Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
L.W.C. Tavecchio
prof.dr. L.W.C. (Louis) Tavecchio
Afdeling Pedagogiek, Onderwijskunde en Lerarenopleiding University of Amsterdam


Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130
1018 VZ Amsterdam
Room: GS 22

http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/l.w.c.tavecchio/
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Educational background

  • Ph.D. Social Sciences (1977); University of Amsterdam
  • Registration as Behavioral Therapist (1976); Dutch Association for Behavioral Therapy
  • Postgraduate Training in Behavioral Therapy (1973-1975); Dutch Association for Behavioral Therapy
  • M.Sc. Clinical Psychology (1971); University of Amsterdam
  • B.Sc. Psychology (1968); University of Amsterdam

Professional employment

  • 2007-present Professor of Applied Sciences ('Lector') at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA)
  • 2001 - 2011 Professor Research in Child Care (endowed chair), Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College and Research Institute of Child Development and Education, Universiteit van Amsterdam
  • 1979-2007 Associate Professor, Leiden University, Department of Education and Child Studies, Center for Child & Family Studies
  • 1976-1978 Assistant Professor, Leiden University, Department of Education and Child Studies, Center for Child & Family Studies
  • 1972-1975 Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychofysiology
  • 1969-1971 Research Assistant, University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychofysiology

Professional activities

  • 2007-present, Editor-in-chief, journal 'Pedagogiek' 
  • 2004-present, Member Editorial Board journal 'Kind & Adolescent Review'
  • 2002-present, Member Editorial Board journal 'Pedagogiek'
  • 1996-2000 Member Research Committee on Family and Youth Research (idem)
  • 1995 Chairman Research Committee on Family and Youth Research (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO)
  • 1994-2004, Member Editorial Board Reeks 'Toegepaste Statistiek' [Series on 'Applied Statistics']; (Wolters-Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands)
  • 1988-2002, Member Editorial Board 'Tijdschrift voor Ontwikkelingspsychologie' [Journal of Developmental Psychology]
  • 1984-1986, Member Editorial Board 'Gedrag, Tijdschrift voor Psychologie'
  • 1989-1994, Chairman Research Committee on Empirical Family Research (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO)

    Grants

    • 2009 Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, 1.100.000 Euro ('Project 3' of National Day Care Study), with professor Riksen-Walraven (Radboud University Nijmegen)
    • 2005/2006 Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, 970.000 Euro ('Project 2' of National Day Care Study), with professor Riksen-Walraven (Radboud University Nijmegen) and professor Van IJzendoorn (Leiden University)
    • 2002 Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment 1.000.000 Euro (National Day Care Study), with professor Riksen-Walraven (University of Nijmegen) and professor Van IJzendoorn (Leiden University)
    • 1997 SGW (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO) f. 120.000,- ('Moral Development in the Schools' with D. Brugman, Utrecht University , and M.H. Van IJzendoorn)
    • 1997 Stichting Kinderopvang Nederland f. 160.000,- ('Quality of Daycare', with M.H. Van IJzendoorn)
    • 1994 Dutch Association for Educational Research (SVO, ANGO-ronde 1994), f. 50.000,- ('Moral Atmosphere in schools and students' Moral Reasoning Competence: Convergent and discriminant validity', with D. Brugman)
    • 1994 Programmerings College Onderzoek Jeugd (PCOJ)/Ministry of Health and Welfare, f. 375.000,- ('Childrearing in the Family and in Daycare', with M.H. Van IJzendoorn)
    • 1993 Ministerie van WVC/Nederlands Instituut voor Zorg en Welzijn (NIZW) f. 330.000,- ('Causal and protective factors in the genesis of homelessness in adolescents and young adults', with C. Bakker (NIZW) and W. Meeus, Utrecht University)
    • 1992 Pedon (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO), Ph.D grant ('Sex-specific socialization and children's sex-role attitudes', with J.M. Janssens, Catholic University of Nijmegen)
    • 1991Pedon (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research,NWO), Ph.D grant ('Students'perception of the moral atmosphere in secondary school and the relationship between moral competence andmoral atmosphere', with F.K. Kieviet)
    • 1991 Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland f. 250.000,- ('Family Interaction Training and Sensitive Responsiveness: The Development of a New Treatment', with M.H. Jongbloed, Paedological Institute Rotterdam )
    • 1990 Stichting Steunfonds Kessler-Stichting Den Haag f.150.000,- ('Neglectful parenting and homelessness: A preliminary investigation into the relationship between attachment and homelessness')
    • 1989 Stichting Ontwikkelingsfonds Dagbehandeling f. 60.000,- ('Procesevaluatie van dagbehandeling: Een vooronderzoek', with M.H. van IJzendoorn)
    • 1989 Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland f. 35.000,- ('Family Interaction Training and Secure Attachment: Development and Application of Diagnostic Tests')
    • 1985 Nederlands Comite voor Kinderpostzegels f. 81.400,- (Follow-up 'Working mothers and attachment', with M.H. Van IJzendoorn)
    • 1985 Psychon (Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, NWO) f. 205.000,- ('Attachment to father, mother, and professional caregiver', with M.H. Van IJzendoorn)
    • 1984 Praeventiefonds f. 504.000,- ('Responsiveness and crying', with M.H. Van IJzendoorn)

    Research areas and activities

  • Childrearing in the Family
  • Childrearing in the Family and in Daycare
        - effects of daycare on children's socio-emotional development
        - attunement of parents and professional caregivers to each other
        - recent developments and the quality of daycare
  • Sex-specific socialization and children's sex-roleattitudes (with emphasis on boys and fathers)
  • Moral development and moral education


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