Research Areas
The research activities of the BBF currently concentrate on two research areas.
The research area focusing on the history of instructional and educational practice comprises projects that target the analysis of transformation in school and (subject-specific) instructional practices since Enlightenment.
The research area of “Pedagogical knowledge – institutions, practices and actors“ reconstructs the genesis of different forms of pedagogical knowledge – scientific research knowledge, professional knowledge and knowledge of lay people. These different forms of knowledge are historically analysed regarding their often contradictory relationships and with respect to educational policy.