Projects
Educational pathways in systems around the world. A cross-national study into the contextual determinants of social reproduction. Ghent University
The objective is to study cross-national differences in social reproduction through education. The aims are to determine the role of educational system arrangements in inequality, to understand how system-level effects on inequality are mediated by student and teacher behaviors, attitudes, and cultures, and to study whether cross-national differences in post-secondary pathways are due to secondary education structures and processes.
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Pathways to higher education for aspiring first-generation students HOGENT
Flexible pathways through education in Flanders. KU Leuven
Flexible pathways through education in Flanders.
This project was commissioned by the Flemish ministry of education to find out what types of flexibility are organised in primary schools and secondary schools
to accomodate the needs of diverse students.
Multiple pathways to gender-sensitive budget support in the education sector. University of Antwerp
EU-PASSWORLD: Widening complementary pathways linked to community sponsorship in Europe. KU Leuven
This project brings together a unique multi-stakeholder consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Governments, Universitties and UNHCR offices leading the work on Community Sponsorship (CS) and Complemntary Pathways (CPs) to design, pilot and implement innovative policies, practices and tools that foster this link. Connecting the Contact Group on Legal Migration and the national contact points for Resettlement and Humanitarian ...
REFUFAM: From policy caps to policy innovations. Strengthening the well-being and integration pathways of refugee families Ghent University
In the world of migration and integration governance, Belgium represents a strikingly complex case. Competences of migration (e.g. asylum and family reunification) and integration (e.g. education, work and housing) are divided between federal, regional and municipal governance levels, while support services are dispersed across a range of civil society organizations and state actors. Compared to neighbouring countries like the Netherlands, ...
High-quality interactions. Pathways towards enhancing the quality of the interactions between direct support workers and clients with severe or profound intellectual disabilities visiting day-care or residential group homes KU Leuven
The importance of social interactions cannot be underestimated. This is equally so for individuals with severe or profound intellectual disabilities visiting day-care or residential group homes. The direct support workers supporting them in daily life are a significant source of their social encounters. However, with the individuals’ often idiosyncratic communication style and the direct support workers’ heavy workload, to name two, several ...
Contextualizing acculturation patterns and pathways of minority adolescents: A developmental and intergroup relations approach KU Leuven
Adolescents grow up in an increasingly culturally diverse world due to continuing migration. As they are expanding their social world, immigrant-origin minority adolescents in particular have to reconcile a distinct heritage culture with a common mainstream culture in the wider society. Against the backdrop of unequal chances and assimilationist pressures in today’s society, the integration of heritage and mainstream cultures can be a ...
Less successful pathways through secondary school. Studies on grade retention and early school leaving KU Leuven
at the same pace. There are students who repeat one (or more) years or even
students who never get a certificate of secondary education. This grade
retention and dropout issues will be the main focus of our study.
Grade retention is a common practice in our
educational system, with as many proponents as opponents. The variety of
conclusions concerningeffects ...