● Hester Hulpia

Hester Hulpia

Belgian

PhD

Access to high quality education for all
Content of education and training curricula, development of key competences
Vulnerable groups in education and training, ensuring inclusion and non-discrimination
Early school leaving, participation in education and training
Parental and stakeholders’ engagement, whole-school approach
Monitoring for equity and quality in education and training
Education and training of professional workforce
Cross-sectorial working
Transitions, mobility and cross-border cooperation

Bergeron-Morin, L., Peleman, B., & Hulpia, H. (2023). Working with multilingual children and families in early childhood education and care (ECEC): Guidelines for continuous professional development of ECEC professionals. NESET, Luxembourg: Publications European Union.
Peleman, B., Hulpia, H., & Bergeron-Morin, L. (2023). Supporting childcare professionals in approaching multilingualism: Insights from a collaborative process of professional development. Early Years, 42.
Vandenbroeck, M., Slot, P., & Hulpia, H. (2021). Quality in home-based childcare providers: Variations in process quality. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.
Van Laere, K., et al. (2021). Governing quality Early Childhood Education and Care in a global crisis: First lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. NESET, Luxembourg: Publications European Union.
Vandekerckhove, A., et al. (2019). The role and place of ECEC in integrated working, benefitting vulnerable groups such as Roma. NESET, Luxembourg: Publications European Union.
Peeters, J., & Hulpia, H. (2018). Improving the quality of ECEC services in Georgia (Unicef).
Hulpia, H., Peeters, J. & Van Landeghem, G. (2014). Study on the effective use of ECEC in preventing early school leaving. Case study report: Belgium (Flanders).
PhD on Distributed leadership and organizational outcomes in secondary schools (2009, Ghent University, promotor prof. Dr. Geert Devos).
9 articles published in SCI-journals.