Projects
The role of competences for sustainable development in higher education: implications for curriculum, research competences and policy development. University of Antwerp
Monitoring Motor Competence in 1- to 3-year-old Flemish Toddlers (MoMoCo): Reference values and insight into the correlates/determinants of motor competence and its development during the early years of life Vrije Universiteit Brussel
lifestyle and relates to cognitive/socio-emotional domains of human
functioning. Yet, recent literature indicates a decline in (pre)school
children's MC, while MC development and its influencing factors are
hardly documented in 1- to 3-year-olds. As such, the WHO pinpoints
motor development research in this age group as a gap to address.
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Monitoring Motor Competence in 1- to 3-year-old Flemish Toddlers (MoMoCo): Reference values and insight into the correlates/determinants of motor competence and its development during the early years of life. Ghent University
MC is key for a healthy/active lifestyle, but hardly documented in 1- to 3-year-olds. Besides determining actual MC-levels in Flemish toddlers for developing up-to-date reference values, the variability of MC-trajectories will be linked to cognitive and socio-emotional functioning with identification of individual and environmental determinants. ParentsU+2019/(day)caregiversU+2019 knowledge, perception and needs regarding the daily promotion ...
Musical competences in music pedagogical improvisation: Phenomenology and development. KU Leuven
This doctoral project focuses on musical competences in music pedagogical improvisation. Music pedagogical improvisation is a crucial component of music education, encompassing on-the-spot acts undertaken by music educators. The musical artistry and creativity of music educators are reflected in those behaviours. The first research section is about the phenomenology of music pedagogical improvisation. A music pedagogical improvisation model ...
Sustainable Mining Research Network (CicloMin): competences for transforming environmental mining liabilities into sustainable development assets KU Leuven
This project tackles the issue of environmental mining liabilities (EML) in Peru, and reinforces the country’s institutionality for reducing the vulnerability of populations and ecosystems facing contamination hazards from long-term exposure to mine tailings. In Peru, a total of 6903 EML have been officially registered, of which around 2800 correspond to mining waste and tailings . These residues contaminate water sources, soils and air, and ...
Educational technology for collaborative learning: learning paths, Competences and didactics VIVES
A study into the effects of a blended professional development program on pre-primary teachers' Language Stimulating COmpetenceS (LASCOS) KU Leuven
The quality of language stimulating interactions in early childhood education (ECE) has an important impact on the academic language skills of young children, which in turn is a powerful predictor of learning success. Although research shows that high quality teacher-child interactions are crucial for academic language learning, paradoxically, a wide range of classroom interaction studies point to the relatively poor quality and low quantity ...