The GEBF was founded in 2012.
The organization is made up of:
- The general assembly
- The management board
- The electoral committee
- Various other committees
The GEBF’s aim is to promote empirical educational research and the dissemination of its research results. This is achieved by:
- The organization of symposia, seminars, lectures, and, in particular, by regularly holding expert conferences.
- Promoting exchange between researchers of various disciplines regarding information about the topics, methods, and results of empirical educational research.
- Encouraging interdisciplinary programs and research projects in empirical educational research.
- The publication and promotion of research publications.
- The promotion of doctoral students/young academics working in the field of empirical educational research.
- Providing information for the public and for educational practice about the status and development of empirical educational research.
- Supporting and expanding empirical educational research at universities, research institutes and other research organizations.
- The designation of appraisers as well as reviewers in the context of peer reviews and evaluation procedures.
- The preparation of reports about research questions from empirical educational research.
- Cooperation with international empirical educational research associations and societies.