Short Bio

Astrid Parmentier

In 2024, Astrid graduated as Master of Sociology at Ghent University. In December 2024, she started working at the Department of Educational Studies at Ghent University, focusing on the PIAAC project (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies). Since then, Astrid is part of the Tecolab research group under the supervision of Prof. dr. Bram De Wever. She is mainly interested in researching educational inequality and providing equal learning opportunities for all groups in society.

Research Interests

  • Educational inequality
  • Social differentiation, stratification and social mobility
  • Continuing education and lifelong learning
  • Literacy inequalities
  • Social reproduction
  • Intergenerational transmission of unequal opportunities


Project

The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) develops and conducts the Survey of Adult Skills. The survey measures adults' proficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environments - and gathers information and data on how adults use their skills at home, at work and in the wider community.



Publications

Parmentier, A., Van Nieuwenhove, L., Sierens, S., Dewulf, L., De Smedt, F., De Neve, J., Van Keer, H., & De Wever, B. (2025). Een blik op levenslang leren in Vlaanderen: Een analyse van de Vlaamse PIAAC resultaten. Universiteit Gent.

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Conferences and Presentations

Van Nieuwenhove, L., Parmentier, A., De Smedt, F., Dewulf, L., & De Wever, B. (2025). De kloof in levenslang leren: Barrières en kansen voor kortgeschoolden in Vlaanderen volgens PIAAC 2023.

Poster.
Poster presented at the ORD 2025 conference, Leuven.

Dewulf, L., Van Nieuwenhove, L., De Smedt, F., Parmentier, A., & De Wever, B. (2025). Tien jaar geletterdheid in Vlaanderen: Inzichten uit PIAAC 2012-2023. .

Presentation.
Presentation at the ORD 2025 conference, Leuven.

Parmentier, A., De Smedt, F., & De Wever, B. (2025). Exploring Adult Competencies in a Digital World: Insights from PIAAC.

Presentation.
Presentation in a symposium at the PIAAC conference 2025, Mannheim.




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