Research and Teaching Unit for School Education and Instructional Research

At the Research and Teaching Unit for School Education and Instructional Research at FAU, we combine empirical teaching and learning research with practice-oriented and profession-related teaching in teacher training. Find out more about course content, research activities and current projects here.

23JUN 2026
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Publication of Dr Felix Hufschmid’s doctoral thesis
The doctoral thesis by our former colleague Dr. Felix Hufschmid has been published by Waxmann Verlag entitled “On the Importance of Trust for School Development: A Mixed-Methods Study“.In his thesis, he examines the importance of trust in school leadership, colleagues and pupils, as well as the conditions within school relationships that foster trust.The publication is […]
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23JUN 2026
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Academic presentations on alienation from school and digital formats in teacher training as part of the EARLI SIG Conference 2026
At the international EARLI SIG 10, 17, 21 and 25 Conference 2026, which took place in Augsburg in 2026, the Chair of School Pedagogy, specialising in empirical classroom research, was represented by two papers. The conference brings together several Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI), thereby […]
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23JUN 2026
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The Chair at the GEBF 2026 Congress in Munich
Staff and PhD students from the Chair of School Pedagogy, specialising in empirical classroom research, were represented at the GEBF 2026 (16–18 March 2026, Technical University of Munich) with three presentations. At the symposium ‘Socio-emotional Dynamics in Schools’ – organised by Dr Alyssa Grecu and Dr Katharina Molitor (both from TU Dortmund) – Berit Breins, […]
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23JUN 2026
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Experiencing inclusion – overcoming reservations
On 13 January 2026, four education specialists from the ‘Inclusive Education Bavaria’ (IBB) project attended the introductory lecture on school pedagogy at the campus Regensburger Straße. The students were given an insight into the lived experiences, educational backgrounds and challenges faced by people with disabilities. The education specialists combined specialist information with practical experience and […]On 13 January 2026, four education specialists from the ‘Inclusive Education Bavaria’ (IBB) project attended the introductory lecture on school pedagogy at the campus Regensburger Straße. The students were given an insight into the lived experiences, educational backgrounds and challenges faced by people with disabilities. The education specialists combined specialist information with practical experience and […]
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23JUN 2026
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Digital Education Day 2025
Dr. Florian Hofmann, Senior Academic Advisor at the Chair, took part in the “Digital Education Day 2025” organised by the Leibniz Institute for Knowledge Media and the University of Tübingen (Tübingen School of Education) on 2 December 2025 at the Leibniz Institute in Tübingen. The event was held under the theme “Education and Technology – […]
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23JUN 2026
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Successful completion of the habilitation by PD Dr. Michaela Artmann
PD Dr Michaela Artmann, a research fellow in the Department of Educational Science in the Context of School, Teaching and Profession at the University of Cologne, completed her habilitation at the Faculty of Philosophy at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg and was awarded the venia legendi in Educational Science. The habilitation lecture, entitled “Professionalisation processes of trainee teachers […]
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