Publications
Lifelong Learning as a strategy for educating global citizens within higher education. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
education (Davis, Evans & Reid, 2005; Ibrahim, 2008; Schultz, 2007). However, GC is an illdefined
concept (Schultz, 2007) and its position in university policies is unclear (Holvoet, 2007).
Therefore, the GC concept is difficult to implement within universities' educational practice
(Fullan, 2002; Hargreaves & Goodson, ...
Depressive symptoms in higher education students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. An examination of the association with various social risk factors across multiple high- and middle-income countries Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp Ghent University
Higher-education students face substantial risks for developing depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic or experiencing exacerbated pre-existing depressive symptoms. This study uses data from the COVID-19 International Student Well-Being Study, which collected data through a non-representative convenience sample in 125 higher-education institutions (HEI) across 26 high- and middle-income countries (N: 20,103) during the first wave of ...
'What’s high school got to do with it?' Secondary school composition, school-wide social capital and higher education attainment Ghent University
High school never ends : normative and comparative peer group effects on higher education outcomes through the school-level students’ expectation culture Ghent University
Retooling Higher Education in an Age of Rising Inequalities, a (post)-COVID-19 Reflection on the Importance of Engaged Urban Pedagogies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Political stringency, infection rates, and higher education students' adherence to government measures in the Nordic countries and the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
Understanding predictors of adherence to governmental measures to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 is fundamental to guide health communication. This study examined whether political stringency and infection rates during the first wave of the pandemic were associated with higher education students' adherence to COVID-19 government measures in the Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and Sweden) and the United Kingdom. Both ...
BSI SYNOPSIS. HIGHER EDUCATION AND BRUSSELS Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This synopsis includes three distinct parts. The first part defines the Belgian institutional and political framework of higher education institutions in Brussels. The second establishes a series of observations. The third part discusses some major ...