Research | Educational Research and Schooling
Current Projects
ICCS 2027 International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2027
ICCS 2027: Surveying the Citizens of tomorrow; Monitoring Progress
Living democracy! Project for the evaluation of projects in the digital space
Innovation projects for democracy, diversity and extremism prevention
Feasibility study: Monitor civic education
The Feasibility study: Monitor civic education is dedicated to the technical and statistical conditions under which a recurring report on civic education can be established in Germany.
Completed Projects
ICCS 2022 - International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2022 (ICCS 2022) is an internationally comparative study that focuses on the contribution of educational systems to ensuring the mental prerequisites for democracy.
ECON - Economic Literacy 2022
Economic Literacy is a prerequisite for achieving economic independence and for participating in societal developments. The ECON 2022 project lays the foundations for the further developement of the curriculum and teaching materials.
NEST - Nove Educator Support and Training
The NEST-Project is a policy experiment co-financed by the European Commission under the framework of Action three of Erasmus+. It enables the developement of targeted mentor training as well as the provision of adaptive mentoring for novice teachers in schools located in socially disadvantaged areas.
NEWTT - A New Way for New Talents in Teaching
NEWTT is an ERASMUS+ project which is funded by the European Commission. NEWTT is defined as a "policy experiment" comparing alternative routes with the traditional routes into the teaching profession in several European countries with the aim of promoting policy reforms (EACEA, 2016).
ICCS 2016 - International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016
There is a huge interest in finding out what kind of civic and citizenship competences students learn and how they position themselves in society today. ICCS 2016 tests 14-year-old students in eighth grade about these topics.
ReNeEd - Research Needs in Education
ReNeEd –Research Needs in Education- aims to identify and systematize research needs from the perspective of educational professionals in formal and non-formal educational settings with a personal or parental migration history.
Service Learning as part of a school placement within teacher education
The aim of the study is to analyze the effects of service learning on the professional development of teacher students. To this end students’ competence development and career motives are tested several times throughout a preparation course and a five month-long school placement.
Teach First Deutschland - Qualification of fellows in the context of the project "Teach First Deutschland"
„Teach First“ places recent graduates with above-average academic achievements for a service at schools in socially deprived areas. The study includes an evaluation with different features of the training that fellows completed 2014 and its effects on the acquisition of skills.
Cultural agents for creative schools - Development of cultural education between schools und external cooperation partners
The monitoring and evaluation of the pilot project "Cultural agents for creative schools" is designed as a longitudinal study. The aim of the program is to encourage children's and adolescent's curiosity for arts and to enable experience with art and culture.