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Dédé de Haan is an Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, focusing on the design of mathematics education, particularly in secondary education. With a background in development cooperation, he has worked on teacher training initiatives in the Philippines, Ghana, and Yemen, supporting primary school teachers in Indonesia. His research interests lie in stimulating mathematical thinking skills among students, exemplified by large open assignments like Maths A-lympiad and Mathematics B-day. In 2020, he received a doctoral grant from the Netherlands Research Organisation (NWO) to investigate the content knowledge and pedagogical strategies in mathematics teacher training programs. Since January 2021, he has been conducting PhD research, exploring how well-prepared pre-service teachers are for their teaching practice, emphasizing innovative approaches such as Learning Study.
Department of Psychology