Projects
The expenditure of human resources for administrative, policy and educational support in primary and secondary schools Ghent University
The study analyzes the allocation policy of primary and secondary schools for the school resources related to policy support, administrative and pedagogical suppor. A survey and 30 case studies are used to analyze how the school resources are allocated for the school support, which factors influence this allocation and to which degree principals are satisfied with the clarity of the funding, the amount of resources and the freedom to allocate ...
Language policy training program tailored to secondary schools in the Flemish periphery around Brussels. KU Leuven
Within this training programme, the Center for Language and Education (CTO) develops the necessary know-how among the participants to develop an effective language policy with the aim of strengthening their education and their students. They base this on recent (language learning) research and train core teams to become language policy experts. The core teams are given the necessary tools to involve the school team in developing and ...
Implementation of a movement project and policy in Flemish schools: Investigation of the impact on mental and physical well-being of children and adolescents KU Leuven
A worldwide trend indicates a decrease in physical activity in children and adolescents. Physical inactivity is an important risk factor for mental as well as physical health. Several studies indicate that schools are the ideal setting for promotion of physical activity in children and adolescents, as there is no other institute with a greater influence on the development of children. Moreover, a school setting allows to reach all children in ...
The development of executive functioning at the transition from kindergarten to elementary school. The role of the home and school context and its importance for academic functioning. KU Leuven
Executive functioning (EF) refers to a set of cognitive functions used to control our behavior, cognition and emotions. It is a complex concept consisting of three core EFs, working memory, inhibition and cognitive flexibility, which are in itself multi-dimensional constructs that can be broken down into subcomponents. Well-developed EFs are essential for school functioning, especially at times of school transition (e.g., from kindergarten to ...
An ethnography of the importance of a particular school and broader social contexts in the development of ethnic stereotypes and experiences of racism and discrimination with secondary school students in Flanders. Ghent University
This study relies on ethnographic research in two Flemish secondary schools to explore ethnic minority students’ experiences with racism and discrimination, the ethnic stereotypes majority and minority groups develop of each other and the factors and processes explaining differences in experiences with racism ena discrimination and ethnic stereotyping.
School adjustment trajectories at the transition from kindergarten to elementary school. KU Leuven
Tránsito Educativo: a study on the impact of school transition programs in the secondary school trajectories of children from low socio-economic backgrounds Ghent University
The primary to secondary school transition is the first bottleneck in educational trajectories worldwide, resulting in low secondary school completion. This study aims to determine if and how an educational program to promote transitions from primary to secondary schools, as implemented in Uruguayan schools, impacts these transitions to secondary education of Uruguayan children, in particular of those with low socio-economic backgrounds. The ...
The contribution of student, teacher and school characteristics to secondary school students' reading comprehension Ghent University
This research project investigates which student, teacher, and school characteristics are related to secondary school students’ reading comprehension. Research objective 1 (RO1) studies the relationship between these characteristics at different levels in conjunction. RO2 specifically
focuses on generic key teaching/instruction mechanisms, and RO3 on the implementation and evaluation of a teacher professional development program aiming ...