Projects
Critical reflection in the social and behavioural sciences : a rhetorical approach. Ghent University
There is an increasing recognition of the importance of critical reflection within the social and behavioural sciences because of the complex and heterogeneous nature of these disciplines. This research project aims to introduce new rhetoric- and specifically key concepts from the work of Kenneth Burke- as a theoretical and methodological framework for research about educating reflective scientist practitioners
Valorisation of research in the human and social sciences. University of Antwerp
Towards a Research Network in the Social Sciences and Humanities in Karnataka Ghent University
The project will create a network of researchers at universities and colleges in Karnataka, which will participate in rejuvenating and decolonizing the social sciences and humanities in the region and meet the local demand for scientifically informed debate on societal issues. The research network will emerge through a range of activities: workshops, expert classes, lecture series, national conference, research activities, dissemination ...
Social Sciences and Humanities Data Archive Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In social and human sciences, it is essential to organize the sharing and reuse of empirical data efficiently. Empirical data, collected through specifically designed surveys ...
Social Sciences Data Archive (SODA 2018-2019) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Alpha Stimulation Policy: Sabbatical Fund for Faculty of Political and Social Sciences Ghent University
Faculty fund in support of research sabbaticals. A sabbatical leave has the objective to free a professor from any teaching and/or administrative duties in order to devote oneself exclusively to their scientific research. Each professor uses this time according to one’s own objectives.
Facultair Mobiliteits- en Sabbaticalfonds faculteit political and social sciences Ghent University
Each faculty has a specific Faculty Mobility and Sabbatical Fund managed by the Faculty Committee for Scientific Research (CWO) to enable research mobility. The faculties have each drawn up faculty regulations in which the funding possibilities of the Faculty Mobility and Sabbatical Fund are detailed.
New statistical tools for analysing complex survey data in the social sciences Ghent University
Social research increasingly requires investigators to gather large and complex data that are frequently cross-national in nature. Using large questionnaires, skills, attitudes, and traits are measured and saved in huge datasets. A typical example of a complex dataset is the PISA study (Programme for International Student Assessment), a triennial international survey that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing 15-year-old ...