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Publish Books and Perish?

Kristof De Witte

Leuven Economics of Education Research; Faculty of Business and Economics

May 7, 2019

Leuven Economics of Education Research2

Context

Leuven Economics of Education Research (LEER)

Research and education center of the Faculty of Economics and

Business.

It aims for state-of-the-art academic research on education and

education-labour market issues with economic tools.

Established to:

Disseminate the economics of education research by the

faculty members

Add an education economics perspective at the national

debate and policy making


Context

Leuven Economics of Education Research (LEER)

Research and education center of the Faculty of Economics and

Business.

It aims for state-of-the-art academic research on education and

education-labour market issues with economic tools.

Established to:

Disseminate the economics of education research by the

faculty members

Add an education economics perspective at the national

debate and policy making

Creating intended impact is in the

mission of the research center

Research

My recent research projects focus on:


Financial Literacy Education

• Funded by Research Chair; Erasmus+; SBO (FWO)

Financing Compulsory Education

• Funded by German Speaking Community; Steunpunt SONO

Early School Leaving

• Funded by Perspectives Brussels; FWO Aspirant grant

Effect of school funding for disadvantaged students

• Funded by Steunpunt SONO; C2 of KULeuven; FWO Postdoc grant

Effect of entrepreneurial education

• Funded by Syntra Vlaanderen

Political economy

• Funded by FWO project

Dissemination


Event for teachers aims to:

- Disseminate the results

- Recruit participants for experiments

- Improve quality of education in a direct way

Dissemination


Website for teachers aims to:


- Recruit participants for experiments

- Improve quality of education

Dissemination


Policy reports which summarize the research

- In Dutch

- Press receives a preview

Dissemination


Collaboration with external think-thank to

maximize the exposure of the research and the

impact as we can reach the (political) network of

the think-thank too.

Dissemination


The policy briefs help to inform journalists,

such that the topic is picked up for TV

Dissemination


The policy briefs help to inform journalists,

such that the topic is picked up for TV or

newspapers (e.g. Knack, Trends,

Standaard, Washington Post, The Boston

Globe, New York Post … )

My preferred dissemination strategy


Book in Dutch and French aims to:


- Show importance of the topic

- Improve impact on policy makers

- Distributed to and presented for a

wide range of relevant policy makers

- Coverage in the media

- Helps to bring nuance in the debate


Follow-up book.

- Aims to summarize existing knowledge

on policy relevant themes

- Published in Dutch and French

- Short chapters with literature and policy

advice

- Widely distributed and presented

(Ministry, schools, education

inspectorate, Members of Parliament,

Minister of Education…)

- Has proven impact on policy

- Positive spill-overs to my research

My preferred dissemination strategy

Publish Books and Perish?

Kristof De Witte

Leuven Economics of Education Research; Faculty of Business and Economics

May 7, 2019

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