Jan Masschelein

Jan Masschelein is Emeritus professor of educational theory and philosophy at the Laboratory for Education and Society (University Leuven, Belgium). His research addresses the challenges posed to education with a major interest in (re-)thinking and (re-)inventing the public role of schools and universities. With his students, he organizes mapping and walking exercises to study collectively issues of public concern on the crossroads of education and society. The focus is on the design of protocols, conditions and public methodologies that can give shape to such study practices. Together with Maarten Simons, he authored several articles and books on the public role of school and university education (see: https://respaedagogica.be/)