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Framework Programme Empirical Educational Research
Working together for better education
Good education is the key to individual and social development. It is the most important resource for shaping one's own life, for personal development and for social participation. It strengthens progress, democracy and prosperity and is a basic prerequisite for finding constructive and creative responses to social change and its current and future challenges, such as digital and socio-ecological transformation. With its scientifically based findings on education and educational biographies, empirical educational research is an essential building block for enabling the best possible education and participation for everyone.
The former Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), now the Federal Ministry of Education, Family, Seniors, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ), has made a decisive contribution to establishing empirical educational research in Germany and scientifically addressing current educational policy and social challenges with its first two framework programmes on empirical educational research since 2007. Over the next seven years, the framework programme will focus on providing research findings to help tackle key challenges in the field of education and further strengthening the impact orientation of the research funded. The aim is to initiate the targeted further development of the education system. Research funding in the framework programme will be aligned, bundled and tailored in such a way that innovative, reproducible and action-oriented knowledge is developed. This knowledge will strengthen the evidence-based approach to educational policy-making and contribute to a sustainable improvement in the quality of educational practice.
From project funding to public relations
Within the framework programme for empirical educational research, DLR-PT performs the traditional tasks of project funding. In addition, it explores the research landscape, develops new funding ideas from the framework programme's fields of action and implements these in funding guidelines. To this end, it organises and accompanies expert discussions and other expert hearings and later carries out the review process. It coordinates the accompanying committee work of the framework programme and supports the BMBFSFJ with enquiries from the public.
To ensure that the knowledge generated in the framework programme is communicated and can thus be used in educational practice and policy, among other things, the DLR Project Management Agency is also responsible for accompanying public relations work. Various communication formats – from web reports and interviews to transfer dialogues – provide information about the activities and results of the framework programme. You can find an overview of all formats in the information centre. In addition, the DLR Project Management Agency organises events such as the Education Research Conference.
Thematic priorities
With our support, the BMBFSFJ has established quality-assured project funding in the field of empirical educational research through the framework programme for empirical educational research. This has also made German empirical educational research more visible internationally. In addition, the transfer of research results into policy and educational practice is being expanded, and important structural goals are being implemented in the field of educational research through appropriate measures.
For example, in the areas of data storage and use, promoting young talent, and national and international networking.
Education researchers are currently working in various thematic areas of empirical education research funded by the BMBFSFJ. Here you can find an up-to-date overview of the research priorities.
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Federal-state initiative ‘Education through Language and Writing’ (BiSS) and BiSS Transfer
Language as the key to the world
Providing children and young people in Germany with better and more individualised language, reading and writing support – that is the aim of the joint initiative by the federal and state governments, ‘Education through Language and Writing’ – BiSS Transfer.
BiSS Transfer aims to transfer the BiSS results in a science-based manner. The entire chain of effects is examined – starting with the scientifically based concept of language education, through to educational specialists and teachers, and finally to the individual child or young person. BiSS Transfer (like BiSS before it) focuses on the topics of language education, reading promotion, writing promotion, language-sensitive subject teaching and German as a second language, as well as on the qualification of those involved.
Currently, more than 4,000 daycare centres and schools nationwide are actively involved, and more than 35,000 specialists and teachers have already been trained in the blended learning programmes.
