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Dr. N.M. (Nienke) Moolenaar
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Cubicus B114 +31 53 489 4579 +31 53 489 3791 |
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Professional experience
2010 - |
Post-doc researcher Department of Educational Organisation & Management University of Twente, The Netherlands |
2005 – 2010 PhD project |
Educational Sciences at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Dissertation title: ‘Ties with Potential: Nature, antecedents, and consequences of social networks in school teams’. |
2004 |
Master degree in Organizational and Personnel Psychology University of Groningen, the Netherlands |
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Almeerse Kwaliteitsaanpak together with BMC consultancy, Amersfoort. Research on the effects of a two-year intervention study aimed at school improvement in elementary schools under sanction. |
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SchoolVision project together with Philips Lighting, Eindhoven. Research on the effects of a dynamic light system on the concentration, well-being, motivation, and achievement of students in elementary education. This research project incorporates both longitudinal field studies and experimental random field trials. |
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Strategic policy planning at a school district in the south of the Netherlands. Ongoing research on school improvement including a large-scale survey study among educational leaders, teachers, social support staff and coaches, parents, students and educational community partners of 56 elementary schools. |
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Moolenaar, N.M., Daly, A.J., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (forthcoming). Ties with potential: Social network structure and innovative climate in Dutch schools. Teachers College Record.
Daly, A.J., Moolenaar, N.M., Bolivar, J.M., & Burke, P. (forthcoming). Relationships in reform: The role of teachers' social networks. Journal of Educational Administration.
Moolenaar, N.M. (forthcoming). Ties with potential: Nature, antecedents, and consequences of social networks in school teams. Doctoral dissertation. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: University of Amsterdam.
Moolenaar, N.M. (2010). Verbinden en verbeteren: Opbrengsten van sociaal kapitaal in het onderwijs. Develop.
WORKING PAPERS
Moolenaar, N.M., Daly, A.J., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (under revision). Occupying the principal position: Examining relationships between transformational leadership, social network position, and schools’ innovative climate.
Moolenaar, N.M., Karsten, S., Sleegers, P.J.C., & Zijlstra, B.J.H. (under review). A social capital perspective on professional learning communities: Linking social networks and trust.
Daly, A.J., Carrier, N., & Moolenaar, N.M. (in progress). Exploring the connections: Complexity, social networks, and policy implementation.
SELECTION OF CONFERENCE PAPERS
Daly, A.J., & Moolenaar, N.M. (2010). The Ties of Change: A Longitudinal Exploration of the Social Networks of Leaders. Paper presented at the 2010 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 30 - May 4, Denver, CO USA.
Moolenaar, N.M., Daly, A.J., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (2010). Ties with potential: Social network structure and innovative climate in Dutch schools. Paper presented at the 2010 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 30 - May 4, Denver, CO USA.
Moolenaar, N.M., Daly, A.J., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (2010). Ties with potential: Linking transformational leadership, social network structure and innovation orientation. Poster presented at the 25th Annual meeting of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP), April 8-10, Denver, CO USA.
Moolenaar, N.M., Karsten, S., Sleegers, P.J.C., Daly, A.J., & Bolivar, J.M. (2009). Social networks and trust at multiple levels of analysis. Paper presented at the XIX International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, San Diego, CA USA.
Moolenaar, N.M. & Thoonen, E.E.J. (2009). Teachers and principals (dis)agree: Differences in perceptions of transformational leadership in relation to organizational functioning. Paper presented at the 13TH Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, August 25-29 Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Moolenaar, N.M. (2009). Measuring citizenship skills and attitudes of primary school pupils: The role of teachers and the school climate. Paper presented at the 2009 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 13-17, San Diego, CA USA
Moolenaar, N.M., Zijlstra, B.J.H., Sleegers, P.J.C., Karsten, S., Daly, A.J., & Bolivar, J.M. (2009). Professional school communities from a social capital perspective: An empirical study across multiple levels of analysis. Paper presented at the 2009 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 13-17, San Diego, CA USA
Moolenaar, N.M., Karsten, S., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (2008). An exploration of social capital in school organizations: how school as an informal community impacts pupils' citizenship behavior. Paper presented at the 2008 Annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), March 24-28, New York City, NY USA.
Moolenaar, N.M., Karsten, S., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (2007). Social capital in schools: An exploration of social networks and trust. Paper presented at the Closing Conference of the European Science Foundation programme of Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences (QMSS), June 20-23, Prague, Czech Republic.
Moolenaar, N.M., Sleegers, P.J.C., & Karsten, S. (2007). I trust you vs. We trust each other: The nature of trust at multiple levels of analysis and its impact on innovative behavior and job satisfaction. Paper presented at the 12TH Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, August 28– September 1, Budapest, Hungary.
Moolenaar, N.M., Karsten, S., & Sleegers, P.J.C. (2006). Social capital of the school organization: nature, instrument, and a conceptual framework of its impact on teachers' behavior and students' citizenship. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of The Sociology of Education Association (SEA) “Social Capital and Educational Achievement”, February 24-26, Monterey, CA USA.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Moolenaar, N.M. (2010). 52 Schoolrapportages Klanttevredenheidsonderzoek 2010. [52 School reports on the results of a large-scale school improvement study]. Enschede, The Netherlands: Universiteit Twente.
Moolenaar, N.M. (2010). Samenvattingen Klanttevredenheidsonderzoek 2010 voor de acht doelgroepen. [Summaries of the results of a large-scale school improvement study]. Enschede, The Netherlands: Universiteit Twente.
Moolenaar, N.M. (2010). Eindrapportage Klanttevredenheidsonderzoek 2010. [Final report on a large-scale school improvement study]. Enschede, The Netherlands: Universiteit Twente.
Van Dael, H., Krol, K., Sleegers, P.J.C., & Moolenaar, N.M. . (2010). 16 Schoolrapportages Almeerse Kwaliteitsaanpak. [16 School reports on the results of a large-scale school improvement study]. Amersfoort, The Netherlands: BMC Group.
Gielen, S., Moolenaar, N.M., Endedijk, M.D., Dignath, C.C., Cierniak, G., Pino-Pasternak, D., Nickmans, G., & Stamouli, I. (Eds.). (2008). Abstract book to the 2008 Annual Conference of the Junior Researchers of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (JURE - EARLI). July 8-11, Leuven, Belgium.
