Pascale van Zantvliet is a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Youth Education & Life Skills community of Dynamics of Youth at Utrecht University. She holds a PhD in sociology and currently works in the Department of Education and Pedagogy. Her research focuses on the connections between people who differ from each other, with currently a specific focus on perspective-taking, dialogue, citizenship education, and collaborative learning.
Perspective-Taking, Dialogue, and Collaborative Learning
As a researcher, she focuses on questions such as: How can we maximize the benefits of these different perspectives? How can challenges best be addressed? And how do you actually do this in the classroom? In the context of education, she studies the process of collaborative learning and the role this educational approach can play in citizenship education and the development of skills such as perspective-taking and conflict management. She combines insights from sociology, pedagogy, and educational science, and prefers a participatory approach. With her research, Pascale hopes to foster an appreciation of differences, greater understanding of each other and, where possible, greater connection.
Youth Education & Life Skills Community of Dynamics of Youth (DoY)
In addition to her research, she encourages, as a team member of the Youth Education & Life Skills Community, (new) collaborations between researchers, professionals, and young people, in the context of education and life skills.
Youth Participation in Research Network
Conducting research together with young people in a way that is valuable for everyone involved. Pascale believes that's the key to true understanding (and incredibly enjoyable, too). She is one of the initiators of the Youth Participation in Research Network, in which researchers learn together by sharing knowledge and experiences to ensure and improve the quality of youth participation in research.
She welcomes you to get in touch if you'd like to know more or would like to explore collaboration.