@article{60196,
  abstract     = {{This paper examines the governance and quality control of digital curriculum resources (DCR) for K-12 mathematics education in Germany. It focuses on approval processes and criteria set by the 16 federal states, arguing that these have the potential to influence the development of DCR. Using qualitative content analysis, the study explores three research questions: which DCR require official approval, the criteria applied for approval, and the extent to which these criteria are mathematics-specific. Findings indicate that 10 federal states maintain official approval systems, covering digital equivalents of printed textbooks and selected supplemental materials. However, most DCR fall outside these regulated processes, leaving their evaluation largely to individual schools and teachers. The study identifies 17 categories of quality criteria, but reveals a lack of detailed, mathematics-specific requirements. Instead, many criteria are broad references to didactical principles and educational goals, leaving the interpretation and application of these quality standards open-ended. Subject-specific criteria are included but remain limited in specificity. The study underscores the need for research-informed, mathematics-specific quality standards to guide DCR development and approval, emphasizing their importance amidst challenges like artificial intelligence. Policymakers are urged to adopt clearer criteria to ensure high-quality DCR to be used in schools.}},
  author       = {{Rezat, Sebastian}},
  issn         = {{1863-9690}},
  journal      = {{ZDM – Mathematics Education}},
  keywords     = {{governance, digital curriculum resources, digital textbooks, digital curriculum materials, quality}},
  pages        = {{ 891–904}},
  publisher    = {{Springer Science and Business Media LLC}},
  title        = {{{The quality of digital curriculum resources for mathematics in German educational policy}}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s11858-025-01708-w}},
  volume       = {{57}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@inbook{61239,
  abstract     = {{In diesem Beitrag wird ein Überblick gegeben, welche Forschung zu Digitalisierung und künstliche Intelligenz (KI) in den Bereichen Verwaltung, Forschung, Studium und Lehre sowie Governance von Hochschulen besteht. Der Fokus liegt hierbei auf aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen seit der Coronapandemie. Zentral sind Fragen nach Effektivität und Effizienz durch Digitalisierung und KI und danach, wie Verbesserungen angestoßen werden können.}},
  author       = {{Steinhardt, Isabel}},
  booktitle    = {{Hochschulforschung}},
  editor       = {{Pasternach, Peer and Reinmann, Gabi and Schneijderberg, Christian}},
  isbn         = {{9783748943334}},
  keywords     = {{Digitalisierung, Künstliche Intelligenz, Forschung, Lehre, Governance, Verwaltung}},
  pages        = {{197--206}},
  publisher    = {{Nomos}},
  title        = {{{Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz}}},
  doi          = {{10.5771/9783748943334-197}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}

@article{4398,
  abstract     = {{Employing a Hausman–Taylor instrument variable (HT–IV) estimator to data from 558 microfinance institutions (MFIs) in 80 developing countries for the period from 2002 to 2007, this paper provides empirical evidence for a positive impact of a country's external governance quality and outcome on local microbanks' economic success in terms of profitability and sustainability. Evidence as well suggests a negative relationship between external governance and the microbanks' social success measured by the depth of outreach. In this context, our analysis reveals that a country's political stability, governance effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law are significant key elements of external governance affecting the MFIs' functional performance. Moreover, results from sensitivity analyses indicate that the relationship between external governance quality and microfinance functional performance significantly depends on the microbanks' business concepts, their lending methodologies and sources of funding.}},
  author       = {{Uhde, André and Müller, Oliver}},
  issn         = {{1752-0487}},
  journal      = {{ International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance }},
  keywords     = {{microfinance, external governance, economic success, social success, developing countries, profitability, sustainability, microbanks, outreach, political stability, governance effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, governance quality, lending methodologies, funding sources}},
  number       = {{2/3}},
  pages        = {{116--149}},
  title        = {{{External governance outcome and microfinance success}}},
  doi          = {{https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMEF.2013.056394}},
  volume       = {{6}},
  year         = {{2013}},
}