Benjamin Ponet

Benjamin Ponet

Postdoctoral researcher
Affiliated to the Master Basisonderwijs
Department of Educational Studies at Ghent University

Status

I am Benjamin Ponet. Since October 2024 I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Educational Studies at Ghent University, affiliated to the new programme ‘Master Bassisonderwijs.

PhD project

My PhD project (’20-’24) focused on teacher educators’ crucial role to create education that genuinely serves all students (‘diversity-responsive education’) and their corresponding professional development. In particular, my research aimed to conceptualise teacher educators’ diversity-responsive practices, to map their perceptions and practices related to (approaching) diversity, and to foster their responsiveness to diversity by a professional development initiative. The full dissertation can be found here.

Background information

I obtained my Master’s degree in Educational Sciences at Ghent University in 2020. Before that, I worked as a primary school teacher in alternative education.