1. Ghent University Department of Education: Context and research perspectives PISA team Department of Education – Ghent University – Belgium Beijing – July 24-25, 2009

2. Structure Context of the university Faculty of Psychology and educational sciences Department of education –Research perspectives –Collaborative activities Discussion

3. Context: Belgium - Flanders

4. Ghent in Belgium

6. Context WWW.UGENT.BE

7. Context Ghent University: State funded Official language: Dutch (Belgium 3 languages) 30.000 students Research University Full university: 11 faculties

8. Context Ranking –2005 The Scientist: 11th position in world –2005 Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University : 127th position in World Top 500 43th position in European Top 100.

9. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences 4 programmes –Psychology (Bachelor & Masters) –Social Work (Masters) –Educational Sciences (Bachelor & Masters) –Academic Teacher Education (post master programme) Educational Sciences –3 strands Pedagogy and Instructional sciences Special Education Social Work

10. Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

11. Department of Education

12. Largest educational department (75 staff members) –9 professors –13 teaching and research assistants –12 practice assistants –40 research staff Involved in 3 teaching programmes of the faculty –Pedagogy and Instructional Sciences –Social Work –Academic Teacher Education Involved in teaching programmes outside faculty –Engineering education –Physical Education –Logopedics and Audiology (medical sciences)

13. Department of Education: research Strong Research focus -Culture and literacies -Quality assurance in education (performance indicator studies ~ PISA – TIMSS - PIAAC) -ICT in higher education -Innovation in formal education -Professional development of Teachers -Management of Education -Management of Higher Education -Scientific Literacy -Adult education -Output orientation: ISI Exclusive orientation on

14. Ouput orientation ISI indexed journal articles Evidence-based orientation

15. Examples of PhD Research titles –G. N. Basaza: elearning in Uganda ~ teacher education –S. Chikasha: elearning in Zimbabwe ~engineering –K. Chiluiza: elearning in Teacher education in Ecuador –M. Desmet: peer tutoring in online learning –B. De Wever: discussion groups in medical and educational sciences –E. Burny: time conceptions in primary school –S. Timmers: collaborative learning in pharmacy education –C. Zhu : elarning and cultural differences –Qiaoyan He: performance indicators for teacher education –M. Lucero: ICT and science education –C. De Smet: collaborative learning in secondary education –S. Matlombe: Research Based Learning in higher education –….

16. China Beijing NU: Cultural differences and e-learning; ICT in teacher education South China NU: Performance indicators in teacher education BNU/SCNU: Advanced IRT applications in performance indicator studies in reading comprehension and mathematics Qinghai NU: Teacher education ~ evaluation Sichuan NU: Cultural differences and learning

17. Ghent University Department of Education: Context and research perspectives PISA team Department of Education – Ghent University – Belgium Beijing – July 24-25, 2009