Volume 73 (2025), Edition 1

The current shortage of teachers contrasts with different forecasts of future staffing levels. How are such forecasts drawn up and what causes their different results? What educational policy options are available to influence the demand for...

The article sheds light on the limits of demand planning as they result from the case law of the 1970s and 1980s and shows under which conditions moderate and demand-considering incentive and steering approaches are constitutionally permissible...

The nationwide shortage of skilled labour in the teaching profession is also affecting the federal state of Bremen. This practical article first outlines the specific challenges facing the two-city state before concluding with selected measures for...

The secondment of civil servant teachers to another school against their will harbours considerable dynamite. Civil servants are often unwilling to accept a change of position, although as civil servants they must be aware that although their...

The Refugee Teachers Program at the University of Potsdam, Germany, ran from April 2016 to March 2025 and supported international teachers in (re)entering the German school system during this period. This article highlights the administrative...

Forgive them, for they know not what they do. Interdisciplinary subjects face challenges such as out-of-field teaching, but how widespread are they and which effects can be detected? We put integrated science and social studies subjects to the test.

Students with health impairments have claims against the university for reasonable accommodation, in particular compensation for disadvantages in examinations, and barrier-free study conditions as well as claims for support services from social...