Summer school 2026

The Centre for Teacher Education (ZLB) at the University of Vienna and the Institute for Educational Sciences at the University of Basel (IBW), which is jointly financed and managed by the University of Basel and the University of Teacher Education FHNW, would like to support young researchers in their work and in the selection and application of didactic and educational research methods with a joint summer school.

The Summer School is aimed at all early career researchers in the field of teaching and learning (research-oriented Bachelor's theses, Master's theses, dissertations and habilitations). An active contribution to the Summer School (presentation or poster) and participation during the entire period are expected. In-depth methodological knowledge is not a prerequisite, but the aim of the event.

 

History of the Summer School

The first Summer School of its kind in Austria took place from 8 to 11 July 2009 in Spital am Pyhrn under the name "Methodological Foundations of Subject Didactic Research". It was initiated and organised by Anja Lembens from the Austrian Centre of Excellence in Chemistry Education (AECC Chemie aeccc.univie.ac.at/). This first summer school was aimed at all young researchers in the didactics of biology, chemistry and physics (diploma thesis, dissertation) in Austria. From then on, Summer Schools were regularly organised and held by the Austrian Competence Centres for Didactics of Biology, Chemistry and Physics (AECCs), which until 2013 were aimed exclusively at people from science didactics.

After the founding of the Centre for Teacher Education at the University of Vienna, the target group was expanded. Since 2014, the Summer School has been aimed at all young academics (Master's, dissertation, habilitation) who are researching aspects of teaching and learning from a didactic and/or educational science perspective. The organisation remains in the hands of the AECCs. Around 25 young academics from Austria, Switzerland and Germany take part each year.

Since 2021, the Summer School has been organised in cooperation with the Institute of Educational Sciences at the University of Basel.

Information on the program and registration

The Summer School 2026 will take place from July 06-09 in Spital am Pyhrn. Registration is open until 30.04.2026. You can find the Summer School in the course directory under this course number: 590006 SE Summer School (2026S)

These experts will give lectures and workshops and will also advise the participants during the Summer School:

  • Prof. Dr. Lisbeth M Brevik (University of Oslo, Norway): Observation methodology and Observation design: The Complementary Use of Video and Screen Recordings in Educational Research 
  • Dr. Eva Cauet (Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität (RPTU), Kaiserslautern-Landau, Deutschland): Theoriebildung in der fachdidaktischen Forschung 
  • Dr. Tomas Kaqinari (Universität Basel, Schweiz): Systematic Reviews in der Bildungsforschung
  • Prof. Dr. Mathias Mejeh (Pädagogische Hochschule Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, Schweiz): Einführung in Mixed Methods

 Program folder Summer School 2025

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Guidelines for the submission of abstracts

Poster sessions

For research projects in the idea, planning and/or development stage, we recommend a poster presentation.

  • Describe your project as concretely and structured as possible in an abstract (maximum 1 page incl. Literature) and use the template below.

Template for the submission of abstracts (poster registration)

Please do NOT make any changes to the template!

Talks

For empirical work that is already further advanced, a talk/presentation in the form of a scientific paper is suitable.

When submitting your abstract (maximum 2 pages plus references), please consider the following criteria as a guide and use the template below:

  • Title
  • Abstract (max. 150 words)
  • Overview: theoretical background, research questions, methods, (initial) results, conclusions
  • References

Template for the submission of abstracts (talk registration)

Please do NOT make any changes to the template!

Important

for doctoral students

Doctoral students of the University of Vienna please also register via u:space for the course 590006 SE Summer School (2026S) Methoden der Forschung in Fachdidaktik und Bildungswissenschaft.

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Contact

For further questions please contact:

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Anja Lembens (Austrian Educational Competence Centre Chemistry (AECC Chemistry))

E-Mail: anja.lembens@univie.ac.at