Inge Saris-van Bijnen

Inge Saris-van Bijnen serves as a Lecturer and Teacher-researcher at Fontys University of Applied Sciences within the Fontys Pedagogy school, where she has taught since 2009 primarily in the master's program. Her professional journey includes prior roles as a personal counselor in child and adolescent psychiatry and youth policy officer for Tilburg municipality.

Her academic credentials feature a Pedagogy degree from Fontys University of Applied Sciences and an Orthopedagogics degree from Utrecht University, specializing in Prevention and Parenting Support.

Saris-van Bijnen's research critically examines parenting as an intergenerational relationship where freedom and uncertainty are central concepts. She investigates how adults model value systems for young people and challenges normative assumptions in child-rearing practices, advocating for explicit articulation of societal values in raising children.

Her 2022-2024 publications reveal consistent focus on power dynamics and social justice, analyzing gender disparities in childcare interactions and discrimination experiences during vocational internships. These works demonstrate her commitment to exposing hidden value systems in educational and caregiving contexts.

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While her advisory role for students isn't detailed, her research collaborations with multiple co-authors indicate active scholarly engagement. No grant information was specified in the source text.