm_iStock-1253507986_gorodenkoff_junge_Lerngruppe_mit_Windradmodellen_291c89a78e.jpg)
Empirical Educational Research with a Focus on Promoting Cognitive and Motivational-Affective Learning Processes (Team Deputy Professor Lorenz)
Latest news from the IFS
Project DIVE: Online survey on attitudes launched
Online survey launched for adults aged 18 and over in the DIVE project to measure implicit and explicit diversity-related attitudes
![DIVE Erhebung Eine Hand drückt bei einem Computerkeyboard eine grüne Umfrage-Taste](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/f/2/csm_2024.07.11_DIVE-Erhebung_18b5d58c2d.png)
9th Dortmund SYM held successfully
International experts discussed the topic of "Socio-emotional and cognitive development in learning" at the 9th Dortmund SYM on July 4.
![Speakers Gruppenbild der Referierenden Professorin Sara Rimm-Kaufman, Professorin Carmen Zurbriggen, Professorin Elsbeth Stern, Professorin Anne Frenzel, Professorin Ricarda Steinmayr und Professor Florian Schmiedek](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/0/5/csm_IMG_0908_c6f58003ee.jpg)
IFS in podcast on error culture and school alienation in the classroom
The podcast deals with the question of how a positive error culture in the classroom can reduce the alienation of pupils from school.
![Psychology in the Classroom Weißer Schriftzug Psychology in the Classroom mit zwei Fotos von Dr. Gabriele Steuer und Dr. Alyssa Grecu](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/8/a/csm_2024.07.03_Podcast_f3d6f74c23.png)
McElvany talks about reading promotion at Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
On June 28, the Bündnis 90/Die Grünen parliamentary group organized a public expert discussion on the topic of reading promotion.
![Fachgespräch mit Nele McElvany Momentaufnahme von Prof. Dr. Nele McElvany im Fachgespräch mit anderen teilnehmenden Expert*innen](/storages/ifs-ep/_processed_/5/d/csm_2024.07.01_Copyright_Lewin_Gillich_2e03913091.jpg)