Life
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He followed the lower secondary education at Sint-Amandschool (South) in Kortrijk and higher secondary education at the Sint-Jozefsinstituut in Torhout. At the University of Leuven, he graduated from the Master of Science (1977) and Doctor (1982) in Educational Sciences, with a special doctorate (1989) in this field. He became a researcher at the National Research Fund.
In 1996, he became a professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the KU Leuven and from 2004 at the Kulak.
His research focused on the following themes:
- Theory, methodology and historiography of "historical pedagogy" as a scientific discipline as well as a course in curricula.
- Internationally oriented science history of (psycho) pedagogy.
- History of education, education and training (and this policy) in Belgium (with emphasis on the elementary school).
- History of colonial and postcolonial education in Africa (focusing on the situation in the D.R. Congo).
- History of intercultural relations in education and education.
As for the speciality of 'historical pedagogy', he taught 'Modern Educational Systems' in Leuven and' 'History of Behavioral Sciences' and 'History of Education, Education and Training' 'in Kortrijk.
From 1 August 2013 until 31 July 2017 he was vice-rector of the KU Leuven, campus rector of the Kulak and academic manager of KU Leuven for the campuses of Bruges and Ostend.
He was active in numerous scientific organisations, among others
- Editor of the journal 'Paedagogica Historica: International Journal for the History of Education' (member of the editors since 1990);
- Director of the 'International Academy of Education'.
