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F.J. Oort is full professor of Methods and Statistics in Educational Research, director of the Graduate School of Child Development and Education, and programme director of the Research Master Educational Sciences.

Methods and Statistics in Educational Research

The Methods and Statistics section of the Department of Education teaches statistics, research methodology, test theory, test construction, and research skills at the bachelor level, and multivariate statistics, generalized linear modelling, structural equation modelling, multilevel data analysis and longitudinal data analysis at the master level.

Research focuses on statistical modelling, issues in measurement, and applications of statistics in psychological and educational research.

Website of Methods and Statistics

Bonne Zijlstra

Rudy Ligtvoet

Annemarie Zand Scholten

Harry Garst

Suzanne Jak

Graduate School of Child Development and Education

F.J. Oort is the director of the Graduate School of Child Development and Education. The Graduate School includes 25 master programmes in Parenting, Child Development, Education, and Teaching, a research master programme in Educational Sciences, and a PhD training programme. The latter two programmes are implemented in close collaboration with the Research Institute of Child Development and Education.

Website of the Graduate School

Website of the Research Institute

Research Master Educational Sciences: Parenting, Education, and Child Development

The two-year Research Master trains students for research into parenting, education, and child development. Research focuses on the nature, development and explanation of behaviour and attributes of babies, children, adolescents, and young adults. Below please find links to the full programme description of the research master and to the research master's website.

Website of the Research Master

Research MasterProgramme 2010 / 2011