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Focus on the acquisition & relative value of human capital over a given lifetime in relation to the dynamics of the labour market.
… Find another institute Research institutes School of Business and Economics Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market The Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) is a research institute of the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, established in 1986. The overarching research theme of ROA is the … as training funds, educational institutes and regional governments. Fast facts 62 staff members 72 external research fellows four research lines led by Professor Didier Fouarge leading European research Institute on Education and Labour Market ROA website Research ROA’s research activities are carried out in four research lines. The first two lines focus on education and training and look at outcomes ROA's research programme is organised in four themes. The first two themes focus on education …
… 30 maart 2022 The 386 Paths to Teaching Zoekresultaten Due to the teacher shortage, there are more and more opportunities to obtain a teaching certificate more quickly. What does this do to the quality of education? Carla Haelermans, professor of educational economics at Maastricht University, shares the concerns about the quality of education. “Teaching is an extremely important profession,” she says. “But by offering all those abbreviated courses, it feels like anyone can become a teacher with a few modules.” According to her, the appreciation that we as a society attach to the …
… 29 september 2022 Zoekresultaten Technology can reduce or increase inequality in education. But, when used optimally, technology has great benefits. In particular, the use of self-learning technology offers opportunities. This is the conclusion drawn by professor of education Carla Haelermans of the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) in Maastricht. She has been researching the topic for years and will deliver her inaugural lecture at Maastricht University on Friday 30 September. According to Haelermans, the corona crisis made us think more …
… 19 september 2018 ITEM News Zoekresultaten Last week, a cross-border and multidisciplinary summer school was organised for the first time in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion. 45 students from higher education institutions and representatives from knowledge institutes in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion came together with one goal: to develop visions of the future on the theme 'Improving inclusive Mobility in the Digital Age' in the Meuse-Rhine … first Euregio school was organised on the initiative of the Aachen - Zweckverband region from 10 to 14 September 2018. Students from higher education institutions in Aachen, Hasselt, Heerlen, Liège and Maastricht and representatives from knowledge institutes worked together for a week on ideas, visions and solutions for the various forms of cross-border mobility that enrich and facilitate the daily life of people in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion in the digital age. They were guided by professors …
… 19 februari 2024 Zoekresultaten Educational systems are resilient systems, with technology functioning as an essential tool to overcome the shocks. The pandemic made educational systems realize they possess great capacity to overcome hurdles and create awareness that universities should use their potential to innovate. This blog focuses on some positive lessons learned from the pandemic for higher educational systems, stressing those characteristics and innovations that universities probably should consider in the post-pandemic. By looking at the positive outcomes, we do not mean to ignore that the pandemic was a very challenging period for …
… 17 november 2017 Zoekresultaten Vocational education students who carefully weighed the associated career prospects when choosing a degree programme were more likely to succeed on the labour market. They tend to find work more frequently, earn a higher hourly wage, are more likely to find higher-level work in their academic field, and they have greater job satisfaction. These were the results of a study conducted by the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) at Maastricht University, which were described in the report 'How career information influences programme selection among vocational education students' published today. Career prospects As part of a selection experiment, the Maastricht researchers asked young people to choose between two programmes that differ in terms of the respondents’ expectations and competences and the career …
… 19 april 2022 Zoekresultaten The years-long decline in basic skills of language, mathematics and citizenship in education must be stopped. The downward trend must be reversed within two years, according to the De Staat van het Onderwijs 2022 report from the Education Inspectorate. In the Netherlands, despite several warnings, we have still not succeeded in getting basic skills right in recent years. Special professor of educational systems at Maastricht University Inge de Wolf thinks that this is because schools are left to their own devices. "Teachers and school leaders see that things are not going well at their schools. Then they try to solve it themselves. They …
… 2016 Zoekresultaten Mark Levels (ROA and GSBE) won a research grant in the highly competitive Open Research Area grant scheme, organized by NWO, ANR, JSPS, DFG and ESRC, to conduct a large cross-national research program on youth Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEETs). School of Business and Economics NEETs are an essential problem for European countries. Early-career inactivity turns NEETs into the most likely candidates for long-term socioeconomic marginalization, criminal careers, … low (about 7%). … Mark Levels (ROA and GSBE) won a research grant in the highly competitive Open Research Area grant scheme, organized by NWO, ANR, JSPS, DFG and ESRC, to conduct a large cross-national research program on youth Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEETs). … Mark Levels (ROA and GSBE) won a research grant in the highly competitive Open Research Area grant scheme, organized by NWO, ANR, JSPS, DFG and ESRC, to conduct a large cross-national research program on youth Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEETs). … Large cross-national research project on youth not in employment or education …
… Find another institute Research institutes School of Business and Economics Department of Educational Research and Development (ERD) At our department internationally distinguished scholars examine fundamental and practical issues in professional education. We are in particular interested in (under)graduate business and economics education, training, and design of management learning practices. Our staff members probe the ways education influences students’ learning. Special attention is paid …