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Research & Impact

The CTE promotes inter -and transdisciplinary, scientific and applied research on state-of-the-art education aimed to design, implement and evaluate teaching practices that empower learners with the competencies to successfully engage with diversity and inclusion and drive innovative and sustainable solutions in the region.

Current research projects
  • Competencies required by the teacher educator to achieve global competency for their students- Iris van Werven (Netherlands); supervision Hofman, Jansen, and Coelen
  • Key lecturer competences for capitalizing on students’ cultural diversity in inclusive international classrooms within Dutch universities of applied sciences (project ongoing) Marloes Ambagts-Van Rooijen (Netherlands); Supervision: Van den Berg, Beelen, and Coelen
  • The role of reflectivity in intercultural competence - Ingrid Pleschberger (Austria); Supervision: Otten, Beelen, and Coelen
  • How to engage academic staff with curriculum internationalization; an organizational change perspective (project ongoing) – Franka van den Hende; Supervision: Riezebos, Boonstra, Whitsed, and Coelen
  • Factors that influence the international student experience Rachael Merola (USA); Supervision: Hofman, Jansen, and Coelen
  • Interaction between Government and Executive Boards of Higher Education Institutions on International Branch Campuses Klaas-Wybo van der Hoek (Netherlands); Supervision: De Vries and Coelen
  • The effects of study abroad during teacher education on professional behaviour after graduation Grada Okken (Netherlands); Supervision: Hofman, Jansen, and Coelen
  • Internationalisation of Higher Education at the program level: Disciplinary differences in policy and practice Pouneh Eftekhari (Sweden); Supervision: Zwitter and Coelen
  • Migration patterns of Chinese international students who study in the United Kingdom Saskia Jensen (United Kingdom); Supervision: Hofman, Jansen, and Coelen
  • Assessing how faculty-led short-term study-abroad programs enable or block (elements of) global citizenship development of US students Nico Evers (Netherlands); Supervision: Van den Berg and Coelen
  • Seeking National Transformation through International Education: A Sociological Evaluation of Latin American Government Scholarship Programs for Higher Education Abroad Herb Terry (Ecuador); Supervision: Van den Berg, Bilicen, and Coelen
  • Emerging Teaching practices for Internationalisation of Higher Education in Latin America Kelly Henao (Colombia); Supervisors: Zwitter and Coelen
  • Student interaction in multinational collaborative learning groups Weiwei Li (China); Supervision: Otten and Coelen
  • Understanding the role of cultural distance and cultural intelligence in the adjustment of international students Elok Dianike Malay (Indonesia); Supervision Otten and Coelen
  • Project Fryslân Internationalisation in collaboration with Nuffic. The project is supported with a grant from the Province of Fryslân.
Publications
  1. Van Werven, I., Jansen, E.P.W.A., Hofman, W.H.A., and Coelen, R.J. (2021) Global teaching competencies in primary education. Submitted to Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2020.1869520
  2. Okken, G.J., Jansen, E.P.W.A., Hofman, W.H.A., Coelen, R.J. (2021) The relationship between intercultural teaching competence and school and classroom level characteristics. Journal of Intercultural Education (in print);
  3. Merola, R.H., Ellen P.W.A. Jansen, Coelen, R., and Hofman, W.H.A. (2021). Making the grade: Do international branch campuses and home campuses differ in their international students’ satisfaction with academic aspects of their experience. Journal of Studies in International Education DOI: 10.1177/1028315321995524
  4. Coelen, R.J. (2020) De weg er naartoe is belangrijker dan de eindbestemming. In Joore, P., Blom, H., Coelen, R.J. en Van der Zee, N. (ed) Atlas Onderzoek: Design Based Research in Perspectief. Leeuwarden: NHL Stenden Hogeschool, pp 92-93
  5. Okken, G.J. and Coelen, R.J. (in print) After mobility: The long-term impact of study abroad on professional teacher behaviour in Cairns, D. (Ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Youth Mobility and Educational Migration. London: Palgrave Macmillan;
  6. Coelen, R.J. (2020) Lectoren exploiteren cognitieve diversiteit om wereldwijze innovaties te creëren. In Joore, P., Blom, H., Coelen, R.J. en Van der Zee, N. (ed) Atlas Onderzoek: Design Based Research in Perspectief. Leeuwarden: NHL Stenden Hogeschool, pp 104 – 106;
  7. Okken, G., Jansen, E., Hofman, A., and Coelen, R. (2019) Beyond the ‘welcome-back party’: The enriched repertoire of professional teacher behaviour as a result of study abroad. Teaching and Teacher Education 86, 1-11;
  8. Coelen, R.J., and Gribble, C. (editors) (2019) Internationalisation and Employability in Higher Education. In the Series of E. Jones: Internationalisation in Higher Education, Abington, UK:Routledge
  9. Coelen, R.J. (2018) The role of leadership in university internationalisation in Beelen, J. & Walenkamp, J. (eds.) Leading Internationalisation in Higher Education: People and Policies. The Hague University of Applied Sciences: The Hague, pp. 55-59;
  10. Merola, R.H., Coelen, R.J., and Hofman, W.H.A. (2019) The role of integration in understanding differences in satisfaction among Chinese, Indian, and South Korean international students. Journal of Studies in International Education 23(5), 535-553;
  11. Coelen, R.J. (2019) Mixing many forms of excellence: The European Universities Initiative. Blogs EAIE
  12. Evers, N., Coelen, R.J., and Shaw, B. (2018) Cultivating a sustainable future at EARTH. Forum Winter 2018 42-44;
  13. Coelen, R.J. (2018) Diversity: A concern for us all. Embracing differences is just good business. Forum Spring 2018, 42-44;
  14. Coelen, R.J. (2018) TNE in HE is about collaboration, not neo-colonialism University World News 513 Retrieved on 15 August 2019;
  15. Coelen, R.J. (2018) Hoe is de international classroom echt goed uit te leggen? Scienceguide 15 June 2018. Retrieved on 17 june 2018;
  16. Coelen, R.J. (2019) Changing Landscapes of Internationalization of Higher Education: Moving Beyond Theories. In Bhat, H.V. and Inamdar, N. (eds.) Internationalistion of Higher Education. The dynamics of educational ecology. Manipal, India: Manipal University Press, pp. 33-43;
  17. GirdzaijauskaitÄ—, E. and Coelen, R.J. (2018) Short-term exchange of staff among multiple international campuses. In Coelen, R.J. (ed.) Aspects of Internationalisation of Higher Education at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden: NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences, pp 24-54;
  18. Coelen, R.J. (2017) Will China’s education reforms go far enough? University World News, Issue 480, 27 October. Retrieved on 30 October 2017;
  19. Coelen, R.J. (2017) A step towards greater internationalisation in HE University World News Issue 451, 17 March. Retrieved on 1 July 2017.
  20. Coelen, R.J. (2017) Internationalisation should start at school. University World News, Issue 477, 6 October. Retrieved on 30 October 2017.
  21. Coelen, R.J., and Nairn, P. (2017) Student motivation for non-degree international mobility. In Coelen, R.J., Van der Hoek, K-W., Blom, H. (Eds.) Valorisation of Internationalisation. About the internationalisation of higher education. Leeuwarden: Stenden University of Applied Sciences, pp. 241 – 262;
  22. Coelen, R.J., Van der Hoek, K-W., Blom, H. (Eds.) (2017) Valorisation of Internationalisation. About the internationalisation of higher education. Leeuwarden: Stenden University of Applied Sciences;
  23. Van der Hoek, K-W., Coelen, R.J. (2017) De ontdekking van de wereld – over de Grand Tour en internationalisering bij NHL Stenden. Thema 5, 40-44
  24. Coelen, R.J. (2017) Primare voordelen internationale campus. ScienceGuide 22 maart 2017 retrieved on 1 July 2017.
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