Teacher shortages are a significant concern in many countries. Hiring pre-service teachers could help to alleviate this problem while providing students an opportunity to develop skills in a realwork context. However, being employed alongside full-time studying might compete with attendance or self-study …

A reflective goal-setting intervention could help students adjust to higher education, and improve their performance and well-being, as has been shown by small-scale and quasi-experimental studies conducted so far. However, a large experimental study found no effects, highlighting the importance of replication, …

Over the past two decades, educational policymakers in many countries have favored evidence-based educational programs and interventions. However, evidence-based education (EBE) has met with growing resistance from educational researchers. This article analyzes the objections against EBE and its preference …

Academic thriving stands for a combination of academic outcomes as well as success in other relevant domains, such as well-being or finding the right job. What causes students to thrive academically? The studies in this dissertation contributed to this question with the use of experimental, interdisciplinary …

Spending time on work during a full-time study might compete with class attendance or self-study and slow study progress. At the same time, a domain-relevant job may grant beneficial effects that enhance academic outcomes. Prior research showed contradictory findings, possibly because of a lack of distinction …

De Master Leren en Innoveren (MLI) van Hogeschool Rotterdam leidt leraren werkzaam in het po, vo, so, mbo en hbo op tot voortrekkers van innovatie en professionalisering in de eigen onderwijsinstelling. Onderzoekend vermogen is essentieel om deze voortrekkersrol te vervullen. MLI-lerarenopleiders ervoeren …

De coronapandemie trekt een zware wissel op het beroepsonderwijs. Er is een tekort aan stageplekken en het studentenwelzijn staat onder druk. Bovendien zijn er grote verschuivingen in werkgelegenheid. Hoe kunnen we de veerkracht van studenten vergroten? De Economische Verkenningen Rotterdam (EVR) 2021 …

One in three university students experiences mental health problems during their study. A similar percentage leaves higher education without obtaining the degree for which they enrolled. Research suggests that both mental health problems and academic underperformance could be caused by students lacking …

De Master Leren & Innoveren (MLI) heeft als ambitie docenten toe te rusten op een onderwijskundig leidende rol (‘teacher leader’) in hun team. De afgestudeerde MLI’er kan samen met collega’s de lespraktijk of het onderwijsontwerp innoveren en effectief maken door middel van onderzoeksmatig werken. Denk …