Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel
Professorship
Susanne Klatten Endowed Chair for Empirical Educational Research
Professor emeritus since April 1, 2018
Academic Career and Research Areas
The research activities of Professor Prenzel (*1952) focus on the conditions for the development of competences and interests in educational environments. His research profile is characterized by international comparative studies such as PISA, longitudinal studies (such as studies of teaching competences) and differentiated teaching analyses using video recordings as well as projects improving teacher education (evidence-based) and the quality of teaching (e.g., SINUS).
After completing studies in education, psychology and sociology, Manfred Prenzel was awarded a doctorate at LMU Munich (1980; Habilitation 1987). Following a professorship in Educational Psychology at University of Regensburg, 1997 Prof. Prenzel moved to the Leibniz Institute for Science Education in Kiel. He served as Director of IPN until he joined TUM (2009). There, Prof. Prenzel helped as Founding Dean to establish the TUM School of Education. In 2011 he was appointed to the Wissenschaftsrat (Chair 2014-2017). In 2018 he retired at TUM.
Awards
- Honorary doctor’s degree, Leuphana University, Lueneburg (2017)
- Arthur Burkhard-Award for the promotion of Science and Humanities (2016)
- Member of the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat), (2011)
- Member of the German National Academy of Science and Technology (acatech), (2008)
- Erich-Hylla-Price (2008)
Key Publications (all publications)
Prenzel M et al.: Der Berufseinstieg in das Lehramt. Eine formative Evaluation der neuen Induktionsphase in Österreich. Münster: Waxmann, 2021.
AbstractBromme, R. Prenzel, M. & Jäger, M. (2016). Empirische Bildungsforschung und evidenzbasierte Bildungspolitik. Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, Sonderheft 31, 2016, 129-146.
AbstractPrenzel M et al. (Eds.): PISA 2012: Fortschritte und Herausforderungen in Deutschland. Münster: Waxmann, 2013.
AbstractPrenzel, M et al (Eds.): Research on PISA. Dordrecht: Springer, 2013.
AbstractPrenzel M (Ed.). The educational quality of schools. Muenster, New York: Waxmann. 2007.
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