Monique Boekaerts (born 1946) is a Belgian educationalist. She was a professor of pedagogy at the

Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, , formerly ) is a public university, public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. RU has seven faculties and more than 24,000 students. Established in 1923, Radboud University has consistentl ...

(1980–1990) and

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince of Orange as a Protestantism, Protestant institution, it holds the d ...

(1991–2011).

Career

Boekaerts was born in 1946 in Belgium. She studied psychology at the

University of Reading The University of Reading is a public research university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as the University Extension College, Reading, an extension college of Christchurch College, Oxford, and became University College, ...

in the United Kingdom, obtaining a degree in 1974. She obtained her PhD at

Tilburg University Tilburg University is a Catholic research university specializing in the social and behavioral sciences, economics, law, business sciences, theology and humanities, located in Tilburg, Netherlands. Tilburg has a student population of about 19,1 ...

in 1978, with a thesis titled: "Towards a theory of learning based on individual differences". She was a professor of educational psychology and interdisciplinary education at the

from 1980 to 1990. From 1991 until her retirement in 2011 she held the chair of cognitive and instructional psychology at the university of

. In 1985 Boekaerts was one of the founders of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. She served as president of the organisation between 1991 and 2001. In 2015 she won its EARLI Oeuvre Award. Boekaerts was elected a member of the

Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (, KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and literature in the Netherlands. The academy is housed in the Trippenhuis in Amsterdam. In addition to various advisory a ...

in 2009.

References

External links

Profile at Leiden University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boekaerts, Monique 1946 births Living people Alumni of the University of Reading Educational psychologists Academic staff of Leiden University Members of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Academic staff of Radboud University Nijmegen Tilburg University alumni