specialization|Pedagogical and Educational Sciences

theme|Lifespan Development and Socialization

Research themes

Students in the Pedagogical and Educational Sciences specialization will focus on four interrelated objectives:

increasing the knowledge base of pedagogics and education. This includes the education of children and adolescents in schools settings - with attention to diversity and special needs, life-long educational development, and the parenting of children in the home context or in out-of-home living arrangements;
contributing to the prevention and solution of problems within educational practice and informing and training (future) professionals;
evaluating and informing policy making;
informing the general public on the outcomes and implications of our research.

Research groups

Multidisciplinary programme

The Research Master with specialization Pedagogical and Educational Sciences is part of the theme Lifespan development and Socialization within a multidisciplinary programme.

Theme courses Lifespan Development and Socialization (15 EC)

Lifespan development
Modelling interactions between persons and variables over time
Socialization

Specialization courses Pedagogical and Educational Sciences (10 EC)

Development, learning and instruction
Literature study

Elective courses (10 EC)

Evidence-based interventions
Experimental psychopathology
Research in Clinical Neuropsychology
Development, learning and instruction
Complexity, dynamics and development
Economy and society: Critical transitions in Advanced Industrialised Societies
Solidarity and social contexts
Researching power and leadership
Understanding working life: Major Theories and Research Trends in Organizational Psychology
Environmental psychology
Cultural psychology
Diversity in society: current issues and challenges
Literature study

Compulsory modules for all students (85 EC)

How to theorize
Reflecting on science and integrity
Multidisciplinary research in action
Advanced statistics
Applied statistics
Elective statistics course
Seminars
Traineeship
How to write an effective research proposal
Master’s thesis

Specializations in this theme:
Developmental Psychology | Orthopedagogy | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences | Psychometrics and Statistics | Sociology

For questions about the LDS theme contact b.f.jeronimus rug.nl

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29 November 2021 12.27 p.m.