Projects
Centre for Children in Vulnerable Situations | CCVS
Promoter(s): Prof. Ilse Derluyn
Researcher(s)/contact: Leen De Nutte
Website: http://www.centreforchildren.be
The impact of flight experiences on the psychological wellbeing of unaccompanied refugee minors | CHILDMOVE
Promoter(s): Prof. Ilse Derluyn
Researcher(s)/contact: Sarah Adeyinka, Malte Behrendt, prof. dr. Ine Lietaert, dr. Marina Rota, Océane Uzureau, dr. Floor Verhaeghe
Periode of time: Februari 2017 - Februari 2022
Community sports for AT-risk youth: innovative strategies for improving personal development, health and social CoHesion | CATCH
The department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy contributes to the research line of social cohesion, by putting the following questions up front: (1) which conceptualizations of social cohesion can be found in community sport practices?; (2) How do community sport practices contribute to social cohesion?; (3) Which role do (community) sport practices get/have in order to enhance social cohesion?
Promoter(s): Prof. Rudi Roose, Prof. Lieve Bradt
Researcher(s)/contact: Shana Sabbe
Research Foundation Flanders | FWO
Transitions to preschool for children in poverty
Research project funded by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Research Project Child Poverty).
Qualitative research project about the first school and learning experiences of children in poverty transitioning to pre-primary Education in Flanders. The study aims at unravelling the offered and missed learning opportunities for these children and the specific mechanisms that facilitate or hinder the reproduction of social inequality in kindergarten. By so doing, the study wants to draw implications and recommendations for practice and teacher training programs.
Promoter(s): Michel Vandenbroeck, Piet Van Avermaet
Researcher(s)/contact: Brecht Peleman
INclusive Holistic care for REfugee and migrant victims of sexual violence in Belgium and the UK | INHeRE
Migrants, Applicants of International Protection and Refugees (MAR) are at high risk of sexual victimization (SV) prior to but also upon arrival in Europe. Adopting an integrated and holistic approach (i.e. encompassing forensic, medical and psychosocial care) from detection to follow-up has been recognized as the best care for all SV victims, including victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation. However, the access to holistic care for MAR victims is hampered by a broad range of barriers.
Health care providers, law enforcement officials and cultural mediators/interpreters working with MAR victims of sexual violence, often lack the specialist knowledge, language skills and tools to provide and/or refer to inclusive holistic care to MAR SV victims. Capacity building of key professionals working with vulnerable MAR victims of SV/ST through tailored tools and by streamlining care pathways between professions is thus urgently needed.
We are involved in a mapping and a rapid appraisal of national laws, policies and practices regarding reporting and hearings of (un)documented MAR victims of SV and ST. This will result in the development of good practice scripts.
Researcher(s)/contact: Ilse Derluyn, An Verelst, Gaëlle Le Pavic
Youth Research Platform
- inventory of existing youth research,
- the construction of a survey, which recurrently monitors the lifeworld, conditions and activities of Flemish youth (“the JOP-monitor’ and the ‘JOP-schoolmonitor’) and,
- the development of an international dimension
The Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy contributes to the inventorisation of youth research, in particular pedagogical and social work research concerning youth, in an online database. Within the JOP-monitor the department mainly focuses on the study of (the policy for) young people in relation to the three main educational contexts (family, school and leisure) and the formal and informal support. The department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy takes up the coordination of the Youth Research Platform. The coordinator is also the national correspondent for The European Knowledge Centre on Youth Policy and is member of the Pool of European Youth Researchers (PEYR).
Promoter(s): Prof. dr. Maria De Bie (promoter-coördinator), dr. Lieve Bradt (project-coordinator)
Researcher(s)/contact: Annelore Van der Eecken, Robin Kemper
Website: http://www.jeugdonderzoeksplatform.be/en
Children's Rights Knowledge Centre (KeKi)
Researcher(s)/contact: Kathy Vlieghe
Website: http://www.keki.be
Database: http://www.kekidatabank.be
Measuring and Monitoring Quality in child care | MeMoQ
The project elaborated a framework for child care in the Flemish community and designed instruments for the measurement of educational quality. These instruments will be used in a baseline study. Eventually tools for the monitoring and the coaching of provision will also be designed.
Promoter(s): Michel Vandenbroeck
Researcher(s)/contact: Jeroen Janssen, Hester Hulpia, Charlotte Bastiaan
Patterns of drug use among ethnic and cultural minorities | PADUMI-project
The PADUMI project focuses on the study of the patterns of substance use among ethnic and cultural minorities. More specifically, we want to establish accurate information on the extent of drug use and its possible determinants.
The first general objective of this research is to contribute to a better understanding of the prevalence and nature of drug use among ethnic and cultural minorities (ECM) in Belgium and to unveil the determining factors behind substance use (illicit drugs and alcohol). Additionally we want to increase ECM capacity in raising awareness and knowledge about drug issues within the participants’ own communities. The last general objective is to assess the needs of ECM and articulate them with the actors responsible for planning services.
The PADUMI project is conducted through four case studies: the Turkish community in Gent, the East-European community in Gent, the Congolese community in Brussel, undocumented migrants in Belgium.
Promoter(s): Prof. Ilse Derluyn
Researcher(s)/contact: Bert Hauspie
Website: http://www.belspo.be/belspo//Fedra/proj.asp?l=nl&COD=DR%2F69
Preventive school-based interventions to promote the mental well-being of refugee and migrant adolescents | RefugeesWellSchool
- In-Service Teacher Training and Teaching Recovery Techniques
- Classroom Drama
- Welcome to School programme
- Enhancing Peer Interactions and Social Capital programme
- In-service Teacher Training
We look at effectiveness in terms of mental well-being, and aim at reducing mental health problems of refugee and migrant adolescents, as well as increasing resilience, social support networks, positive relationships, and school belonging.
Promotor: Prof. dr. Ilse Derluyn
Period: Marz 2019 - Marz 2022
Website: http://refugeeswellschool.org
Centre for Innovation in the Early Years (VBJK)
Promoter(s): Prof. Michel Vandenbroeck and Dr. Jan Peeters
Researcher(s)/contact: Katrien Van Laere, Hester Hulpia, Caroline Boudry
Website: http://www.vbjk.be
Policy Research Network on Poverty (VLAS)
The project is part of the Policy Research network on Poverty.
Promoter(s): Prof. Michel Vandenbroeck en Dr. Griet Roets
Researcher(s)/contact: Tineke Schiettecat, Michel Vandenbroeck, Griet Roets
7th Framework project
The European 7th Framework project "Social Innovation: Empowering the Young (Society) for the Common Good" starts from the theoretical framework of the Capabilities Approach, whereby the knowledge base on which policy and practice towards "disadvantaged" youngsters, is explored both on a national and regional level. It is focusing on the extent to which the perspective of young people themselves resonates in this knowledge base.
The local case study was developed in the context of the system of part-time vocational education and workplace learning in Ghent, which is perceived as the residue of the educational cascade mechanism and pertinently reveals problems of social exclusion and exit of disadvantaged youngsters.
In our participatory biographical research in the system of part-time vocational education and workplace learning, we explored the educational careers, the experiences and the aspirations of disadvantaged youngsters from a multi-actor perspective. We mapped seven “successful” and seven “difficult” trajectories, in which we focused on how resources and pedagogical practices of educational and social welfare can possibly contribute to the realization of the “capability for education” which refers to what youngsters in the system of PVEWL may have reason to value in education.
Promoter(s): Rudi Roose
Researcher(s)/contact: Caroline Vandekinderen
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/index.cfm?pg=about