Learning is not limited to school. Recognition for this once-novel idea is now widespread. In fact, many developmental processes occur across multiple contexts. Yet, we are only beginning to understand how multiple contexts simultaneanously and subsequently impact learning, development and collaboration. 

Larike Bronkhorst currently works as associate professor at the department of Education. She is best known for her work on how individuals at all levels of education and beyond learn across contexts, including school, home, work, leisure, online. Larike tries to untangle when discontinuity in learning across context can be beneficial for learning, but also how we can prevent certain individuals from being marginalized in education.

Focussing on collaboration, in her PhD Larike unraveled how collaboration between researchers and professionals from educational practice does not only promote ownership of research of those involved, but can also benefit research quality. Building on this line of research, she has explored the often neglected role of (boundary) objects in such collaborations.

Her most research line of research, Learning to change the world, explores what young people learn in and through (climate) activism. More specifically, if and how this learning process extends to other contexts, including school. 

Larike also enjoys teaching and supervising research in the research and academic master programs Educational Sciences and different teacher education programs.