Maria Anna Catharina Theresia Kuijpers
Biographic Data
| ID | 6299859 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Anna Catharina Theresia Kuijpers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria Anna Catharina Theresia |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuijpers |
| SIGNATURE | KUIJPERS M A C T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Open University of the Netherlands |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-1554-128X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“I Never Thought I’d Do This. It's So Empowering”
Stimulating adults to learn is a significant challenge, particularly for vulnerable groups with limited education, socioeconomic disadvantages, or marginalized backgrounds. While research highlights barriers and motivations for adult learning, less attention has been given to the transitions adults undergo and the factors shaping these processes. Based on 69 interviews with underrepresented learners in the Netherlands and informed by the capabili…
What do we expect from career guidance in schools? A comparison of the intended results in national and school policy
There is an increasing mandate for schools in many Western societies to provide career guidance. Yet the implementation process of career guidance has not been a smooth one. Using the Dutch VET sector as an exemplary case, the current study aims to understand the implementation gap by examining views concerning the intended results of career guidance. A multiple case study, including the viewpoints of actors at different levels of policy making v…
Career Competencies, Preparing Students for the Future
The changing nature of the labor market demands lifelong development of employees. This places a new responsibility on education to prepare students for a future of lifelong development. An important aspect of this preparation is the development of career competencies. Career competencies are examined from different perspectives. Two meta-studies, analyzing 77 and 80 international studies, highlight two key theories for understanding career compe…
Exploring card-sorting potential to uncover the interplay between adult learners’ motivations and barriers to (start to) learn
Conditions for successful adult learning systems at local level
Adults must continually learn to navigate the challenges of society and the job market. This lifelong learning is vital, particularly for vulnerable adults, and should be fostered in their living and working environment. In this article, we present a literature review exploring the conditions of conducive learning environments at meso-level, being the socio-spatial learning infrastructure constituted by learning providers, policies and interventi…
How vocational education teachers and managers make sense of career guidance
Efforts to create career learning environments which provide students with work experience, skills for making choices and career guidance dialogues, appear to stagnate in vocational education and training (VET) institutions in the Netherlands. In this case study we explore how teachers and their managers make sense of career guidance. We found varying views of career guidance, which may be contributing to the stagnation. Dialogue between teachers…
Learning for now or later? Career competencies among students in higher vocational education in the Netherlands
This article focuses on the question: which aspects of a learning environment, aimed at fostering career learning, correspond with the development of career competencies among university students in the Netherlands? A questionnaire-based study was carried out among 4820 students and 371 career counsellors in 11 universities. Four career competencies were identified: career reflection (reflective behaviour), work exploration (exploring behaviour),…
Conditions for successful adult learning systems at local level
Adults must continually learn to navigate the challenges of society and the job market. This lifelong learning is vital, particularly for vulnerable adults, and should be fostered in their living and working environment. In this article, we present a literature review exploring the conditions of conducive learning environments at meso-level, being the socio-spatial learning infrastructure constituted by learning providers, policies and interventi…
Learning for now or later? Career competencies among students in higher vocational education in the Netherlands
This article focuses on the question: which aspects of a learning environment, aimed at fostering career learning, correspond with the development of career competencies among university students in the Netherlands? A questionnaire-based study was carried out among 4820 students and 371 career counsellors in 11 universities. Four career competencies were identified: career reflection (reflective behaviour), work exploration (exploring behaviour),…
Learning for now or later? Career competencies among students in higher vocational education in the Netherlands
This article focuses on the question: which aspects of a learning environment, aimed at fostering career learning, correspond with the development of career competencies among university students in the Netherlands? A questionnaire-based study was carried out among 4820 students and 371 career counsellors in 11 universities. Four career competencies were identified: career reflection (reflective behaviour), work exploration (exploring behaviour),…
How vocational education teachers and managers make sense of career guidance
Efforts to create career learning environments which provide students with work experience, skills for making choices and career guidance dialogues, appear to stagnate in vocational education and training (VET) institutions in the Netherlands. In this case study we explore how teachers and their managers make sense of career guidance. We found varying views of career guidance, which may be contributing to the stagnation. Dialogue between teachers…
Conditions for successful adult learning systems at local level
Adults must continually learn to navigate the challenges of society and the job market. This lifelong learning is vital, particularly for vulnerable adults, and should be fostered in their living and working environment. In this article, we present a literature review exploring the conditions of conducive learning environments at meso-level, being the socio-spatial learning infrastructure constituted by learning providers, policies and interventi…
What do we expect from career guidance in schools? A comparison of the intended results in national and school policy
There is an increasing mandate for schools in many Western societies to provide career guidance. Yet the implementation process of career guidance has not been a smooth one. Using the Dutch VET sector as an exemplary case, the current study aims to understand the implementation gap by examining views concerning the intended results of career guidance. A multiple case study, including the viewpoints of actors at different levels of policy making v…
Career Competencies, Preparing Students for the Future
The changing nature of the labor market demands lifelong development of employees. This places a new responsibility on education to prepare students for a future of lifelong development. An important aspect of this preparation is the development of career competencies. Career competencies are examined from different perspectives. Two meta-studies, analyzing 77 and 80 international studies, highlight two key theories for understanding career compe…
Exploring card-sorting potential to uncover the interplay between adult learners’ motivations and barriers to (start to) learn
“I Never Thought I’d Do This. It's So Empowering”
Stimulating adults to learn is a significant challenge, particularly for vulnerable groups with limited education, socioeconomic disadvantages, or marginalized backgrounds. While research highlights barriers and motivations for adult learning, less attention has been given to the transitions adults undergo and the factors shaping these processes. Based on 69 interviews with underrepresented learners in the Netherlands and informed by the capabili…
Pedagogy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Innovative Education and Learning Practices (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Adult education (3 works) · Higher Education and Employability (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)