Projects
Resource allocation decisions of entrepreneurs Vlerick Business School
From sensemaking to school improvement? Exploring educational professionals' use of school performance feedback KU Leuven
Purposeful and systematic data use has a positive impact on the quality of educational decisions (Rossi et al., 2004). However, research has shown that Flemish schools make limited use of pupil outcome data, benchmarks, standardized assessment and feedback from scientific research in order to shape their policy and practice (Van Gasse et al., 2015; Vanlommel et al., 2017). In this doctoral project, we investigated to what extent and in what ...
Efficiency and ex post screening in higher education - a dynamic discrete choice approach. KU Leuven
Many students drop out of secondary or higher education without obtaining a degree. A recent policy report (OECD, 2012) illustrates the problems: 16% of today's young adults in OECD countries do not complete secondary education. Up to 62% enter a university-level program, but only 39% are expected to complete it. Among the students who complete a degree, there is a large fraction that incurs substantial delays.
In this thesis, we ...
Opening the black box: the decision-making process on reasonable accommodations for children with special educational needs in primary mainstream education KU Leuven
Reasonable accommodations (RA) are described as essential adaptations or adjustments to make the school environment accessible for all students, and especially for students with special educational needs (SEN). The right of RA is an integral part of the UN Convention on the Rights for People with Disabilities (CRPD) where it is stated that schools should provide students with SEN with maximal chances to participate in mainstream education by ...
Changing leaders, changing times? A description and analysis of leadership practices at upper-school level in secondary school clusters in Flanders. KU Leuven
In part 1 we report on a systematic review of the literature on ...
The freedom of education. A study of pedagogical freedom and its impact on Flemish education policy. KU Leuven
This research project deals with the constitutional rights surrounding educational policy in Belgium and Flanders. It examines to what extent “pedagogical freedom” (“vrijheid van richting”), i.e. the freedom of schools and educators to determine the content of their education and the pedagogical method, as part of the constitutionally guaranteed freedom of education limits public authorities when they regulate education.
Firstly, the ...
The role of peer effects in dynamic discrete choice models: with applications to technology adoption and educational choice KU Leuven
Forward looking behavior is important in many contexts. Investors pay a cost today, hoping to receive a return in the future. Students are willing to study hard, hoping this will lead to better jobs. At the same time, these individual choices can have repercussions for society as a whole. Investments in green technologies slow down climate change. Highly educated students earn higher wages and therefore provide more tax income and depend ...
Reducing Early School Leaving in the EU (RESL.eu). University of Antwerp
Seek and you shall find: Career exploration profiles in the transition to higher education KU Leuven
The transition from secondary to higher education can be challenging for many students. This PhD aimed to gain a deeper understanding of students’ study choice process during the transition to higher education. Utilizing the decisional tasks framework of Germeijs and Verschueren (2006) and data from the Columbus assessment tool, a large-scale exploration instrument to aid students in their study choice process, this dissertation provides a ...