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Peter Van Petegem

Peter Van Petegem

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
54
Citations
9577
World Ranking
2187
National Ranking
20

Overview

Peter Van Petegem is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences, particularly focusing on education and psychology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including education, management, monitoring, policy and law, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and developmental and educational psychology.

The primary areas of research for Van Petegem include environmental education and sustainability, sustainability in higher education, educational environments and student outcomes, educational assessment and improvement, education achievement and giftedness, innovative teaching and learning methods, and motivation and self-concept in sports.

Van Petegem has published in various academic venues with a notable frequency in:

  • Environmental Education Research
  • Studies In Educational Evaluation
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • The Journal of Environmental Education
  • Education Sciences

Recent publications highlight Van Petegem's engagement with sustainable development and environmental education through empirical studies and measurement tools. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Redefining action competence: The case of sustainable development" (2020), The Journal of Environmental Education
  • "Animal Welfare Attitudes: Effects of Gender and Diet in University Samples from 22 Countries" (2021), Animals
  • "Promoting Environmental Citizenship in Education: The Potential of the Sustainability Consciousness Questionnaire to Measure Impact of Interventions" (2021), Sustainability
  • "Development and validation of an instrument for measuring action competence in sustainable development within early adolescents: the action competence in sustainable development questionnaire (ACiSD-Q)" (2021), Environmental Education Research
  • "Actions for sustainable development through young students' eyes" (2020), Environmental Education Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Van Petegem include Jelle Boeve-de Pauw, Sven De Mæyer, Wanda Sass, Jan Vanhoof, and Vincent Donche. These collaborations indicate an active research network and joint contributions particularly in topics related to sustainability and educational research.

Best Publications

  • Integrated STEM Education: A Systematic Review of Instructional Practices in Secondary Education

    Lieve Thibaut;Stijn Ceuppens;Haydée De Loof;Jolien De Meester

  • The impact of instructional development in higher education: the state-of-the-art of the research

    Ann Stes;Mariska Min-Leliveld;David Gijbels;Peter Van Petegem

  • Instructional development for teachers in higher education: impact on teaching approach

    Ann Stes;Liesje Coertjens;Peter M.C. Van Petegem

  • The Effect of Flemish Eco‐Schools on Student Environmental Knowledge, Attitudes, and Affect

    Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Peter Van Petegem

  • ICT in teacher education in an emerging developing country: Vietnam's baseline situation at the start of 'The Year of ICT'

    Jef Peeraer;Peter Van Petegem

  • NEW ASSESSMENT MODES WITHIN PROJECT-BASED EDUCATION - THE STAKEHOLDERS

    Veerle Van den Bergh;Dimitri Mortelmans;Pieter Spooren;Peter Van Petegem

  • The Effectiveness of a Faculty Training Programme: Long‐term and institutional impact

    Ann Stes;Mieke Clement;Peter Van Petegem

  • The environmental worldview of children: a cross-cultural perspective

    Peter Van Petegem;An Blieck

  • Academics in the field of Education for Sustainable Development: Their conceptions of sustainable development

    Eleni Sinakou;Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Maarten Goossens;Peter Van Petegem

  • How may teacher evaluation have an impact on professional development? A multilevel analysis

    Eva Delvaux;Jan Vanhoof;Melissa Tuytens;Eva Vekeman

  • Redefining action competence : the case of sustainable development

    Wanda Sass;Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Daniel Olsson;Niklas Gericke

  • Student-focused approaches to teaching in relation to context and teacher characteristics

    Ann Stes;David Gijbels;Peter Van Petegem

  • DO SCHOOLS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR STUDENTS’ ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AND AWARENESS? EVIDENCE FROM PISA 2006

    Liesje Coertjens;Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Sven De Maeyer;Peter Van Petegem

  • Differential use of learning strategies in first-year higher education: The impact of personality, academic motivation, and teaching strategies

    Vincent Donche;Sven De Maeyer;Sven De Maeyer;Liesje Coertjens;Tine Van Daal

  • Designing Powerful Learning Environments in Education for Sustainable Development: A Conceptual Framework

    Eleni Sinakou;Vincent Donche;Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Peter Van Petegem

  • A cross-national perspective on youth environmental attitudes

    Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Peter Van Petegem

  • Students’ engagement in different STEM learning environments: integrated STEM education as promising practice?

    Annemie Struyf;Haydée De Loof;Jelle Boeve-de Pauw;Peter Van Petegem

  • Teachers' decision-making : data based or intuition driven?

    Kristin Vanlommel;Roos Van Gasse;Jan Vanhoof;Peter Van Petegem

  • Students' Persistence and Academic Success in a First-Year Professional Bachelor Program: The Influence of Students' Learning Strategies and Academic Motivation

    Gert Vanthournout;David Gijbels;Liesje Coertjens;Vincent Donche

  • Matching Internal and External Evaluation in an Era of Accountability and School Development: Lessons from a Flemish Perspective.

    Jan Vanhoof;Peter Van Petegem

  • Educational Leadership and Pupil Achievement: The Choice of a Valid Conceptual Model to Test Effects in School Effectiveness Research.

    Sven De Maeyer;Rita Rymenans;Peter Van Petegem;Huub van den Bergh

  • The development of learning patterns of student teachers: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

    Vincent Donche;Peter Van Petegem

Frequent Co-Authors

David Gijbels
David Gijbels University of Antwerp
Piet Van den Bossche
Piet Van den Bossche University of Antwerp
Wim Dehaene
Wim Dehaene KU Leuven
Martin Valcke
Martin Valcke Ghent University
Katrien Struyven
Katrien Struyven Hasselt University
Jan Van Damme
Jan Van Damme KU Leuven
Gert Rijlaarsdam
Gert Rijlaarsdam University of Amsterdam
Rupert Wegerif
Rupert Wegerif University of Cambridge
Huub van den Bergh
Huub van den Bergh Utrecht University
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij
Ilse De Bourdeaudhuij Ghent University

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