Casteleyn Jordi
Jordi Casteleyn teaches Dutch Didactics, Didactics Dutch for foreigners, and Language Policy. His research focuses on reading and speaking skills in secondary education.
Technique
qualitative en quantitative analysesUsers
teachers, schools, educational networks, policy organisationsKeywords
Speaking, Language education, Reading comprehension, Secondary education, Didactics, Reading skills
De Schrijver Jelle
My expertise concerns the value of (philosophical) dialogue and philosophical reflection in the context of formal and informal education, ranging from schools to museums. This entails a focus on: - The role of philosophical dialogue to stimulate students’ inquiry skills and understanding of the nature of science - The role of philosophical and intercultural dialogue to tackle potentially controversial issues in a science class (e.g. genetic manipulation or the theory of evolution) without eliciting polarization among students - The role of philosophical reflection to stimulate students’ sustainability competences such as system and value thinking - The role of philosophical and intercultural dialogue to enhance students’ citizenship competences and avoid polarization in multicultural classes - The role of philosophical dialogue in enhancing historical thinking and reflection about the historic heritage
Technique
- Qualitative and quantitative research methods focused on assessing the impact of classroom interventions - Education design researchUsers
Schools, museums, educational institutions, zoological and botanical gardens and/or government agencies focused on science communication or the education of nature, art and citizenshipKeywords
Pedagogical tensions, Scientific communication
Pinxten Annie
Didactics of Biology, Physics, Chemistry and the Natural Sciences - (i)STEM education - Scientific literacy (in evolution) - Inquiry-based education - Teacher education Behavioural ecological and Eco-physiological research in songbirds
Technique
questionnairesUsers
biology teachersKeywords
Natural selection, School survey, School functioning
Schelfhout Wouter
Teaching methodology of Economics and Business Administration Entrepreneurial education Teacher education Teacher professionalization Subject-specific learning communities School policy Learning psychology
Technique
Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies Mixed methods Case study researchUsers
Teachers, teacher training institutions, schools, communities of schools, macro-policyKeywords
Education policy, Educational innovation, Professionalization, Teacher-student relationship, Learning, Education, Education system, Teacher training
Simons Mathea
Mathea Simons is member of the research group Didactica. She has two main lines in her research agenda. On the one hand, she conducts research on (foreign) language education focusing on reading and fluency, especially for French and Spanish as a foreign language. On the other hand, she conducts research on teacher education and teacher professionalisation. A specific focus within this line is research on team teaching.
Technique
Quantitative ((web)survey) and qualitative methods (e.g. focus groups, delphi study)Users
Language teachers Language learners Schools (secondary and adult education)Keywords
Competence, Teaching, Foreign language education, Professionalization
Smits Tom
I. Educational Sciences (1) German and English Teaching Methodology: German and English as a Foreign Language (DaF, TEFL) (2) Multilingual education: Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) (3) General pedagogy: urban education, multiple perspective learning, differentiated instruction II. Linguistics (1) Applied linguistics (cf I.) (2) Variational linguistics of German
Technique
Research methods in Education and Applied Linguistics: - qualitative and ethnographic research (observation, interview, CA, grounded theory) - case studies - (quasi-)experiments - meta-analysis and reviews - action research - mixed methods Research Methods in Variational Linguistics: - Empirical Research: survey, interview - Corpus AnalysisUsers
- Teacher Educators - Language Teachers and Learners - (Applied and variational) LinguistsKeywords
Foreign language learning, Applied linguistics, Language variation
Sprangers Pieter
Scientific educational design research - Teaching methodology of Economics and Business Administration - Didactics of economics - Entrepreneurial education - Teacher education - Teacher professionalization - teacher teams and professional learning communities - School policy - school strategy - educational systems - lifelong learning - HR in education
Technique
Scientific educational design research - Design based research - Action research - Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies - Mixed methods - Case study researchUsers
School leaders - School council members - Teacher training institutions - Schools - Communities of schools - Companies (lifelong learning) - Educational government bodiesKeywords
Educational innovation, Teacher professionalisation, Teacher communities, Scientific educational design research, Learning, Education, Educational research, Educational technologies, Educational design experiment
Struyf Elke
Teacher professionalisation Supporting pupils at risk/integrated guidance/care policy Classroom management/teacher-student relationships.
Technique
Kwalitative and kwantitative research techniques, such as case-study, Delphi method, focusgroups, survey. Design and validation of questionnaires Kwalitative data analyses Contributing to in-service trainingUsers
- Teachers and school leaders - Educational Counseling service(s), Centres for Pupil Counseling - Teacher trainers - GovernmentKeywords
Teacher professionalisation, Teacher training, Class management, Student counselling/supervision, Secondary education
T'Sas Jan
- Speaking and listening skills: experimental research on the learning effects of exploratory talk during collaborative activities - Language study: development of learning tools by means of which, via an inductive approach, students develop linguistic insights through practical language skills - Media literacy: development of an assessment tool which enables students, teachers and teacher educators to map their media literacy competencies - Reading motivation: qualitative study on reading motivation in the Flemish teacher training curricula and education practice + development of tools which merge reading motivation with the use of e-media
Technique
Mixed methodsUsers
- Researchers, teachers, teacher educators, education specialists, education policy makersKeywords
Listening comprehension, Reading skills, New media, Speaking, Education, Talking skills, Language studies
Vandervieren Ellen
Pre- and post measurements, quantitative data analysis, literature review, in depth interviews, focus groups, Delphi study
Technique
Quantitative and qualitative researchUsers
Colleagues, education professionals, students, business and governmentKeywords
Teaching method, Teaching profession, Mathematics education, Didactics, Experimental study