IFS Virtual Keynote Series
The Center for Research on Education and School Development (IFS) at TU Dortmund University organizes the IFS Virtual Keynote Series, an event that is internationally oriented and dedicated to significant topics in empirical educational research.
In 2023, the IFS Virtual Keynote Series will be devoted to topics of great importance to empirical educational research: Gender, Education, and Development across the Lifespan and Agency and Structures in Education and Development across the Lifespan. The event will take place online via Zoom.
Renowned international researchers will present their research findings in these areas and will be available for subsequent discussion. The aim is to shed light on the topics in an interdisciplinary manner. In addition, different theoretical approaches as well as methodological approaches will be presented and different research findings on the main topics will be compiled.
We are looking forward to the upcoming IFS Virtual Keynote!

Program
The detailed program is available for download here.
16th January 03:15 - 05:45 p.m. | Gender, Education, and Development across the LifespanGender Inequalities Across the Educational Lifespan: Challenges for Scholars and SchoolsGender Gaps in Education: The Role of Stereotypes | Prof. Claudia Buchmann, PhD (The Ohio State University) Prof. Mieke van Houtte, PhD (Ghent University) |
23rd January 03:15 - 05:45 p.m. | Agency and Structures in Education and Development across the LifespanIndividual Agency and Societal Structuring of Life Course and Social MobilityThe Interplay of Agency and Structure in Educational Trajectories: Evidence from different Cohorts and Contexts | Prof. Jutta Heckhausen, PhD (UC Irvine) Prof. Dr. Kaspar Burger (University of Zurich) |