Roeland van der Rijst
Professor Educational Science / Director of research program
- Name
- Prof.dr. R.M. van der Rijst
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 6496
- rrijst@iclon.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-6749-8283
Roeland van der Rijst is professor educational science at the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON) and Director of the research program.
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Roeland van der Rijst is full Professor of Higher Education at Leiden University and Director of research of the Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching. He holds a PhD in teaching and learning in Higher Education from Leiden University, and an MSc in Physics, an MA in Philosophy, and an MEd in Science Education from Utrecht University. He joined the Graduate School in 2005 after serving as a science teacher at international and bilingual schools in South-Africa and the Netherlands.
Prof. van der Rijst is an expert in the field of research into higher education. His studies explore various aspects of teaching and learning in higher education institutions and how faculty development can contribute to student learning and sustainable change. His research has been used by government agencies, accreditation bodies, foundations, consortia, and individual campuses to forward innovation agendas and initiatives. His studies form the basis to design leadership development schemes. He is regularly consulted by higher education institutes related to his work on research-based teaching and learning, diversity/equity/inclusion in higher education, faculty development initiatives, and teacher agency. He is an international expert on teaching in higher education and faculty development and directs the European project on inclusive student centered pedagogies in higher education.
Prof. van der Rijst is a well-published scholar with many international research articles in peer-reviewed journals, and numerous professional editorials, books, book chapters, and reports. He is a honorary fellow of the Leiden Teachers’ Academy and has received various nominations for the national awards of doctoral supervision. Furthermore he is co-editor of the International Journal for Academic development, Editor-in-Chief of the national educational research journal Pedagogische Studiën, and is a member of the editorial board of Teaching in Higher Education.
Professor Educational Science / Director of research program
- ICLON
- Hoger Onderwijs
- Onderwijsbeleidsonderzoek
- Rijst R.M. van der (13 September 2024). Over nut en noodzaak van onderzoek naar hoger onderwijs. Leiden University Graduate School of Teaching (ICLON), Leiden University. Leiden. [inaugural address].
- Rijst R.M. van der (2024), Member of editorial staff International Journal for Academic Development.
- Rijst R.M. van der. The value and relevance of educational research in higher education. Leiden. [inaugural address].
- Rijst R.M. van der (2024), Member of editorial staff Pedagogische Studiën.
- Wight M., Bolander Laksov K., Geertsema J., Serbati A., Huijser H., Sheffield S., Zou T. & Rijst R.M. van der. Kenya. [conference attendance].
- Marin E., Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts K., Hellstén M., Fernandez E.M., Kravale-Paulina M. & Rijst R.M. van der. Nicosia. [conference attendance].
- Rijst R.M. van der. Interuniversitair Centrum voor Onderwijsonderzoek (ICO) - Board member en fellow. [professional membership].
- Ottenhoff-de Jonge M.W., Hoeven I. van der, Gesundheit N., Kramer A.W.M. & Rijst R.M. van der (2023), How medical educators become aware of their educational competencies, identity and mission: an exploratory ten-year follow-up study. AMEE 2023. Glasgow. [lecture].
- Hua C., Rijst R.van der, Admiraal W. & Salbert D. (2023), Case studies in primary music teachers’ approaches and perceptions of improvisation. European Association for Music in Schools. [lecture].
- Katsampoxaki-Hodgetts K., Hellstén M., Marin E., Fernandez E.M., Kravale-Paulina M. & Rijst R.M. van der (2023), Mapping inclusive student centred pedagogical competences and first steps towards developing academics’ pedagogical acuity. European Conference on Educational Research (ECER). Glasgow. [lecture].
- Stevens T.M., Coppoolse R., Rijst R.M. van der, Vetten A. de, Day I.N.Z., Brok P.J. den, Prins F.J. & Vermunt J.D. (2023), Improving university teaching through teachers’ professional learning and development. European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction. [lecture].
- Rijst R.M. van der (2023), Member of editorial staff International Journal for Academic Development.
- Rijst R.M. van der (2023), Member of editorial staff Pedagogische Studien.
- Rijst R.M. van der (2023), Trends and challenges in higher education teaching. Higher Education with Impact. [lecture].
- Van Winkel M., Rijst R.M. van der, Kuijer W., Poell R. & Driel J.H. van (2023), The multifaceted quest of PhD candidates. Higher Education with Impact. [lecture].
- Stevens T., Vetten A.J. de, Prins F., Brok P. den, Rijst R.M. van der, Vermunt J. & e.a. (2023), Leren door docenten tijdens innovaties in het hoger onderwijs. Onderwijs Research Dagen. [lecture].
- van der Rijst R.M. (1 March 2021), Academische identiteit en de hybridisering van rollen en taken [keynote]. Paramaribo, Suriname. [lecture].
- Vereijken M.W.C., Rijst R.M. van der, Driel J.H. van & Dekker F.W. (29 June 2017), Practice makes perfect: Novice supervisors practices and dilemmatic space in supervising research projects. Australia. [lecture].
- Blankenstein F.M. van, Danel M.S., Saab N. & Rijst R.M. van der (2017), Hoe ontwikkelen self-efficacy voor samenwerken en academisch schrijven en motivatie voor onderzoek doen en academisch schrijven zich tijdens een bachelor-onderzoeksproject?. Onderwijs Research Dagen 2017. Antwerpen. [lecture].
- Blankenstein F.M. van, Saab N. & Rijst R.M. van der (2017), Effect of undergraduate research on motivation and self-efficacy beliefs about research. 17th Biennial EARLI Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction. Tampere. [lecture].
- Hoofdredacteur
- Lid Programmaraad Hoger Onderwijs