Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology

Research structures

The Hector Research Institute of Education Sciences and Psychology is involved in the following research networks:

LEAD Graduate School & Research Network

LEAD stands for Learning, Educational Achievement, and Life Course Development. More than 100 scientists from various disciplines work together at LEAD on core issues of empirical educational research. The Hector Institute plays a leading role in this endeavour.
 

Leibniz Education Research Network (LERN)

Researchers from 25 institutions have joined forces to pool their expertise and increase the visibility of their research on educational issues among stakeholders in education policy and education administration as well as the general public.

 

Research Network "Working with Portfolios in Education"

The Research Network "Working with Portfolios in Education" aims to promote high-quality, cross-site research into portfolio work in order to create a systematic database for the further development of portfolios in an educational context.
 


National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)

The National Educational Panel Study (NEPS) collects longitudinal data on educational processes. The data offer a rich potential for analysis for various disciplines interested in educational and training processes.