School Development and Education Systems

The research area “School Development and Education Systems” focuses on how schools and education systems can be further developed to optimally support learning and developmental processes while addressing contemporary societal challenges. Schools are analyzed comprehensively and in international comparison, both as organizations and within the broader structures and processes of education systems. Particular attention is given to the design and implementation of (inter)national large-scale assessments, the examination of the quality of school conditions, and the analysis of teaching and learning processes. Moreover, key issues such as digitalization, heterogeneity, and educational equity are systematically investigated. The aim is to provide empirically based impulses for sustainable school development, quality assurance, and reform processes – in close dialogue with policymakers, administration, and educational practice.