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I'm working as a senior researcher at the Research Institute Child Development and Education of the University of Amsterdam and give lead to the Dutch Centre for Social Studies Education (Landelijk Expertisecentrum Mens- en Maatschappijvakken).  Since 2008 I am also endowed professor Historical Culture and Education at the Center for Historical Culture of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.

My research focuses on the learning and teaching of history. I published on historical reasoning, the learning of historical concepts, the use of visual representations such as pictures and schemas, heritage education and the potential of collaborative learning in small groups and whole-class discussions.

I was co-editor of a much used history textbook series for secondary education (MeMo, geschiedenis voor de onderbouw).

For more information about the projects I'm currently involved in, see the Projects page. Publications and presentations can be found under 'Publications'. 

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Research Institute Child Development and Education

Landelijk Expertisecentrum Mens- en Maatschappijvakken

Curriculum vitae

Center for Historical Culture

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