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News at the IFS

04/17/2026

Networking Meeting of the new UA Ruhr Research Community „Future of Education“

Education researchers from the UA Ruhr are meeting at the Center for Research on Education and School Development.
04/16/2026

Project launch: School Development and AI Agency Research Lab (SD-AI)

SD-AI marks the start of a project on integrating AI in school development, addressing accountability in complex socio-technical systems.
Draufsicht auf ein Klassenzimmer: Mehrere Kinder sitzen an einzelnen Tischen und arbeiten mit Tablets und einem Laptop. Über das Bild sind leuchtende Linien gelegt, die die Geräte miteinander vernetzt darstellen und digitale Zusammenarbeit symbolisieren.
04/15/2026

IFS at AERA 2026

The IFS presents current research from various fields at AERA 2026.
04/14/2026

Tuesdays for Education on April 14 – Student Well-being in Different Learning Environments

Well-being in Secondary School: Influencing Factors Vary Depending on Learning Environment
03/26/2026

New DFG funded project: Educational Inequality and Social Context

A new DFG funded project at IFS is examining the interplay between social and immigrant background and gender.
Mehrere Grundschulkinder laufen eine Treppe im Schulgebäude hoch.
03/26/2026

Olena Kryshko receives Care Grant of the DGPs

Care Grant of the DGPs supports Olena Kryshko in creating research time during parental leave for her work on motivational regulation.
Porträtfoto von Olena Kryshko vor einem hellgrauen Hintergrund
03/23/2026

Interim Professor Yi-Jhen Wu at the DGfE Conference in Munich

Yi-Jhen Wu discusses contributions on disruptions in Chinese education.
Porträt Yi-Jen Wu
03/20/2026

School development in focus: Start of IFS School Panel Surveys

The IFS School Panel comprises elementary schools in Germany that have participated in PIRLS 2016. The aim is to examine trends in school development.
Junge Lehrerin sitzt vor einer Schulklasse
03/19/2026

Digital Skills After 4th Grade: Germany Lags Behind in EU Comparison

By the end of fourth grade, children in Germany tend to feel ill-prepared for digital learning
Grundschulkind arbeitet am Tablet
03/18/2026

Data collection for the MIiCE project has been completed

The data collection phase of the study on promoting motivation in civic education (MIiCE) was successfully completed with 19 classes.
Zwei Schülerinnen sitzen im Klassenraum an ihren Plätzen und schreiben.
03/17/2026

Ulrich Ludewig receives the ZIB Research Award

Award for research on declines in reading skills during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ulrich Ludewig erhält ZIB-Forschungspreis.
03/16/2026

PIRLS 2026: School Information Sessions before Data Collection Begins

The schools participating in PIRLS 2026 receive an overview of the study’s background and the procedures on the day of the survey.
Lehrer erklärt Kindern die IGLU-Studie