Projects
A study into the effects of a blended professional development program on pre-primary teachers' Language Stimulating COmpetenceS (LASCOS) Ghent University
The quality of language stimulating interactions in early childhood
education (ECE) has an important impact on the academic language
skills of young children, which in turn is a powerful predictor of learning
success. Although research shows that high quality teacher-child
interactions are crucial for academic language learning, paradoxically, a
wide range of classroom interaction studies ...
A study into the effects of a blended professional development program on pre-primary teachers’ LAnguage Stimulating COmpetencieS (LASCOS) KU Leuven
The quality of language stimulating interactions in early childhood education (ECE) has an important impact on the academic language skills of young children, which in turn is a powerful predictor of learning success. Although research shows that high quality teacher-child interactions are crucial for academic language learning, paradoxically, a wide range of classroom interaction studies point to the relatively poor quality and low quantity ...
Scientific follow-up of professional development initiatives aiming at strengthening school leadership for recovery and resilience in education Ghent University
Strengthening school leadership for the recovery of learning disabilities and aligning the school organization to the needs of students and of the school team is of crucial importance. To that end, the Flemish Minstry of Education sets up professional development initiatives in which the collective learning of school leaders is a key element. This research project aims to map the conditions, processes and effects of these PDI s, in order to ...
Validation of Preschool Teacher Standards and the Nature of Preschool Teacher Professional Development Ghent University
The
context
of
rural
and
urban
preschool
teachers’
professional
development
will
be
used
as
a
case
to
study
the
variables
that
affect
adequate
professional
development
of
preschool
teachers.
We
will
investigate
and
measure
how
Preschool
Teachers’
Standards ...
Working on a project basis in a diverse and multidisciplinary context. Assessing Teacher Design Teams for professional development of PGS teachers. Ghent University
Audio Description: A laboratory for the development of a new professional profile (ADLAB PRO). University of Antwerp
The intuitive teacher.Deepening sensitivity and reflection-in-action in teacher education and professional development of teachers. University of Antwerp
Predictors and consequences of perinatal mental (un)health. Influence of professional activity, social support, leisure time on perinatal mental health and health and consequences for development in the 1st year of life KU Leuven
This research proposal focuses on predictors of experienced mental problems and resilience of professionally active and non-professional (expectant) mothers and their partners during the perinatal period, and on the consequences for the parents themselves and for the offspring in the first year of life, with the aim of to draw up prevention strategies and to be able to adequately estimate their efficiency and effectiveness .
Strategic human resource management in schools: a sustainable professional development initiative for schoolleaders Ghent University
Quality of education mainly depends on the competence and work of teachers. At the same time schools face teacher shortages and high attrition of beginning teachers. Therefor, schools must be aware of the imortance of good Human Resource Management (HRM). Between 2016 and 2020, the research group Bellon (UGent) performed a study on strategic HRM in education for the Flemish Ministry of education. This study led to several research reports ...