Classrooms and schools are powerful learning and developmental environments for children and adolescents. The research program Learning and Development in Schools examines how classroom interactions with teachers and peers contribute to students’ learning and development. In addition to subject-specific competencies, the focus lies on transversal competencies such as critical thinking, dialogic and collaborative skills, self-regulation, and social learning. Through developmentally oriented intervention studies, practice-based curricula and coaching formats are designed and evaluated to support teachers in effectively fostering learning and developmental processes. In doing so, the research program's work strengthens children’s and adolescents’ adaptive functioning in an increasingly complex and diverse society.
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