Harriet Vermeer works as Associate Professor at the Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University.

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Academic Career

• Chair of the Parenting, Child Care and Development programme group, Leiden University (2013-present)
• Associate professor, Parenting, Child Care and Development programme group, Leiden University (2010-present)
• Director of Studies, Institute  of Education and Child Studies, (2010-2013)
• Assistant professor, Parenting, Child Care and Development programme group, Leiden University (2005-2010)
• Post-doc researcher, Parenting, Child Care and Development programme group, Leiden University. Project: NCKO – study into the quality of child care (2003-present)
• Post-doc researcher, Centre for the Study of Education and Instruction, Leiden University. Project: Variants of mathematics instruction in relation to student outcomes (1998-2003)
• Researcher, Centre for the Study of Education and Instruction, Leiden University. Project: Gender differences in mathematics education (1996-1998)
• PhD. Social and Behavioural Sciences, Centre for the Study of Education and Instruction, Leiden University. Project: Motivational issues and gender differences in mathematics learning. Supervisors: Prof.dr. M. Boekaerts and dr. G. Seegers (1997)
• Teacher in mathematics, Secondary Education (1990-1991)
• Research assistant, Department of Special Education, University of Amsterdam. Project: Bilingual education for Moroccan children (1986-1990)
• BSc. Mathematics, University of Amsterdam (1990)
• MA. Education, Department of Special Education, University of Amsterdam (1985)
• BA. Education, Leiden University (1981)

Research areas and activities

• Child care in Chile
• Development of children adopted from China
• Day-care quality in relation to children's well-being
• Measurement of quality of day care
• Intervention studies 

Teaching activities

• Vaders
• Gezinspedagogiek
• Kinderopvang buitenshuis

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