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Katharina Maag Merki specializes in educational science with a focus on theoretical and empirical research in educational processes within schools. Her research primarily emphasizes students' self-regulated learning, examining how students can effectively plan, monitor, and adjust their own learning to meet learning goals. She investigates the conditions that enable optimal educational processes and their effects on student learning development. Maag Merki explores how education systems can be designed to provide students with the opportunities they need to achieve their educational goals, considering factors such as educational equity and the support of students with varying abilities. Her work is characterized by the use of diverse methodological approaches and seeks to improve the quality of school practices and reduce inequalities in education. For her exceptional mentoring of doctoral students at UZH, she received the UZH Mentoring Award in 2021. Her research contributes significantly to the understanding of school effectivity, development processes in education, and governance in educational contexts.
Department of Law