Currently, a strong increase in actual and experienced uncertainty is observed, which often leads to populist reflexes. At the same time, phenomena such as digitalisation or post-facticity are creating considerable uncertainty in previously supposedly stable structures. This issue of ZISU contains contributions that examine how educational institutions respond to challenges associated with uncertainty and what role uncertainty itself plays in educational interaction.

Prof. Dr. Andreas Bonnet, Professor für Englischdidaktik, Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaft, Universität Hamburg Prof. Dr. Angelika Paseka, Professorin für Schulpädagogik, Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaft, Universität Hamburg Prof. Dr. Matthias Proske, Professor für Schulforschung mit dem Schwerpunkt Unterrichtstheorien und Schulsystem, Universität zu Köln