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T. (Thibault) Coppe

Assistant Professor of Educational Sciences

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences

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Research interests

Second career teachers; beginning teacher; teacher agency; teacher professional development; social capital; social network theory

Publications

Experiencing difficulty in internships as a catalyst for improvement in pre-service teachers’ reflective writing skills

Debliquy, N., Coppe, T., Deschepper, C. & Colognesi, S., 2026, In: Teacher Development. 30, 1, p. 160-187 28 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Evidence-based research in education: the questionable epistemic status of RCTs

Coppe, T., Hoekstra, R., Helgetun, J. B., Schwarzbach, N. & van der Velden, M., 19-May-2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Critical Studies in Education.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Perceived demands and resources in the professional life of beginning primary school teachers

van Daalen-Visscher, F., Korpershoek, H., Warrens, M. J. & Coppe, T., Dec-2025, In: Learning in Context. 2, 1–2, 100017.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The Expanded Presence of Second-Career Teachers: Redefining the Teaching Profession and Career

Coppe, T., 2025, World Yearbook Of Education 2025: The Teaching Profession in a Globalizing World: Governance, Career, Learning. Dumay, X., Sorensen, T. B. & Paine, L. (eds.). Routledge, p. 129-142 14 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Beyond traditional narratives about teacher professional development: A critical perspective on teachers' working life

Coppe, T., Parmentier, M., Kelchtermans, G., Raemdonck, I., März, V. & Colognesi, S., Mar-2024, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 139, 15 p., 104446.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Does pedagogical metamorphosis exist? Exploring the practices of primary school teachers at different stages of their careers

Colognesi, S., Coppe, T., Leroux, L. & Wiertz, C., Aug-2024, In: British Educational Research Journal. 50, 4, p. 2062-2090 29 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

How do teachers exercise relational agency for supporting migrant students within social networks in schools from Scotland, Finland, and Sweden?

Pantic, N., Sarazin, M., Coppe, T., Oral, D., Maninnen, E., Silvennoinen, K., Lund, A., Hökkä, P., Vähäsantanen, K. & Li, S., Mar-2024, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 139, 104442.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

L'articulation entre recherche et pratique en éducation

Coppe, T., Galand, B. & Baye, A., 2024, Transformer les pratiques en éducation: Quelles recherches pour quels apports. Coppe, T., Baye, A. & Galand, B. (eds.). 1 ed. Presse Universitaire de Louvain, p. 5-10 6 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

L’essor des enseignants de deuxième carrière: un ébranlement des contours de la profession enseignante

Coppe, T., 2024.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Academic

Partenariats recherche-pratique: A la recherche d'un équilibre entre "recherche engagée" et normes académiques

März, V. & Coppe, T., 2024, Transformer les pratiques en éducation: Quelles recherches pour quels apports. Coppe, T., Baye, A. & Galand, B. (eds.). 1 ed. Presse Universitaire de Louvain, p. 29-48 20 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

All (33) publications

Press/media

Malgré une baisse, les salaires des enseignants restent compétitifs

Coppe, T.

12/09/2023

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Schools: the blues of new teachers

Coppe, T.

25/05/2022

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Second career teachers' realities

Coppe, T.

23/01/2021

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Professional

All (3) press/media

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