Research Interests

• Social inequality in educational and status attainment in Germany, Japan, and in international and intercultural comparison
• Inclusive education and heterogeneity
• Determinants and effects of extended education (e.g. all-day schooling, private tutoring, study abroad, further education)
• Gender inequality
• Effectiveness of education in differential learning environments
• School choice and other decision-making processes in schooled societies

Research Areas

• Educational Sociology
• Comparative Education Research
• Education Policy Analysis
• Life Course Research
• Quantitative and Mixed Methods

Memberships/ メンバーシップ

Berlin Interdisciplinary Research Network (BIEN)

Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)

International Sociological Association (ISA) RC28 (Social Stratification and Mobility)

Japan Comparative Education Society (日本比較教育学会, JCES)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Researchers Network (JSPS-net)

German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF: Sociology, Education)

Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS)

Media Coverage

02/ 2019:

"Das sind die besten Nachhilfe-Institute". N-tv Ratgeber - Test. Check it here

01/ 2018:

"Bildung - quo vadis? Studie zur Nachhilfe in Japan wirft Licht auf Bildungssystem und seine Entwicklung in Deutschland". Pressemitteilung des Bundesverbandes für Nachhilfe und Nachmittagsschulen (VNN). Check it here.

01/ 2018:

"Was nützt Nachhilfe?"  rbb Kulturradio. Check it here.

11/ 2017:

"Wie sinnvoll ist Nachhilfe?"  WDR5 - Leonardo. Check it here.

07/ 2017:

"Das Geschäft mit dem Misserfolg: Mit Nachhilfe zum Schulabschluss" WDR5. Check it here.

07/ 2017:

"Die Schule im Schatten: Was Nachhilfe in Japan und anderswo leisten kann – und was nicht." PortalWissen 2/2017 Downlad here.

10/2013

"Raus aus der Komfortzone" Süddeutsche Zeitung