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News at the IFS

07/24/2025

Guest lecture by Dr. Alexander Robitzsch in the IFS lecture series

Dr. Alexander Robitzsch spoke on “Group comparisons in educational comparison studies” as part of the IFS lecture series.
07/23/2025

Podcast “Pausenhof” returns with innovative teaching

In the podcast “Pausenhof” (Schoolyard), students of the BA Educational Science programme discuss current studies.
Frau mit Kopfhörern
07/23/2025

Decline in reading skills: School closures and learning environment causes

New study shows that the decline in reading skills is due to school closures and difficult extracurricular learning conditions.
FFP2 Maske liegt auf dem Lehrerpult einen leeren Klasse
07/11/2025

IFS at the 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in Transition”

IFS participated in several formats at the 7th Dortmund Science Conference “Education in Transition – Shaping the Future in Challenging Times”.
Foto der Präsentationsfolie von Professorin Heppt bei der Konferenz
07/10/2025

TfE – 2nd series successfully completed, 3rd series to start in fall 2025

The successful “Tuesdays for Education” program series is taking a summer break and will return in the fall with new and exciting content.
Lehrkraft mit drei Grundschulkindern im Unterricht bei einer Lernsituation
07/09/2025

New article published in Journal of Political Science

The article examines the factors influencing political knowledge among adolescents using the Civic Voluntarism Model.
Pascal Alscher neben dem Cover der Publikation
07/08/2025

Tuesdays for Education on 8.7. – School quality and school development

Primary school in Germany – Good school quality with development potential.
Mehrere Grundschulkinder zeigen in einer Unterrichtssituation mit Handzeichen auf
07/04/2025

Successful 10th Dortmund Symposium “Education in Transition”

Numerous renowned experts exchanged ideas at the 10th Dortmund Symposium on “Education in Transition”.
Referent*innen des 10. Dortmunder Symposiums
07/03/2025

Bernadette van Berk successfully defends her dissertation

Bernadette van Berk successfully completes her doctorate in psychology.
Foto von Bernadette van Berk nach Abschluss ihrer erfolgreichen Disputation
07/02/2025

IFS at IRC 2025: Focus on education for a sustainable future

The IFS presents current research results at the IEA International Research Conference 2025 in Rome.
Logo der Konferenz und Fotos der beiden Teilnehmer Ulrich Ludewig und Ruben Kleinkorres
07/02/2025

Prof. Heppt at symposium “Opening doors, enabling opportunities”

Prof. Heppt speaks at symposium “Opening doors, enabling opportunities” on language education for newly immigrated children and young people.
Foto von Birgit Heppt neben der Präsentationsfolie
07/01/2025

Professor Charalambous spoke successfully on “Teaching Quality”

Professor Charalambos Y. Charalambous as a guest at the IFS as part of the lecture series.