Prof. Dr. Martin Bonsen

Current affiliations

  • Professur für Empirische Schulforschung/Schul- und Unterrichtsentwicklung (Prof. Bonsen)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • School improvement
  • School leadership and management
  • Teacher co-operation, Teacher professionalisation

Academic Education

2008Habilitation (postdoctoral qualification) in Educational Science, University of Dortmund
2002PhD in Education, University of Dortmund
1991 - 1997Studies in Education (Diploma), University of Dortmund

Work Experience

since 2011Full Professor for Educational Research and School Improvement
2013 - 2014Visiting Professor Johannes Keppler University Linz (Austria)
2009 - 2011Professor for School Improvement and Improvement of Instruction
2008 - 2009Professor (stand-in) for Empirical Educational Research (University of Wuppertal)
2004 - 2009Assistant Professor, Institute for School Develpoment Research (University of Dortmund)
1998 - 2004Research Associate, Institute for School Delevopment Reasearch (University of Dortmund)

Functions and Memberships

since 2023Chair, Teaching Council, University of Münster
since 2020Member, Advisory board, Laborschule Bielefeld
since 2014Member, Advisory board of the Institute für School, Education and Scientific Discipline, Member of the Marienschule Foundation Bielefeld
since 2012Associate Editor, Journal "Lernende Schule" (Learning Schools)
since 2012Member of the Association for Empirical Research in Education (GEBF)
since 2009Associate editor, Journal for Educational Research Online (JERO)
since 2009Ad-hoc Reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
since 2009Ad-hoc Reviewer, Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture (BMUKK)
since 2008Ad-hoc Reviewer, Educational Research, German Research Foundation
since 2008Ad-hoc-Reviewer, Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft (ZfE), Zeitschrift für Pädagogik (ZfPäd), Zeitschrift für Pädagogische Psychologie, Psychologie in Erziehung und Unterricht (PEU), Journal for Educational Research Online (JERO), International Journal of Educational Management (IJEM), Unterrichtswissenschaft, Empirische Pädagogik, Zeitschrift für Evaluation (ZfEv), Zeitschrift für Bildungsforschung (ZEFB), Die Deutsche Schule, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Bildungswissenschaften
since 2003Member, The German Educational Research Association (GERA)
since 2001Member, Association for Empirical Educational Eesearch (AEPF)
2023Chair, Workgoup "Mission statement 'Studies and Teaching'", University of Münster
2014 - 2020Dean, Department Education and Social Studies
2019Member, Peer-review of the scientific Institute of the experimental school ('Laborschule'), Bielefeld University
2013 - 2018Chair, Advisory Body "Evaluation Inclusive School System in the City of Hamburg", Authority for school and vocational training, City of Hamburg
2009 - 2018Member, Governing Body, Academy for Leadership in Education (DAPF), University of Dortmund
2015 - 2017Member, Coordination board for evaluation, University of Münster
2013 - 2016Member, Advisory board for the evaluation of the project "Health examination in elementary schools in Germany" (GrundGesund), Federal Ministry of Health, The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA)
2012 - 2015Vice Chair, Advisory Board "Quality management in schools in Saxony" sponsored by the European Social Fund, State Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs Saxony
2012 - 2015Deputy Member of the Quality Commission of the University of Münster
2010 - 2014Member, Member of the Faculty Board (Faculty of Education and Social Sciences), University of Münster
2010 - 2014Member, Governing Body of the Institute of Education, University of Münster
2010 - 2014Deputy Member of the Commission for Strategy, Finance and Structure (KPFS) of the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences, University of Münster
2011 - 2013Managing Director, Institute for Education, University of Münster
2012Member, Peer-review commission, State Institute for Teacher Training (Li), City of Hamburg
2011Member, Jury "Maths-Experts Contest", Deutsche Telekom foundation
2009 - 2011Member, Expert Group "Educational research and administration in education", Ministry of Education of Northrine-Westfalia

Appointments

2010Offer to a Professorship for Education and Didactics (W3) , University of Oldenburg

Publications

Bonsen, Martin; Frey, Kristina Antonette (2024)
In: Betz, Tanja; Feldhoff, Tobias; Bauer, Petra; Schmidt, Uwe; Schmidt-Hertha, Bernhard (eds.), Handbuch Qualität in pädagogischen Feldern: Diskurse. Theoretische Grundlagen. Empirische Beiträge. Kritische Einwürfe. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden.
Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution)
Bonsen, Martin; Kügler, Fabian (2023)
In: Pädagogische Rundschau, 77(1)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Bonsen Martin, Frey Kristina A. (2022)
In: Spiel Christiane, Götz Thomas, Wagner Petra, Lüftenegger Marko, Schober Barbara (eds.), Bildungspsychologie. Göttingen: Hogrefe.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Bonsen Martin (2022)
In: Lernende Schule, 25(97)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Steinkühler, Julia; Bonsen, Martin (2022)
In: Fischer, Christian; Rott, David (eds.), Individuelle Förderung - Heterogenität und Handlungsperspektiven in der Schule. Münster, New York: Waxmann.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
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Projects

Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/01/2024 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: BMBF - Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
Duration: 01/07/2019 - 31/12/2023 | 2nd Funding period
Funded by: BMBF - Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
Duration: 01/04/2016 - 30/06/2019 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: BMBF - Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung
Type of project: Participation in BMBF-joint project
Duration: 01/07/2014 - 30/09/2016 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: Deutsche Telekom Stiftung
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/12/2012 - 30/06/2018
Funded by: Unfallkasse Nordrhein-Westfalen
Type of project: Individual project
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Prizes

Best Dissertation Award 2004, University of Dortmund
Awarded by: TU Dortmund
Award given to: Bonsen, Martin
Announced at: 01/01/2004 | Date of awarding: 01/01/2004
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction

Doctorates

Umweltbildung und Naturerfahrungen in der Schule – Konzepte, Forschungsbefunde und Entwicklungsperspektiven
Candidate: Diekmann, Marius | Supervisors: Gruehn, Sabine; Bonsen, Martin
Period of time: 01/10/2010 - 28/07/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Kooperation in der universitären Lehrerbildung
Candidate: Feldmann, Julia | Supervisors: Gruehn, Sabine; Bonsen, Martin
Period of time: until 25/06/2021
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Was verstehen Lehrkräfte unter Klassenführung? Eine empirische Studie zu den Assoziationen und dem Wissen von Lehrkräften bezüglich Klassenführung als…
Candidate: Obermeier, Ann-Cathrin | Supervisors: Bonsen, Martin; Gruehn, Sabine
Period of time: until 17/08/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Die Unterstützungsleistungen eines Regionalen Bildungsbüros beim Wissenstransfer zwischen Schulen - Eine empirische Untersuchung
Candidate: Kreutzmann, Norbert | Supervisors: Bonsen, Martin; Gruehn, Sabine
Period of time: until 03/03/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Einflussfaktoren auf die Lehrkrafteinschätzung erfolgreicher Lehrerfortbildung
Candidate: Ulm, Sonja | Supervisors: Bonsen, Martin; Gruehn, Sabine
Period of time: until 15/07/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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