Anja Kürzinger

Anja Kürzinger is a Professor of Sociology at Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd. Her work focuses on educational inequality, heterogeneity in primary education, and video-based research on teaching quality. She leads research on spatial educational disparities and integration of Ukrainian refugee students.

Research Trends

• 2024: Analyzing academic climate as a mediator between reading achievement and school composition.
• 2023: Studying digital inclusion strategies and resource allocation for equity in primary schools.
• 2022: Investigating collaborative digital learning and structural success factors in diverse schools.
• 2019-2018: Pioneering video analysis tools to assess writing instruction effectiveness.
• 2017-2014: Early literacy development through task design and individualized support.
• 2013-2010: Foundational work on diagnostic assessment and narrative writing metrics.

Scientific Recognition

• Waxmann Poster-Preis (2012)
• Posterpreis at DGfE Medienpädagogik Tagung (2022)

Advising & Projects

• Supervises B.A./M.A. theses on sociological education themes.
• Leads FuN-Kolleg project Heterogenität gestalten – starke Grundschulen entwickeln.
• Co-led StEP project on studying under pandemic conditions.
• Part of Profun.Dig video database initiative.