SchuMaS - Schule macht stark — DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education

When seeking to mitigate social inequalities, schools have recently come into focus. The Federal Government (Bund) and the states (Länder) have launched the initiative “Schule macht stark” and thus the first nationwide programme to support schools in challenging circumstances. The initiative will run for ten years, and it is structured into two phases, each spanning five years. In the first phase, a total number of 200 schools in challenging circumstances are supported in mastering their particular challenges. They will be collaborating closely with researchers in the joint development of approaches and concepts to strengthen the schools and better support the students. In the second phase, a focus is placed on transferring the concepts practitioners and scientists have developed to further schools.

The research alliance “SchuMaS – Schule macht stark” is interdisciplinary and chaired by DIPF. It targets a continuous collaboration with the schools. Specific problems and background conditions of the schools are taken into perspective. Basic and supplementary modules will be developed in four content areas (so-called “content clusters”).

The goal is to 1) develop teaching – paying special attention to mathematics and German; (2) qualify pedagogical staff more specifically; (3) further develop the schools as organizations, school culture and leadership actions and (4) promote extracurricular learning and support in the social environment.

The concrete shape, implementation and evaluation of the modules are subject to a close and continual exchange between research and schools. The collaboration is organised across four regional centres of the alliance (so-called “regional SchuMaS centres”). These centres will accompany, advise and support individual schools and school networks (so-called “SchuMaS school alliances”).

Besides the content clusters, three other research work groups are part of the research alliance (so-called “meta clusters”). They (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the approaches and concepts; (2) technically and methodologically support the collection and processing of empirical data; and (3) strengthen the alignment and coherence.

Improvement of schools and instruction at 200 schools across Germany in socially challenging circumstances over a period of 5 years
(further) development of effective approaches and concepts to school and instructional development, which can be transferred to other schools after five years
Research and practice learn from each other
The core aims are: increase of basic competencies in German and mathematics, of motivation to learn and of social competencies

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Status:	Current project
Areas of focus	Differential Educational Conditions and Educational Trajectories Transfer and Transfer Research
Departments:	BBF \| Research Library for the History of Education Education and Human Development Educational Governance Information Centre for Education Teacher and Teaching Quality
Units:	Development of Successful Learning Practice and Transfer Oriented School Development Research Research Data for Education Teaching and Learning in School Contexts Technology-Based Assessment
Education Sectors:	Extracurricular Learning, Primary and Secondary Education, Science
Duration:	01/2021 – 12/2025
Funding:	External funding
Contact:	Sabina Künneth, Coordinator