The BiKS-study on “Educational Processes, Competence Development, and Formation of Educational Decisions in Preschool and School Age”: General outline of research questions and design of the BiKS-3-18 and the BiKS-8-18 studies.- From preschool to vocational training and tertiary education - study design of BiKS-3-18.- Quality of learning environments in early childhood.- Developmental dynamics and social disparities in early education-related child development: Results from the BiKS-3-18 study.- Development of majority language competencies in children from different language backgrounds: Results of the BiKS-3-18 study.- Fostering early competence development through home and preschool learning environments - A summary of findings from the BiKS-3-18 study.- Transitions to primary school: School entry decisions, parents’ and educators’ ideas about school readiness, and cooperation between ECEC facilities, primary schools, and parents.- From primary school to vocational training and tertiary education: study design of BiKS-8-18.- Competence, motivation, and interest development between primary school and tertiary education: a summary of findings from the BiKS-8-18 study.- Teacher judgement accuracy: causes and effects.- The decision-making processes before and after the transition from primary to secondary school in Germany.- Differential School Trajectories and Educational Decisions of Migrants in Germany: Descriptive Results and Theoretical Explanations.

The contributions to the open access volume are comprehensive summaries of important research findings from the two comprehensive interdisciplinary longitudinal studies BiKS-3-18 and BiKS-8-18 conducted by the research unit "BiKS" (“Educational Processes, Development of Competencies, and Formation of Educational Decisions”) funded by the German Research Foundation. The aim of the book is to present selected important findings from these comprehensive longitudinal educational studies; in addition, the edition also aims to provide an overview of the design and measurements of the two surveys.   The editors Professor Dr. Sabine Weinert is Emerita of Excellence at the Graduate Centre Trimberg Research Academy (TRAc) and former Chair of Psychology I - Developmental Psychology at the University of Bamberg. Professor Dr. Hans-Günther Rossbach is Emeritus of the Chair of Early Childhood Education at the University of Bamberg. Dr. Jutta von Maurice is Head of the Center of Study Management at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi), Bamberg. Professor Dr. Hans-Peter Blossfeld is Emeritus of Excellence at the Graduate Centre Trimberg Research Academy (TRAc) and former Chair of Sociology I at the University of Bamberg. Professor Dr. Cordula Artelt is Director of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi) and Chair of Longitudinal Educational Research at the University of Bamberg.

Important findings from comprehensive longitudinal educational studies Overview of the design and measurements of the two surveys Comprehensive summaries of important research findings This book is Open-Access

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