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Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology

Dr. Sittipan Yotyodying

Main research topics

  • Quantity and Quality of Parental Involvement in Schooling
  • Parental Homework Supervision
  • Family–School Partnerships
  • Self-Determination Theory
  • Digitalisation in Education

Office hours

by appointment

Academic background

  • 2012: Ph.D. in Psychology, Bielefeld University
  • 2012: Completed Doctoral Study Programme of the Research School „Education & Capabilities“, Bielefeld University & TU Dortmund University
  • 2005: M.Ed. in Educational Research, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
  • 2003: B.Ed. in Secondary Education (Biology & General Sciences), Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Professional background

  • Currently working in project “NEPS – Stage 4: From lower to upper secondary school”
  • Since 07/2021: Research associate (Postdoc) in team McElvany at the IFS
  • 04/2019–10/2019: Postdoctoral scholarship holder, FernUniversität in Hagen
  • 04/2015–04/2019: Research associate (Postdoc) at the Department of Educational Psychology (Prof. Dr. Kathrin Jonkmann), FernUniversität in Hagen
  • 04/2013–03/2015: Research associate (Postdoc) at the Division of Educational Psychology (Prof. Dr. Elke Wild), Bielefeld University
  • 12/2008–06/2012: Doctoral scholarship holder at the Research School “Education & Capabilities”, Bielefeld University

Further Information

Current Projects: 

  • National Educational Panel Study (NEPS), project duration: since 01.01.2009

Past Projects:

  • Digital school – The federal indicator 2021, project duration: 01.05.2021 – 30.04.2022
  • BiLieF “Bielefelder Längsschnittstudie zum Lernen in inklusiven und exklusiven Förderarrangements” (BMBF), Bielefeld University
  • prisma-Study “Parental Involvment in School and at Home during Childhood and Adolescence” (Lehrstuhlmittel), LG Bildungspsychologie, FernUniversität in Hagen
  • Lorenz, R., Yotyodying, S., Eickelmann, B. & Endberg, M., (Hrsg.) (2022). Schule digital – Länderindikator 2021. Lehren und
    Lernen mit digitalen Medien in der Sekundarstufe I in Deutschland im Bundesländervergleich und im Trend seit 2017. Waxmann. www.waxmann.com/buch4544
  • Yotyodying, S., Dettmers, S., Jonkmann, K., & Erdal, K. (2021). Educational usage of Facebook and academic achievement in distance university students: Mediated by basic needs satisfaction. Education and Information Technologies. doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10804-9
  • Yotyodying, S., Wild, E., & Schwinger, M. (2021). The detrimental role of punitive parenting in psychological well-being of children with learning disabilities: A longitudinal study. Educational Psychology, 41(8), 1040–1060. doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2020.1863918
  • Yotyodying, S., Dettmers, S., & Jonkmann, K. (2020). Quality features of family–school partnerships in German schools: Measurement and associations with parent–child communication about school. Children and Youth Services Review, 115, 105087. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105078
  • Yotyodying, S., & Wild, E. (2019). Effective family–school communication for students with learning disabilities: Associations with parental involvement a home and in school. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 22. doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2019.100317
  • Yotyodying, S., & Lorenz, R. (September, 2022). Linking school ICT equipment and teacher ICT self-efficacy to digitally supported teaching organization and achievement evaluation in German schools during the pandemic. Paper presented at the ECER Plus 2022 (online).
  • Yotyodying, S., & Lorenz, R. (March, 2022). Predictors of fostering students’ ICT skills and teachers’ organization of learning and teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic: A representative study of secondary school teachers in Germany. Paper presented at the GEBF Conference 2022, Bamberg (GE).
  • Yotyodying, S., Dettmers, S., & Jonkmann, J. (accepted***). Lehrerseitige Prädiktoren einer erfolgreichen Zusammenarbeit von Schule und Eltern. Vortrag im Rahmen des Symposiums „Elterliche Beteiligung an Bildungsprozessen – Partizipation erreicht?“ bei der GEBF-Tagung 2020, Potsdam (GE). [***The conference was cancelled due to COVID-19.]
  • Yotyodying, S., Dettmers, S., & Jonkmann, J. (accepted***). Predicting strong family –school partnerships in German schools: The roles of school principals and teachers. Paper presented at the 2020 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA 2020), San Francisco (USA). [***The conference was cancelled due to COVID-19.]
  • Yotyodying, S., Dettmers, S., & Jonkmann, K. (April, 2019). Teachers’ prosocialness and their professional well-being: Mediated by teacher engagement in family–school partnerships activities. Paper presented at the 2019 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA 2019), Toronto (CA).
  • Yotyodying, S., Dettmers, S., & Jonkmann, K. (April, 2018). Indicators for strong family–school partnerships in German schools: Relations to parental involvement at home. Paper presented at the 2018 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA 2018), New York (USA)