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43
Citations
18834
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4255
National Ranking
170

Overview

Douwe Beijaard is affiliated with Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on social sciences and humanities, with a strong emphasis on education and teacher development.

The main fields of study for Beijaard include Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities. Within these areas, the subfields of Education, Literature and Literary Theory, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Philosophy, and Language and Linguistics are represented in their work.

Beijaard's research covers several key topics related to education, including:

  • Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
  • Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion
  • Education Practices and Challenges
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Discourse Analysis in Language Studies

Notable recent publications by Beijaard and collaborators include:

  • "Constructing configurations to capture the complexity and uniqueness of beginning teachers' professional identity," 2021, European Journal of Teacher Education
  • "Teacher educators' professional learning: perceptions of Dutch and Chinese teacher educators," 2020, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education
  • "Fostering subject teachers' integrated language teaching in technical vocational education: Results of a professional development program," 2022, Teaching and Teacher Education
  • "Content and language integrated learning in technical vocational education: teachers' practical knowledge and teaching behaviour," 2021, Journal of Vocational Education and Training
  • "Nuances and details in student approaches to learning in innovative secondary education using profiles," 2023, International Journal of Educational Research Open

Frequent co-authors in Beijaard's research include:

  • Gonny Schellings
  • Maaike Koopman
  • Cui Ping
  • Juyan Ye
  • Elly Wildeman

Beijaard's work has been published in various academic venues such as the European Journal of Teacher Education, Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Journal of Vocational Education and Training, and International Journal of Educational Research Open.

In addition to journal articles, Beijaard has contributed to book publications. One example is a book published by Emerald Publishing Limited titled "Teacher Education in the Wake of Covid-19" released in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Reconsidering research on teachers' professional identity

    Douwe Beijaard;Paulien C. Meijer;Nico Verloop

  • Teachers’ perceptions of professional identity: an exploratory study from a personal knowledge perspective

    Douwe Beijaard;Nico Verloop;Jan D Vermunt

  • Professional development and reform in science education: The role of teachers' practical knowledge

    Jan H. van Driel;Douwe Beijaard;Nico Verloop

  • Self-efficacy, job satisfaction, motivation and commitment: exploring the relationships between indicators of teachers' professional identity

    Esther T. Canrinus;Michelle Helms-Lorenz;Douwe Beijaard;Jaap Buitink

  • Teachers' Prior Experiences and Actual Perceptions of Professional Identity

    Douwe Beijaard

  • Multi-Method Triangulation in a Qualitative Study on Teachers' Practical Knowledge: An Attempt to Increase Internal Validity

    Paulien C. Meijer;Nico Verloop;Douwe Beijaard

  • Tensions in beginning teachers’ professional identity development, accompanying feelings and coping strategies

    MT Marieke Pillen;D Douwe Beijaard;PJ Perry den Brok

  • The Portfolio as a Tool for Stimulating Reflection by Student Teachers.

    Désirée D. Mansvelder-Longayroux;Douwe Beijaard;Nico Verloop

  • Exploring language teachers' practical knowledge about teaching reading comprehension

    Paulien C. Meijer;Nico Verloop;Douwe Beijaard

  • Teachers' Positioning towards an Educational Innovation in the Light of Ownership, Sense-Making and Agency.

    Evelien Ketelaar;Evelien Ketelaar;Douwe Beijaard;Henny P.A. Boshuizen;Perry J. Den Brok

  • Profiles and change in beginning teachers' professional identity tensions

    MT Marieke Pillen;MT Marieke Pillen;den Pj Perry Brok;D Douwe Beijaard

  • Characteristics of teachers as change agents

    van der Hrma Monique Heijden;Jjm Jeannette Geldens;D Douwe Beijaard;HL Herman Popeijus

  • Professional identity tensions of beginning teachers

    MT Marieke Pillen;D Douwe Beijaard;PJ Perry den Brok

  • Experienced Teachers' Informal Learning: Learning Activities and Changes in Behavior and Cognition.

    Annemarieke Hoekstra;Mieke Brekelmans;Douwe Beijaard;Fred Korthagen

  • Profiling teachers' sense of professional identity

    Esther T. Canrinus;Michelle Helms-Lorenz;Douwe Beijaard;Jaap Buitink

  • Assessing teachers' practical knowledge

    Douwe Beijaard;Nico Verloop

  • Teachers' development of professional knowledge through action research and the facilitation of this by teacher educators

    Petra Ponte;Jan Ax;Douwe Beijaard;Theo Wubbels

  • Improving Teacher Feedback During Active Learning Effects of a Professional Development Program

    L Linda Keuvelaar-van den Bergh;L Linda Keuvelaar-van den Bergh;A Ros;D Douwe Beijaard

  • Teacher educators' professional learning: A literature review

    Cui Ping;Gonny Schellings;Douwe Beijaard

  • The Role of the Cooperating Teacher: Bridging the Gap between the Expectations of Cooperating Teachers and Student Teachers.

    Maureen Rajuan;Douwe Beijaard;Nico Verloop

  • Experienced teachers' informal learning from classroom teaching

    Annemarieke Hoekstra;Douwe Beijaard;Mieke Brekelmans;Fred Korthagen

Frequent Co-Authors

Nico Verloop
Nico Verloop Leiden University
Perry den Brok
Perry den Brok Wageningen University & Research
Paulien C. Meijer
Paulien C. Meijer Radboud University
Mieke Brekelmans
Mieke Brekelmans Utrecht University
Fred A. J. Korthagen
Fred A. J. Korthagen Utrecht University
Theo Wubbels
Theo Wubbels Utrecht University
Jan D. Vermunt
Jan D. Vermunt Eindhoven University of Technology
Alan J. Daly
Alan J. Daly University of California, San Diego
Jan H. van Driel
Jan H. van Driel University of Melbourne
Henny P. A. Boshuizen
Henny P. A. Boshuizen The Open University

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