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Professor Mieke Van Houtte, affiliated with the University of Ghent, is a leading scholar in educational sociology with a focus on gender dynamics, tracking systems, and student diversity. Her research spans secondary education, grade retention, and inclusive practices, often employing multilevel analysis to address Belgian educational challenges.
- PhD Promotions: Lennart Van Eycken (2024), Lorenz Dekeyser (2022), Timo Van Canegem (2022), Emma Degroote (2021)
- Key Collaborators: Jannick Demanet, Peter Stevens, Alexis Dewaele
Her work explores gender role attitudes, school misconduct, and teachability perceptions, linking them to structural factors like school social composition and multilingualism. Recent articles emphasize mental health in gender-minority youth and preschool gender socialization.
Prominent themes in her publications include academic achievement, tracking effects, and educational inequality. She has authored books like Sociologen over onderwijs and Zichtbaarheid- en discriminatiemanagement bij holebi-jongeren, and frequently contributes to journals such as American Educational Research Journal and European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
