Projects
Evaluation of the Flemish school advisory services in Adult education. KU Leuven
Intervention research: developing the research competencies of secondary school human science students KU Leuven
Games at school KU Leuven
Do schools and teachers leave their mark? Studies on long-term effects of schools and teachers on student outcomes KU Leuven
In the field of educational effectiveness research, teacher and school effects are most often studied in the short term. Long-term school and teacher effects are less often studied and the findings are inconsistent. The objective of this dissertation is to study long-term school and teacher effects. The main question is: do schools or teachers still influence students’ outcomes at the moment these students already changed school or teacher? ...
Effects on pupils of prevention and security policies in schools. KU Leuven
In a context where schools adopt more and more preventive and security policy and measures, this research project aims at finding out which effects these policies produce on pupils. At first, the prevention and security policy of a selection of schools were analyzed and categorized according to prevention and security typologies. In the same schools a survey took place to assess the potential effectiveness of the policies adapted by the ...
Characterizing the esophageal function of infants in the NICU. KU Leuven
Infants admitted in the neonatal unit commonly present with feeding problems such as decreased oral intake and feeding intolerance. These infants may suffer from complex diseases such as prematurity or congenital malformations. The origin of these feeding problems may be disease-specific or may be secondary to many factors such as severity of the illness, concomitant medication and surgical interventions.
“Healthy” preterm ...
What works for high risk students? Looking for clues to improve their academic outcomes KU Leuven
What works for high-risk students? Looking for clues to improve their academic outcomes.
Gudrun Vanlaar (Supervisors prof. B. De Fraine & prof. J. Van Damme)
Educational research shows that students with a low socioeconomic status (SES), an immigrant background, and/or special educational needs are more vulnerable for academic underachievement. This doctoral project focuses on the question how the gap between high- and ...