The Leibniz Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Education explores the developmental processes of children during the first eight years of life and the support they receive from family and institutional learning environments. The research program also focuses on questions concerning professional development of staff and the quality of learning opportunities in early childhood education.
The Center is coordinated at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories in Bamberg.
Members
Members of the Leibniz Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Education
The Leibniz Center of Excellence for Early Childhood Education is part of the interdisciplinary Leibniz Education Research Network (LERN) with researchers from following disciplines:
- Educational Psychology (IPN),
- Developmental Psychology (DIPF, JLU Gießen, OFU Bamberg),
- Education Research (IPN, Goethe University),
- Cognitive Psychology (IWM),
- Early Childhood Education (FU Berlin, OFU Bamberg),
- Chemistry Education and Mathematics Education (IPN),
- Educational Economics (DIW).
Affiliated Researchers
Prof. Dr. Yvonne Anders
Professor of Early Childhood Education
Prof. Dr. Ilonca Hardy
Professor for primary school education with emphasis on empirical education research
Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr. Marcus Hasselhorn
Director, Department of Education and Human Development
DIPF, Frankfurt a.M.
Prof. Dr. Aiso Heinze
Head of the Department of Mathematics Education and Professor for Mathematics
Prof. Dr. Olaf Köller
Managing Scientific Director and Head of the Department of Educational Research at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education
Prof. Dr. Anke Lindmeier
Deputy Head of Department Mathematics Education
IPN, Kiel
Prof. Dr. Jan Lonnemann
Professor for Empirical Childhood Studies
Prof. Dr. Korbinian Möller
Professor for Applied Learning and Knowledge Psychology and Head of the Junior Research Group Neuro-cognitive Plasticity
IWM, Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Hans-Günther Roßbach
Professor of Early Childhood Education
Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Dr. Daniel Schmerse
Research Scientist
Prof. Dr. C. Katharina Spieß
Head of Department Education and Family at DIW and Chair of Educational and Family Economics
Prof. Dr. Mirjam Steffensky
Prof. Dr. Christina Schwenck
Professor for Learning, Developmental and Behavioral Problems in Childhood and Adolescence: Diagnostic and Intervention
Prof. Dr. Sabine Weinert
Professor for Developmental Psychology
Prof. Dr. Henrik Saalbach
Professor for Educational Psychology
Projects
We are currently conducting several studies on the effectiveness of educational interventions on the development of early mathematical and scientific competences at the age of 2 to 6 years. Methodologically, all projects follow a quasi-experimental approach. In a total of 4 projects, about 1000 children and families will participate in the studies by 2022. The projects are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The results should inform the design of effective learning environments in educational practice.
Does preschool teachers’ math-talk influence the development of early mathematical skills?
The study examines the influence of different facets of interaction quality in preschool on the early development of mathematical competences of children from 2 years of age. It compares the effectiveness of different training programs for professional development. In particular, the project addresses whether math-talk can be specifically promoted and what effects this has for the early phases of mathematical competency development.
Contact
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