PhD Defence Arjan Koek
On Tuesday 6 October 2026 at 14:30 hours exactly, Arjan Koek (University of Groningen) will defend his thesis Learning to read and understand philosophy texts through feedback. The effectiveness of different feedback variants in the ill-structured learning domain of the philosophy of science philosophy science…
PhD Defence Neline de Jong-Kroon
On Thursday 24 September 2026 at 16:00 hours exactly, Neline de Jong-Kroon (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis ‘On the threshold: Why teachers stay (or leave) – Teacher attrition in secondary education’. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
PhD Defence Ayşegül Karaca Atik
On Thursday 29 October 2026 at 13:00 hours exactly, Ayşegül Karaca Atik (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her thesis Preparing Social Sciences Graduates for Sustainable Careers: Developing 21st-Century Skills in Higher Education. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
PhD Defence Minke Krijnen
On Friday 6 November 2026 at 11:30 hours exactly, Minke Krijnen (Leiden University) will defend her thesis Learning to Live Together: A Peer Relations Perspective on Citizenship in Diverse Elementary Classrooms. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation ceremony at the…
PhD Defence Manel van Kessel
On Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 16:00 hours exactly, Manel van Kessel (Leiden University) will defend her thesis ‘The Dashboard Made Me Do It? The complex reality of factors shaping teachers’ use of real-time student data visualised on dashboards in primary education’. All ICO Members…
PhD Defence Samantha Vos
On Thursday the 24th of September 2026 at 13:30 hours exactly, Samantha Vos (Open Universiteit) will defend her thesis “From Profiles to Practice: Improving Our Understanding of Self-Regulated Learning and How to Support it in Various Educational Contexts“. All ICO Members are cordially invited to…
PhD Defence Femke Koekkoek
On Wednesday 11 November 2026 at 14:00 hours exactly, Femke Koekkoek (University of Amsterdam) will defend her thesis “Working on a Wicked Problem – Perceptions, Ownership and Change Agency regarding Inequality of Educational Opportunity”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the…
PhD Defence Sevinç Göksen
16 September 2026 | 11 AM – 12.30 PM CET | Aula – Oude Lutherse kerk, Singel 411 in Amsterdam – Dutch below – Sevinç Gökşen (University of Amsterdam) will defend the thesis ‘Collaborative learning tasks to enhance students’ mathematical modelling proficiency’. Supervisor is Prof….
PhD Defence Christine van Nooijen
On Friday 18 September 2026 at 13:00 hours exactly, Christine van Nooijen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) will defend her thesis “See What I Mean? Understanding and Supporting Expert-Novice Interactions in Learning Complex Visual Tasks.”: All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…
PhD Defence Josine Görtzen
On Friday, 2 October 2026 at 11:00 hours exactly, Josine Görtzen (Eindhoven University of Technology) will defend her thesis “Professional development of secondary school teachers in facilitating feedback dialogues and student reflection”. All ICO Members are cordially invited to be present at the PhD graduation…