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Motivating Youth for STEM: A Narrative Literature Review of Motivational STEM Interventions
Kegels, C., Struyf, A. & Thomas, V. M., 11 Feb 2026, In: Educational Sciences. 16, 2, 28 p., 290.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Practices related to learning analytics and quality assurance in Secondary Education in Spain: Initial evidence from the QUALAS project
Martinez-Mones, A., Villagra-Sobrino, S., Martinez-Valderrey, V., Freitas-Cortina, A., Gil-Mediavilla, M., Saint-Pierre, C., Thomas, V. M. & Faddar, J., 12 Jan 2026, Practices related to learning analytics and quality assurance in Secondary Education in . CEUR Workshop Proceedings, p. 1-10 10 p. (CEUR Workshop Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference paper
From teachers’ self-efficacy belief to their differentiated practice: the mediating roles of collaboration and attitude
Bi, M. & Cai, J., 2026, In: Social Psychology of Education. 29, 26 p., 18.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Establishing an Accompanying Approach in Social Sciences and Humanities: a Conceptual Embedding in Second-Person Ethnography
Crois, E., Vandermeersche, G. & De Backer, F., 2026, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 29, 2, p. 179-195 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Supporting People With Learning Disabilities as Arts Participants: Examining the Perspectives of Their Support Workers
Verbeke, A., Lombaerts, K., Vandermeersche, G. & De Backer, F., 28 Dec 2025, In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Between past and future: Rethinking European citizenship education (CE) as a tectonic enterprise
Joris, M., 7 Dec 2025, In: European educational research journal. 25, 1, p. 146-162 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Limits to the participation paradigm? Unpacking the rhetoric of participation in Flemish cultural policy (1990-2024)
Dewinter, H., Bradt, L., Rutten, K. & Vandermeersche, G., 10 Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Cultural Policy. 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Codename Seedling: An Arts Educational Toolbox for Climate Youth Work
Crois, E. (Editor), Malik, Z. (Editor) & Breyne, M. (Editor), Nov 2025, BathSPAdata. 140 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Specialist
Photography and perinatal loss: parents’ experiences of memory-making and meaning
De Wolf, L., Stegen, H., Dewinter, H., De Backer, F. & Vandermeersche, G., Oct 2025, In: Arts & Health. 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Kunstparticipatie crippen: drie lessen voor een rechtvaardigere sector
Verbeke, A., 7 Sept 2025, publiq vzw 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist/vulgarizing publication › Blog › Vulgarizing
A case-study of an extracurricular project “The Growth House Project”
Kegels, C. & Thomas, V. M., 26 Aug 2025, (Unpublished). 1 p.Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Poster
The 17th International Conference on the Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal: Conference program
Frère, A., Snoeck, C. & De Backer, F., 25 Aug 2025, Utrecht University. Utrecht: Utrecht University, p. 56 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)
Boundaries of Goodbye: Navigating Legislation and Practice in Crematoria
Frère, A., Snoeck, C. & De Backer, F., 25 Aug 2025, Utrecht University. Utrecht: Utrecht University, p. 56 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)
Pre-service teaching practice in remote rural schools of Indonesia
Sari, L. K., Thomas, V. M., De Backer, F. & Lombaerts, K., 25 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy. 51, 4, p. 741-755 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The impact of perceived school climate and socio-demographic factors on immigrant students’ engagement in China
Hu, H., Vanwing, T., Cai, J., Plackle, I., Wang, Y. & Jacquet, W., 12 Jun 2025, In: Cogent Education. 12, 1, p. 1-14 14 p., 2514343.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review