Belfi, B
Barbara Belfi works as a senior researcher at the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA). She holds a Master’s degree in Cognitive Psychology (Maastricht University, 2006) and Educational Sciences (KU Leuven, 2009, Cum Laude). In 2015, she obtained her PhD in Educational Sciences at the KU Leuven.
One of her research lines focusses on socio-economic, ethnic, and gender inequalities in education and the labour market. Her scholarly work on these topics has appeared in journals such as the Educational Research Review, the British Educational Research Journal, Teaching and Teacher Education, the British Journal of Educational Psychology, and the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.
Her other line of research focuses on how educational institutions can best prepare their students for the 21st century skills needed in the job market of the future. Her scholarly work on this line has appeared in journals such as Oxford Review of Education, Creativity: Theories-Research-Applications, Frontiers in Psychology, and Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts.
Barbara co-coordinates and teaches a creative-problem solving skills course for Emerging Markets students, supervises bachelor and master theses, and guides PhD students.
Publications
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van Broekhoven, K., Belfi, B., Borghans, L., & Seegers, P. (2021). Creative idea forecasting: The effect of task exposure on idea evaluation. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000426
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Belfi, B., Allen, J., Jacobs, B., Levels, M., & van Oosterhout, K. (2021). Early career trajectories of first- and second-generation migrant graduates of professional university. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2021.1935666
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Allen, J., Belfi, B., Fouarge, D., Holtrop, N., & Kozole, S. (2021). Niet-routinematige vaardigheden in hbo-profielen. ROA. ROA Reports No. 003 https://doi.org/10.26481/umarep.2021003
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Bijman, D., Dekker, B., van Bergen, K., Kans, K., Waijers, N., Medendorp, L., Coenen, J., Lans, T., & Belfi, B. (2021). Zij-instroom po, vo en mbo. Regioplan / ECBO. ROA External Reports https://ecbo.nl/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/20069-Eindrapport-Zij-instroom-po-vo-mbo-Regioplan-18mei21.pdf
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Allen, J., Belfi, B., & Borghans, L. (2020). Is There a Rise in the Importance of Socioemotional Skills in the Labor Market? Evidence From a Trend Study Among College Graduates. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, [1710]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01710
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Bol, T., Belfi, B., & Borghans, L. (2020). Thuisonderwijs tijdens de corona-crisis. Ministerie van OCW. ROA External Reports https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/rapporten/2020/06/30/thuisonderwijs-tijdens-de-corona-crisis/Thuisonderwijs+tijdens+de+corona-crisis.pdf
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Allen, J., Belfi, B., & Aarts, B. (2020). Hbo'ers in tijden van corona. ROA. ROA Reports No. 002 https://doi.org/10.26481/umarep.2020002
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Belfi, B. (Author), & Borghans, L. (Author). (2020). Daling aantal vacatures al na twee weken even fors als in het eerste kwartaal van de kredietcrisis. Web publication/site, Economisch Statistische Berichten. https://esb.nu/blog/20059401/daling-aantal-vacatures-al-na-twee-weken-even-fors-als-die-in-het-eerste-kwartaal-van-de-kredietcrisis
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Allen, J., & Belfi, B. (2020). Educational expansion in the Netherlands: better chances for all? Oxford Review of Education, 46(1), 44-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/03054985.2019.1687435
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Belfi, B., & Borghans, L. (2020). Aantal vacatures deels hersteld van flinke terugval na corona-lockdown. Economisch Statistische Berichten, 105(4785), 218-219.
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van Broekhoven, K., Belfi, B., Hocking, I., & van der Velden, R. (2020). Fostering university students’ idea generation and idea evaluation skills with a cognitive-based creativity training. Creativity, 7(2), 284-308. https://doi.org/10.2478/ctra-2020-0015
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Teaching
Barbara co-coordinates and teaches creative-problem solving skills courses, supervises bachelor and master theses and guides PhD students.