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Geert Vandermeersche (he/him; Belgian; born January 20th, 1984) is an assistant-professor (tenure track) affiliated with the Department of Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Pyschology and Educational Sciences of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). He has a master degree in Languages and Literature (UGent, 2006) and holds a doctoral degree in Educational Sciences (UGent, 2013).
His research focuses on 2 main topics, namely (i) culture and arts education & participation, more specifically the impact of the arts and and the expansion of educational practices through innovation in film, music and the performing arts, and (ii) the impact of digitalisation on youth culture.
External positions
Instructional designer, Epyc nv
9 Sept 2019 → 31 Mar 0202
Medewerker Onderwijs, Sint-Lucas - Antwerpen
9 Nov 2016 → 9 Dec 2016
Copy, database & reflectie (40%), Timelab vzw
11 Oct 2016 → 31 Dec 2017
Visiting Professor Culture & Education (30%), Ghent University
1 Feb 2016 → 31 Jan 2020
Postdoctoraal medewerker, Ghent University
1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sept 2015
Projectmanager Vakdidactiek (50%), Expertisenetwerk Associatie UGent
17 Feb 2014 → 30 Sept 2014
Assistent, Ghent University
1 Feb 2008 → 31 Jan 2014
Copy-writer / web-editor, Kunstencentrum Vooruit
1 Sept 2007 → 30 Jan 2008
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FWOTM1216: Limits to the participation paradigm: developing a new conceptual framework to theorise the relation between arts and their social impacts
Dewinter, H. (Mandate) & Vandermeersche, G. (Administrative Promotor)
1/10/24 → 30/09/27
Project: Fundamental
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EUPOM153: Erasmus+ Key Action2: A Climate Justice & Arts Educational Approach to Youth Work (SEEDLING)
Crois, E. (Administrative Promotor), De Backer, F. (CoI (Co-Promotor)) & Vandermeersche, G. (CoI (Co-Promotor))
1/03/24 → 28/02/26
Project: Applied
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FWOTM1075: When words fail, music speaks: Understanding the processes and outcomes of musicking in prisons
Marynissen, S. (Mandate), Brosens, D. (Administrative Promotor), Vandermeersche, G. (Co-Promotor) & De Donder, L. (Co-Promotor)
1/11/21 → 31/10/25
Project: Fundamental
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OZR3758: Digital transformations in culture and arts education
Vandermeersche, G. (Administrative Promotor)
1/07/21 → 21/07/25
Project: Fundamental
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Centring Artists With Learning Disabilities: Exploring Access to Visual Arts
Demény, S., Crois, E., Vandermeersche, G. & De Backer, F., 26 Apr 2026, In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Establishing an Accompanying Approach in Social Sciences and Humanities: a Conceptual Embedding in Second-Person Ethnography
Crois, E., Vandermeersche, G. & De Backer, F., 2026, In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODOLOGY. 29, 2, p. 179-195 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting People With Learning Disabilities as Arts Participants: Examining the Perspectives of Their Support Workers
Verbeke, A., Lombaerts, K., Vandermeersche, G. & De Backer, F., Jun 2026, In: British Journal of Learning Disabilities. 54, 2, p. 237-245 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unpacking the effect of classroom social environment on self-regulated learning in mathematical education: the mediation of self-efficacy
Cai, J., De Backer, F., Vandermeersche, G., Li, S. & Lombaerts, K., 24 Mar 2026, In: Educational Studies in Mathematics. p. 1-23 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Chasing Happiness? The meaning of wellbeing-oriented cultural heritage interventions in museums and cultural heritage institutions
Dewinter, H., Goethals, T., De Backer, F., Vandermeersche, G. & De Wilde, L., Apr 2025, In: Cultural Trends. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile2 Citations (Scopus)5 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Museum educators’ views on digital museum education
Vandermeersche, G. (Creator) & Dumont, C. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 2024
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Chinese and Western classroom learning environments (CLE) research
Lombaerts, K. (Creator), Cai, J. (Creator), Vandermeersche, G. (Creator) & De Backer, F. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 11 Mar 2025
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Supporting People With Learning Disabilities as Arts Participants: Examining the Perspectives of Their Support Workers
De Backer, F. (Creator), Verbeke, A. (Creator), Lombaerts, K. (Creator) & Vandermeersche, G. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 13 Jan 2026
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Music in prison_Most Significant Change technique
Brosens, D. (Creator), Marynissen, S. (Creator) & Vandermeersche, G. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 10 Dec 2025
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Parents' views of the use of photography after experiencing perinatal loss and their views of its value for memory- and meaning-making
Vandermeersche, G. (Creator), De Wolf, L. J. L. (Creator) & Stegen, H. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 3 Dec 2025
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Activities
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Cripping Metaphors: Exploring the Practice of Kenny Callens, a Poet with a Learning Disability, through Co-Creative Research
Verbeke, A. (Speaker), Doyle, K. (Contributor) & Vandermeersche, G. (Contributor)
14 Apr 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Codename Seedling: Hive Symposium
Crois, E. (Organiser), De Backer, F. (Host) & Vandermeersche, G. (Member)
21 Jan 2025 → 23 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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(Re)negotiating access – Learning-disabled artists' perceptions of access to visual artworks
Demeny, S. (Speaker), Vandermeersche, G. (Contributor), Crois, E. (Contributor) & De Backer, F. (Contributor)
8 Jul 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Between crafts and ‘real’ arts: Unpacking support workers’ perspectives on arts participation for people with learning disabilities
Verbeke, A. (Speaker), Lombaerts, K. (Contributor), Vandermeersche, G. (Contributor) & De Backer, F. (Contributor)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Building caring neighbourhoods: Exploring unexpected connections through co-creative research (Event)
Vandermeersche, G. (Jury)
19 Jan 2024Activity: Membership › Member of PhD committee
Press/Media
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“Waar is de inspraak van jongeren?” - VUB-professoren Jo Tondeur en Geert Vandermeersche over het smartphoneverbod op school
4/02/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Thesis
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Van jeugdhuis tot festivalpodium: De onzichtbare kracht van jeugdhuizen in de ontwikkeling van jonge muzikale talenten in Vlaams-Brabant
Buelens, A. K. I. ((PhD) Student) & Vandermeersche, G. (Promotor), 2025Student thesis: Master's Thesis