Projects
Research and the development of the pedagogical content knowledge of teachers in training, teachers and teacher educators PAV KU Leuven
High expectations are rightly placed on the school subject of 'Project General Subjects' PAV, but they are not easily met. This project addresses these by developing: 1) modules to support the Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) of students, teachers and teacher trainers PAV on Flemish Qualification Level (VKS) 6-7 in order to design functional, powerful and integrated learning environments; 2) modules in function of the acquisition of the ...
Culturally Diverse Classrooms, Underprepared Teachers? A Mixed-Method Study of Teacher Education for Diversity in Flanders KU Leuven
Summary
This doctoral study focuses on the preparation of teachers for diversity, equity, and social justice in today’s super-diverse societies. Globalization and international migration have created greater ethnic, cultural, and linguistic diversity within classrooms, particularly in Western European settings. However, the current frameworks of schooling and education, including curriculum design, content, pedagogical ...
The intuitive teacher.Deepening sensitivity and reflection-in-action in teacher education and professional development of teachers. University of Antwerp
ICT in Teacher Education: Affordance versus Actual Use in Selected Teacher Education Programs in Ethiopia KU Leuven
The PhD research project aims to investigate ICT affordances and its actual use in pre service teacher education programs across the globe. To this effect, comprehensive available scientific evidence will be reviewed systematically which will be followed by study that analyzes the state-of-the-art in Ethiopian higher teacher education. Moreover, based on the study results, a model will be developed to enhance actual use of ICT in the study ...
Understanding teacher educators' scholarship. Biography, workplace and pedagogy. KU Leuven
Evaluation of teacher education from the perspective of training and education in compulsory education Ghent University
The decree on teacher training in 2006 led to innovative ideas in Flemish teacher training, focusing on innovation, professionalism and excellence of our teaching staff. To evaluate whether the teacher education by achieving the government target quality, in this study the Context Input Process Output Model - the CIPO model - applied (Scherens, 1990; cf. the CIPP model Calder, 1994). For the teacher added a fifth pillar '' Succession ...
Teacher educators' professionalism in relation to mentors and trainees KU Leuven
This doctoral study focusses on the professionalism of teacher educators. It ties into the growing international attention for this occupational group on the level of policy, research and practice (see e.g., European Commission, 2013). The decision to give central stage to teacher educators immediately highlights the fundamental starting premise of this research: educating teachers how to teach requires a particular kind of professionalism – ...
Teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity: A South African and Flemish study Ghent University
Targeting key challenges the young field of research on teacher educators is confronted with, this project focuses on advancing theoretical and empirical knowledge on teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity. First, this project combines two theoretical perspectives in an integrated conceptual framework to enhance understanding on teacher educators’ competences to deal with diversity: (1) the theoretical framework on teacher ...