Projects
Micro-level Socialisation and the Role of the Institutional Environment in Civic engagement. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Fuelled by a vast academic literature linking civic engagement to positive societal outcomes, policymakers - at both national and EU level (see Abram and Vike, 2008) - have shown increasing support to "civil society" (and, especially, voluntary organisations). Still, two crucial problems may impair this literature's policy implications: i) the theoretical link between association membership and societal outcomes remains 'sketchy and ...
Shaping societies through civic participatory engagement. KU Leuven
Shaping societies through civic participatory engagement: the potential of ‘futuring’ as a creative academic scientific approach to develop and narrate activating stories in a sustainable development context.
The Design of Civic Public Displays for Human-Data Interaction KU Leuven
The potential of public displays, i.e., screens situated in (semi-)public spaces, to make information more broadly accessible and facilitate a local dialog is becoming widely recognized. However, designing civic public displays that successfully do so involves tackling key challenges that impact their potential to deliver insight and spark social interaction. This dissertation investigates these challenges specifically of civic public ...
Exclusion from civic engagement of a diverse older population: Features, experiences, and policy implications (CIVEX) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In Europe’s ageing societies, being able to age healthy and actively remains a major
challenge not only for older people themselves but also for wider society. Moreover,
older adults continue to be at risk of social exclusion in key life domains, including
material and financial resources, social relations, access to services, community and
neighbourhood integration, and civic and cultural participation. While social
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challenge not only for older people themselves but also for wider society. Moreover,
older adults continue to be at risk of social exclusion in key life domains, including
material and financial resources, social relations, access to services, community and
neighbourhood integration, and civic and cultural participation. While social
...
Education Democracy and the Legacy of Conflict: Prospects and Challenges of History and Civic Education in Indonesia KU Leuven
The research project “Education, Democracy and the Legacy of Conflict: Prospects and Challenges of History and Civic Education in Indonesia” is conducted to address the following questions: (1) How are the legacies and histories of conflict as well as the subject of civic education integrated into Indonesia’s secondary school curriculum?; (2) How are Indonesian secondary school teachers being trained to address the legacies and histories of ...
Civic group portraits in Bruges : a contextual analysis (1650-1800) KU Leuven
Civic group portraits in Bruges 1585-1800.
A civic group portrait is a portrait of recognizable individuals who belong to a group that participates in the social life of their society. The group composition depicts members of crafts, militia, administrative bodies, charitable organizations or confraternities.
The seventeenth century is the heyday of the civic group portrait in the Northern Netherlands. Portraits ...
Historical thinking about migration history in secondary education: examination of its disciplinary and civic potential and of Flemish teachers’ opinions KU Leuven
As history education always is ascribed civic goals, several scholars have put historical thinking (HT) to the fore as the main aim for history education, since the 1980s. They believe that HT can at the same time contribute to a better understanding of history and to young people’s civic attitude development. Several questions arise around this claim, for it is not clear (1) how history teachers perceive the concept and implementation of HT; ...
Sabbatical Ellen Claes: civic and intercultural competencies in education KU Leuven
First of all, I want to strengthen my network regarding a new research project, C2 looking into teachers' civic and intercultural competencies (CIC). In the sabbatical period, the project will be in the first valorization phase (i.e., writing a scientific report, doing analyses, writing A1 publications), and professional input from international colleagues will strengthen this phase. Considering potential networks for international project ...
Civic and Intercultural Competencies of Pre-Service Teachers in a Longitudinal Perspective KU Leuven
Secondary school teachers are confronted with new societal challenges that arise from changes in the ethno-cultural composition of the (student) populations. Although teacher education programs have been adapted to better prepare teacher students for these challenges, empirical evidence supporting change in Civic and Intercultural teacher Competencies (CIC) is scarce. This project proposes a quantitative panel study focusing on CIC whereby ...