- Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium
Frank Simon
Ghent University, FPPW, Emeritus
- Since the beginning of the 1970s Frank Simon (Ph D 1979 in contemporary history, former professor at the Vrije Universteit Brussels -1981/2004-, professor in history teaching (1990/96) and history of education at Ghent University 1991-2009, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 2000-2009) is doing socio-historical research on education, more specifically on pre-school and primary education in Belgium. Most of his research ... moreSince the beginning of the 1970s Frank Simon (Ph D 1979 in contemporary history, former professor at the Vrije Universteit Brussels -1981/2004-, professor in history teaching (1990/96) and history of education at Ghent University 1991-2009, Director of Teaching and Learning at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, 2000-2009) is doing socio-historical research on education, more specifically on pre-school and primary education in Belgium. Most of his research is in collaboration with the research group on the history of education of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (esp. prof. Marc Depaepe) and deals with education policy, teacher unions, the teaching profession, and Progressive Education (biography of Ovide Decroly)edit