Research

Research with a focus on people

Whether the concern is with the professional development of teachers or with fostering learning in students: Research and development at the Zurich University of Teacher Education addresses these questions. In doing so, scientific findings help build the basis for continuing education of teachers or the support of students.

Current project

Gender (un)typical study choices

Quality of instruction, learning behaviour and mathematical understanding

Research with a focus on schools

The analysis of schools as organisations and the interaction between organisation and instruction: Research and development at the Zurich University of Teacher Education provides scientific findings which help to improve structures and processes in schools and strengthen the mandate of the school.

Current project

Schools learning from schools «project-sls»

Research with a focus on instruction

Scientific findings on designs and tools for instruction in languages, mathematics and technology, history or citizenship education: Research and development at the Zurich University of Teacher Education substantiates didactics.

Current projects

MINT learning centre of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Curriculum analysis in the subject area of movement and sport

Research with a focus on collaboration: School, teachers, family, society

Research and development at the Zurich University of Teacher Education focuses on the various actors of the educational system and investigates questions regarding the relationship between school and the social environment. educational and socialisation processes, in particular with respect to social inequality and violence. the interplay of the different players with students who are currently or potentially exposed to restrictions or impairments of their learning, their development or their health.

Current projects

Standardised eligibility procedure SAV-PES

MURINET «Marie-Curie Research Training Networks»

Betwixt and Between – Negotiating Gender and Generation in Child Protection Services – the Case of Domestic Violence

The institutional restructuring of the local school supervisory board as an expression of the change in political culture

Carrying out evaluations and providing expert opinions are additional activities of the Department of Research and Development at the Zurich University of Teacher Education.

Development projects

Accompanying evaluation of the development of the new mathematics teaching material of lower secondary level Evaluation of the day school Horgenberg Handbook language promotion in multilingual schools Systems thinking – An instructional handbook on sustainable action at the elementary school level «Concept nature station Thurauen» and «Cantonal concept nature centres in the Canton of Zurich»

Events

Research days

Journal «ph akzente»

«ph akzente»