Projects
School effects in growth curve models: a comparison between effects on students status and student growth. KU Leuven
Unraveling the impact of student entrepreneurship: an analysis of students’ identity, career development and venture performance. Ghent University
Despite the growing popularity of student entrepreneurship and the increased engagement of universities in supporting students to develop startups, the current understanding of the phenomenon is still in its infancy and theoretical frameworks for studying it are embryonic. In response, this project provides new insights into the impact of student entrepreneurship, and by doing so, will contribute to the broader fields of entrepreneurship and ...
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 ...
The role of students’ family background in student guidance processes: A multi-method approach KU Leuven
Schools are expected to provide for an effective guidance policy that meets the specific educational needs of each student (Best, 2007; Cassidy & Bates, 2005). At the same time there is a tendency towards medicalization and standardization of clinical care, in which care becomes dependent on classifying diagnosis and intervention by specialized teams (De Haene, Rober, Adriaenssens, & Verschueren, 2012). The question raises of how ...
The role of students’ characteristics, self-regulated learning and cognitive abilities on prediction of students’ academic outcomes in blended learning. KU Leuven
Introduction Recent technical advances in information and communication technologies (ICT), and other societal transformations have changed the way people communicate, interact, and are taught. The advent and exponential growth of the internet resulted in new trends and uses of media in the creation of learning environments in educational settings. Consequently, the learning environments are altered dramatically in terms of new opportunities ...
Empowering teachers in primary education to keep students in educational systems and train executive functions in their students as a guarantee for future success KU Leuven
Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty. Education therefore helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. In Ethiopia where 44% of its 95+ million population being aged between 0 and 14 years, efforts to improve education have a huge potential ...
How do students experience the universe? An investigation into students' conceptions about the universe beyond the solar system. KU Leuven
Astronomy is a 'gateway science'. It is attractive because of the many beautiful images, it is accessible because everyone can look at the night sky and it is wonderful because of the extreme phenomena, enormous distances and times. Children do come into contact with astronomy several times throughout their childhood, both inside and outside school. Despite all that contact, the literature shows that children (as well as adults) have various ...