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About the author
Jarise Kaskens was born on June 21st, 1965, in Veghel (the Netherlands). She obtained her secondary school degree (VWO) from the Mgr. Zwijsen College in Veghel. In 1983, she enrolled at Utrecht University to study Orthopedagogiek (Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies). She specialized in educational psychology and her thesis focused on mathematics. After obtaining a master’s degree with honors in 1988, she began work as an assistant researcher at Utrecht University, combined with a part-time position as a school psychologist and teacher trainer. From 1992 to 2008 she worked as an educational consultant at the School Advice Center (SAC)/Eduniek in Utrecht. During that time, Jarise worked in a variety of roles, such as educational advisor, school psychologist, teacher trainer, project leader, video coach, educational developer and policy advisor. The subjects she focused on were mathematics education and early childhood education. Between 2008 and 2011 she worked as a managing consultant at the Pedagogical Study and Educational Advice Center (CPS), and focused on mathematics education, early childhood education, and reading education. She participated in several research and development projects. Since 2011 she has been a lecturer (hogeschoolhoofddocent) in the department of Movement and Education at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, where she has worked in a variety of roles. Currently, she also has several different responsibilities. She works as a lecturer and student coach for the master’s degree programs in Educational Needs and Learning and Innovation. She is project manager of the ‘Teacher roles, didactics and pedagogical relationship’ Learning Lab and is involved in the 'Meaningful and Inclusive Learning Environments' research group (lectoraat) led by dr. Sui Lin Goei. She participates in research projects involving mathematics, lesson study, and inclusive education.
Jarise received a doctoral grant from the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research NWO for her PhD proposal in 2016, which was awarded by prof. dr. Jet Bussemaker, former minister of Education, Culture, and Science. In the same year, she started her PhD project at the Behavioural Science Institute at Radboud University under the