Projects
The added value of a theory-based design for the development, the implementation and the evaluation of HIV-education programmes in sub-Sahara Africa. A case-study in secondary schools in Rwanda Ghent University
The research aims at developing a model of determinants of sexual risk behaviour. Also instruments for measuring these determinants, both quantitatively and qualitatively, will be developed. The study investigates whether such theoretical model contributes to raising the impact of HIV-education.
Collaboration in inclusive education: teachers' perspectives and practices. University of Antwerp
School effects in growth curve models: a comparison between effects on students status and student growth. KU Leuven
Sabbatical Veerle Draulans: Co-creation of a gender mainstreaming policy in academia, with a special focus on gender & STEM KU Leuven
Collaboration with academic partners such as University of Limpopo (SA), African Doctoral Academy, Stellenbosch University (SA), Arba Minch, Bahir Dar & Mekelle University (Ethiopia), University of Rwanda: Rwandan Association for Women in Science & Technology, Rawise the great need for exchange on updated, clear criteria for a sustainable gender mainstreaming policy, in which the scientifically important concept of intersectionality ...
"The emergence of interior architecture in Belgium, 1945-1999. KU Leuven
In many Western countries, the field of interior architecture is characterised by an on-going identity crisis. The confusion becomes apparent via the diverse nomenclature: interior architecture, interior design and interior decoration. Furthermore, the discipline was often (and still is) perceived as feminine and amateurish. Attempts to correct this image have significantly characterised the professionalisation of interior design since World ...
The statistical power of meta-analyses of single-case experiments. KU Leuven
Rethinking 'thinking about your thinking': Identifying the role of metacognitive monitoring in academic learning through cognitive psychology methods in educational research. KU Leuven
Identifying the origin and correlates of individual differences in academic learning is a critical goal of educational sciences. This is because educational research aims to develop learning environments that are optimally tailored to accommodate these individual differences in academic learning, such as arithmetic. Metacognition has been put forward as highly relevant for learning, yet we lack a functional insight into the role of ...