Wissenschaftliche Forschungen in Schulen

§ 84 Hessian School Act in the version published on 30 June 2017 (GVBl. p. 150), as last amended by the Act of 29 September 2020 (GVBl. p. 706).

If you would like to carry out an educational science or similar research project in a Hessian school, also as part of a qualification thesis, you must first obtain approval from the Hessian Ministry of Education.

The implementation of a scientific study in Hessian schools requires prior approval from the Hessian Ministry of Education. This regulation applies to scientific research projects regardless of the discipline and the methods and instruments used. Surveys by means of questionnaires, competence tests, qualitative interviews, classroom observations and the like are thus included. Although approval by the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs is a prerequisite for implementation, it does not replace the consent of the individual school to the implementation there. Before the school management agrees to participate, the school conference must always be consulted on the research project. The hearing of the school conference can take place independently of the application procedure according to § 84 Hessian School Act. The approval procedure pays particular attention to compliance with data protection regulations, as personal or personal data is usually collected during surveys and similar data collection in schools. In addition, it is also examined whether survey methods and contents concern sensitive issues and have the risk of impairment of the peace at school or the educational mission of the schools.

• Application
• Retention deletion concept
• Description
• School conference resolution (depending on the application, the respective consent of the persons concerned, example: declaration of consent of pupils, parents, teachers or school principals)

Applications can be submitted by employees of scientific research institutes or scientific universities as well as by students there.

None.

As soon as all the necessary documents have been submitted, the Hessian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs will examine the application under data protection and school aspects. In particular, it is examined whether the project is likely to impair the educational mission of the schools concerned or to disturb the peace at school.

Maximum 3 months

Unless the survey has started within two years of the grant of the permit, the permit shall cease to be valid.

An action for commitment may be brought before the Administrative Court of Wiesbaden against the refusal to approve a scientific research project.

• Approval of scientific research projects carried out in Hessian public schools.
• Applies to all scientific research projects with the exception of those of teacher training students at Hessian universities
• The approval is a prerequisite for a project to be carried out in a Hessian school, regardless of whether affected schools are willing to participate.

Hessian Ministry of Culture

Unit I.4

Luisenplatz 10

65185 Wiesbaden, Germany

Erhebungen.hkm@kultus.hessen.de