Ben Smit
Researcher
- Name
- Drs. B.H.J. Smit
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 3498
- smit@iclon.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6144-6490
Ben Smit (1958) graduated in 1985 as a psychologist at Leiden University, with a major in educational studies and minors in educational sociology and computers & education. After graduating he worked as a researcher and project leader, first at the Leiden Interdisciplinary Centre for Educational Research (LICOR) and later at the Leiden Institute for Social Science Research (LISWO), where he specialised in the fields of educational policy research, student careers in higher education and teacher education.
Since 1995 he has worked at ICLON Graduate School of Teaching at Leiden University as a advisor/researcher in the field of research on teachers and teacher education. From 2008 until 2011 he has combined his position at ICLON with activities as an advisor/researcher in a newly established research group at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Education. Furthermore, he is an International Coordinator of the Pedagogy, Education & Praxis (PEP) research programme and active member of the PEP Theme Group 'Partnership & Recognition'.
In the last 10 years, Ben’s research interests circle around action research and practitioner research in educational settings, specifically in teacher education. Beside methodological issues related to this type of research, student participation and the changing position of participants in educational research have become the focus of his research. In 2015, Ben started his PhD project 'Teachers and students as partners in researching educational practice'.
Researcher
- ICLON
- Onderzoek
- ICLON
- Onderzoek
- Smit B.H.J. (6 December 2020), Source, respondent, or partner? Involvement of secondary school students in Participatory Action Research (Lecture). online conference: PEP International Meeting 2020.
- Hardy I. Jakhelln R. Smit B. (2020), The policies and politics of teachers’ initial learning: the complexity of national initial teacher education policies, Teaching Education : 1-23.
- Smit B.H.J., Meirink J.A., Berry A.K. & Admiraal W.F. (2020), Source, respondent, or partner? Involvement of secondary school students in participatory action research, International Journal of Educational Research 100: 1-12.
- Smit B.H.J., Admiraal W.F. & Berry A.K. (3 December 2018), From PAR to Partnership: design of a teacher education program preparing for student participation in schools (Lecture). Sydney, Australia: AARE Conference 2018.
- Hardy I., Jakhelln R. & Smit B.H.J. (3 December 2018), The policy and politics of teachers’ initial learning: Netherlands, Norway and Australia (Lecture). Sydney, Australia: AARE Conference 2018.
- Kan C. van, Brouwer P., Smit B.H.J., Spreeuwenberg L., Swet J. van & Admiraal W.F. (12 November 2018), From master student to master teacher: The meaning of teacher research for school practice. EAPRIL 2018 12 11 2018-14 11 2018 [conference poster].
- Smit B.H.J., Admiraal W.F. & Berry A.K. (2018), Docenten en leerlingen als mede-onderzoekers: Participatory Action Research in de lerarenopleiding (Lecture). Nijmegen: Onderwijs Research Dagen 2018.
- Kan C. van, Brouwer P., Smit B.H.J., Spreeuwenberg L., Swet J. van & Admiraal W.F. (30 June 2017), Voorbij de kloof tussen onderwijsonderzoek en de onderwijspraktijk (Lecture). Antwerpen: Onderwijs Research Dagen.
- Smit B.H.J., Admiraal W.F. & Berry A.K. (2017), ‘Focus on the Learner’ in Teacher Education: PAR as a Strategy to Enable Student Voice in Schools (Lecture). Copenhagen, Denmark: ECER.
- Kan C. van, Brouwer P., Smit B.H.J., Spreeuwenberg L., Swet J. van & Admiraal W.F. (2017), Moving Beyond the Research-practice Gap: Impact of Teacher Research on Professional Development and Knowledge Utilization in Schools (Lecture). Copenhagen, Denmark: ECER Conference.
- Hardy I.J., Olin A., Heikkinen H., Jakhelln R., Smit B.H.J. & Tyren L. (2017), The Policy, Politics, Practice and Praxis of Teachers’ Initial and Continuing Learning [in Symposium: The Politics and Practices of Teacher Professional Learning (Part II): Current Policy Conditions in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Netherlands and Australia; chair: Ian Hardy] (Lecture). Copenhagen, Denmark: ECER Conference.
- Olin A., Jakhelln R. & Smit B.H.J. (2017), Understanding ‘Research-based educational practice’ in Initial and Continuing Teacher Professional Learning [in Symposium: The Politics and Practices of Teacher Professional Learning (Part II): Current Policy Conditions in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Netherlands and Australia; chair: Ian Hardy] (Lecture). Copenhagen, Denmark: ECER Conference.
- Admiraal W.F., Vugt F. van, Kranenburg F., Koster B., Smit B., Weijers S. & Lockhorst D. (2017), Preparing pre-service teachers to integrate technology into K-12 instruction: Evaluation of a technology-infused approach, Technology, Pedagogy and Education 26(1): 105-120.
- Admiraal W.F., Kruiter J., Lockhors D., Schenke W., Sligte H., Smit B., Tigelaar D. & Wit W. de (2016), Affordances of teacher professional learning in secondary schools, Studies in Continuing Education 38(3): 281-298.
- Meirink J.A., Smit B.H.J., Admiraal W.F., Sligte H., Emmelot Y., Schenke W. & Buisman M. (2016), Het mes snijdt aan twee kanten? De mogelijke bijdrage van onderzoek aan de optimalisering van Professionele Leergemeenschappen in het VO.
- Smit B.H.J., Admiraal W.F. & Berry A.K. (2016), “Let’s find out together!”: Participatory action research by student teachers and school students in secondary education.
- Zwart R.C., Smit B.H.J. & Admiraal W.F. (2015), Docentonderzoek nader bekeken: een reviewstudie naar de aard en betekenis van onderzoek door docenten, Pedagogische Studiën 92(2): 131-148.
- Smit B.H.J., Meirink J.A. & Emmelot Y. (2015), Interventies in school ter bevordering van een school als professionele leergemeenschap.
- Schenke W., Sligte H., Admiraal W.F., Buisman M., Emmelot Y., Meirink, J.A. & Smit B.H.J. (2015), Scan School als Professionele Leergemeenschap. Amsterdam: Kohnstamm Instituut.
- Smit Ben H.J., Olin Anette, Edwards-Groves Christine, Furu Moksnes Eli & Karlberg-Granlund Gunilla (2014), Dialogue and recognition in educational partnerships: A five nation study.
- Admiraal Wilfried, Smit Ben, Geboers Ellen & Tigelaar Dineke (2014), Symposium 'Professionele leercultuur in vo-scholen' - Deelonderzoek 1: Veldverkenning.
- Smit Ben (15 May 2014), Pupil participation is not a favour to students, it is their right. ICLON Research Blog. Leiden, The Netherlands: ICLON, Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching [blog entry].
- Smit Ben & Verbeek Gijs (2014), Een palet van mogelijkheden: Leerlingonderzoek in Australië. In: Verbeek Gijs, Ponte Petra (Eds.) Participatie in het onderwijs: Onderzoek met en door leerlingen. Den Haag: Boom Lemma Uitgevers. 133-158.
- Admiraal Wilfried, Smit Ben H.J. & Zwart Rosanne (2014), Models and design principles for teacher research, IB Journal of Teaching Practice 2(1): 1-6.
- Smit B.H.J. (2013), Teachers and students as co-researching partners: pupil participation in an educational action research project.
- Smit B.H.J. (2013), Young people as co-researchers: enabling student participation in educational practice, Professional Development in Education 29(4): 550-573.
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