Siebren Miedema
Professor in Educational Foundations and Religious Education
Professional service
Editorship
2005- Co-editor-in–chief: Panorama. Intercultural Journal of Interdisciplinary Ethical and Religious Studies for Responsible Research
Editorial boards of journals and books
2014- Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the European Journal of Science Education and Research (EJSER)
2013- Member of the Editorial Board of Philosophy Study
2012- Member of the editorial board of the book series Horizons in Religious Education
2011-2013 Member of the editorial board of International Scholarly Network Education
2011- Member of the editorial board of Humanities
2008- Member of the editorial board of the Open Education Journal
2008- Member of the International Advisory Board of the British Journal of Religious
Education
2007- Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Teacher Education for
Sustainability
2007- Member of the editorial board of Pedagogiek. Wetenschappelijk Forum voor
Opvoeding, Onderwijs en Vorming
2007- Member of the editorial advisory board of the Series “Research in Contemporary
Religion” (RCR) Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen, Germany
2005- Member of the editorial board of Studies in Philosophy and Education
2004- Member of the editorial Board of the Journal for Empirical Theology.
2004-2006 Member of the editorial board of the series Religion in der Gegenwartskultur/Religion in Contemporary Culture, Francke Verlag, Tübingen
2001- Member of the editorial board of Religious Education
2001-2009 Member of the editorial board of the series Religieus Pluralisme en multiculturaliteit, Meinema, Zoetermeer
2000-2004 Member of the editorial board of the International Journal for Education and Religion
1999-2006 Member of the editorial board of Pedagogisch Tijdschrift
1997-2000 Member of the editorial board of the series Interacties and Studies
Bezinningscentrum, VU University Amsterdam
1994-2000 Member of the editorial board of the Serie Ontwikkeling/Opvoeding/Onderwijs,
DSWO PRESS, Leiden University
1995-2001 Member of the editorial committee of Bulletin. Tijdschrift voor christelijk onderwijs
1999-2004 Member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Education and
Religion
1994-2006 Member of the editorial board of Panorama, International Journal of Comparative Education and Values
1995-1998 Member of the editorial board of the South African Journal for Higher Education
1993-1999 Member of the editorial board of the series NVO-publikaties
1987-1993 Member and chair (1991-1993) of the editorial board of Comenius
1987-1991 Member of the editorial committee of Vernieuwing
1983-1988 Member of the editorial board of Pedagogische Verhandelingen
Manuscript review
1981- Review of manuscripts for Pedagogische Verhandelingen; Pedagogische Studiën; Comenius; Studies in Philosophy and Education; Journal of Philosophy of Education; Beliefs and Values; Theoretical Psychology; Paedagogica Historica; Religious Education; British Journal of Religious Education; Pedagogisch Tijdschrift; Journal of Contemporary Religion; International Journal for Education and Religion; Tijdschrift voor Vrouwenstudies; Panorama. International Journal of Comparative Education and Values; Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Opvoeding, Vorming en Onderwijs; Interchange; Journal of Empirical Theology; South African Journal for Higher Education; Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability; Journal of Moral Education; Pedagogiek. Wetenschappelijk Forum voor Opvoeding, Onderwijs en Vorming; Koers: Bulletin for Christian Scholarship; Open Educational Journal; Journal of Practical Theology.
Book proposal reviewer and journal reviewer for Springer Publishers.
Conference organisation
2013 Conference organizor of the Religious Education Association conference, „Coming out religiously! Religion, the Public Sphere and Religious Identity Formation“, November 8-10, 2013, Boston, US.
2009 Chair and organizor of the NGPG symposium “Godsdienstpedagogiek. Dimensies en spanningsvelden”, Amsterdam, 9 October 2009.
2008 Chair and co-organizor of the REDCo-conference in the Netherlands, Soesterberg, Kontakt der Kontinenten, 6-10 March 2008.
2006 Co-convenor with main convenor Prof.dr. W.A.J. Meijer and co-convenor dr. A.M. Lanser-van der Velde of the bi-annual conference of the International
Seminar for Religious Education and Values (Driebergen, the Netherlands, 31
July-4 august 2006)
2006 Organizer of the symposium “Levensbeschouwelijke vorming voor allen”
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 9 June 2006).
2005 Organizer of the international symposium “Religious Education as Encounter” related to the honorary doctorate for Prof.dr. John Martin Hull from VU University Amsterdam (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 21 October 2005).
2005 Organizer of the conference “Religie in het onderwijs” (Utrecht, the Netherlands, 11 February 2005).
2004 Organizer of the conference “Geestelijke stromingen in het onderwijs” (Utrecht, the Netherlands, 17 May, 2004).
2003 Co-organiser with Dr. A.B. Dijkstra of the conference “Bijzonder gemotiveerd.
De ideale school volgens dragers en vragers van confessioneel basisonderwijs” (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 14 February, 2003).
1998 Main organiser (with Prof.dr F.K. Kieviet and drs. J. Hoeksema) of the
conference “Tussen nabijheid en distantie. De interactie tussen leerling en leraar”
(Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 13 November 1998).
1997 Co-organizer with Dr. D.J. de Ruyter of the conference “Tussen traditie en
vernieuwing” (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 25 April 1997).
1993 Co-organiser with Dr. G.J.J. Biesta of the First European Conference on
“Pragmatism and Pedagogy” (Oegstgeest, the Netherlands, 29 November-
2 December 1993).
1993 Conference chair and main organiser (with to Dr. B. Boog and dr. G.J.J. Biesta) of the 12th International Human Science Research Conference (Groningen, the
Netherlands, 10-14 Augustus 1993)
Reviewer for promotion to full professorship, and rating of senior full professors
2013 Invited external reviewer of a rating procedure of an associate senior professor in
Philosophy of Education and Religious Education, North-West University, Campus Potchefstroom, South Africa, for the South African National Research Foundation (August, 2013).
2013 Invited external referee for a Research Grant submitted to the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, New York, US (August 2013).
2013 Invited external referee for a Post-Doctorate Fellowship Programme in Education, University of Pretoria, South Africa (July 2013).
2013 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a Professorship in the School of Education, University of Leeds, United Kingdom (July 2013).
2013 Invited external reviewer of an assessment of a Research Programme in the Faculty of Education Sciences for the status of a Research Unit Programme on request of the Board of the North-West University, Campus Potchefstroom, South Africa (July, 2013).
2013 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a Professorship in the Faculty of Arts, University of Antwerp, Belgium (April, 2013).
2013 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in
Religious Education, Philosophical Faculty, School of Theology, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, University of Eastern Finland, Joensu, Finland (March, 2013).
2012 Invited external reviewer of a rating procedure of a senior full time professor in
Education and Religious Education, North-West University, for the South
African National Research Foundation (June, 2012).
2011 Invited external reviewer of a rating procedure of a senior full time professor in
Education and Religious Education, North-West University, for the South
African National Research Foundation (October, 2011).
2011 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in
Philosophy of Education, School of Education, University of Haifa, Israel
(December 2011).
2010 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in
Education, Department of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel (February/March, 2010).
2009 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in
Education especifically meaning giving and humanization, University of
Humanistics, Utrecht, the Netherlands (February, 2009).
2009 Invited external reviewer in the reapplication procedure for an endowed
professorship in Religious Education, Faculty of Humanities, Utrecht, the
Netherlands (March, 2009).
2007 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in
Philosophy of Education/Religious Education, School of Education, University of Haifa, Israel (April, 2007).
2005 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in Philosophy of Education/Religious Education in the Institute for Christian Studies, Toronto, Canada (April 2005).
1994 Invited external reviewer in the application procedure for a full professorship in Special Education in the Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, Canada (March 1994).
Professional organisations
2013- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Master Educational Leadership
2013- Member of the Board of Supervision of PCPO D&B, Lisse
2013- Member of the Advisory Group for the Lectoraat [professional professorship] Christelijk Leraarschap, Driestar Educatief, Gouda.
2011 Reviewer of 7-years Consortium Applications (3-4 M €) in the domain of
Religious Education for the Austrian Science Fund, Vienna, Austria.
2011-2012 Member of the Research Committee for Academic Integrity, VU University
Amsterdam.
2010- Invited Member of the international educational network ‘Wissenschaftlicher
Arbeitskreis Netzwerk Bildung und Religion‘.
2010 Invited Member of the “Legitimeringspanel Kennisbasis Geestelijke Stromingen
van de Lerarenopleidingen Basisonderwijs“, HBO Raad, Vereniging van
Hogescholen.
2009- Member of the General Board of the Foundation Christian Press, the identity
foundation of the daily national newspaper TROUW
2009- Member of the Recommending Committee of Echelon, a Council for the
encouragement of intercultural and worldview communication in the school
setting
2009- Chair of the Nederlands Godsdienst Pedagogisch Genootschap (NGPG)
2009-10 Reviewer for the Research Foundation – Flanders (FWO, Fonds
Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Vlaanderen)
2008-2012 Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Netherlands Institute in St.
Petersburg (NIP) as part of the Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad (NWIB)
2008-2012 Member of the Begeleidingscommissie Verwante Instellingen Buitenland, VU
University Amsterdam
2008-2012 Member of the Grant Advisory Poule of VU University Amsterdam
2008-2009 Member of the VSNU committee for the Research Assessment of the Universiteit van Humanistiek (University of Humanistics), Utrecht, the Netherlands
2008- Member of the Regiegroep on the Identity of VU University Amsterdam
2007-2012 Member of the Klankbordgroep Diversity and Academic Edification in VU
University Amsterdam
2007- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Master Leren & Innoveren
(Learning & Innovating)
2006- Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Nederlandse Stichting voor Wijsgerig Pragmatisme.
2005-2012 Member of the Projectgroup Onderwijslezing, School of Education, Christelijke
Hogeschool Windesheim, Zwolle
2005-2007 Member of the committee of reviewers of MAGW/NWO.
2004-2009 Member of the Advisory Committee of the Kenniscentrum Maatschappij &
Religie (KCMR), Nijmegen respectively Tilburg
2003-2012 Member of the Advisory Group for het lectoraat [professional professorship] Pedagogische opdracht/kwaliteit, Christelijke Hogeschool Windesheim, Zwolle.
2003-2006 Member of the Projectgroep Kerk en Onderwijs of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, Utrecht
2003-2006 Member of the Identity Advisory Board of ICCO, Utrecht.
2002 Reviewer for the Dutch Validation Council for the Accreditation of the MBE-ME (Bovenschools Management), Executive Master of Business Administration in Management of Education, a joint master of Magistrum, NES and Octaaf
1998-2000 Chair of the ad hoc committee “Richtinggevende uitspaken christelijk onderwijs”
of the Nederlandse Protestants Christelijke Schoolraad (NPCS)
1998-2003 Member of the Section Geestelijke Vorming van de Generale Raad i.o. voor Kerkopbouw, theologie en opleiding van de SoW-kerken
1998 Member of the ad hoc committee of the Vereniging voor Protestants Christelijk Basisonderwijs, Pijnacker i.v.m. de uitgave van een gedenkboek ter ere van het 90-jarig bestaan in januari 1999
1998-1999 Member of the Round Table “Onderwijs, jongeren en zingeving”, Katholiek
Studiecentrum voor Geestelijke Volksgezondheid (KSGV), Tilburg
1996 On invitation the whole year three weekly the Vision-column for PCO-Magazine, the periodical of the PCO-Vakbonden (Protestant Education Union)
1996-2000 Member of the board of the International Conference 2000 “Like a Child in the World”
1996-1997 Member with didactical specialisation of the VSNU Teaching Assessment Committee of the Faculties of Theology and Religious Studies in Flanders and the Netherlands
1995-2001 Coordinator and co-leader of the project group Young Adults of the Charismatische Werkgemeenschap Nederland (CWN)
1995-1996 Member of the VSNU Institutional Assessment of the Universiteit van
Humanistiek (University of Humanistics), Utrecht
1994 Cooperation on inviation in the NCRV-program “Brink op Een”, broadcasted on
6 December 1994 via Nederland 1
1994-2000 Member of the College van Visitatoren Primair Onderwijs, BesturenraadPCO,
Voorburg
1994-2002 Member of the advisory board of Lingua Franca, Stichting voor Transculturele
Communicatie, Nijmegen.
1994-1997 Member of the Advisory Board of the VU-project “Focus op waarden” (Focus on Values)
1994-2000 Member of the resonance Group of the Orthodox Protestant Teachers College
“De Driestar”, Gouda
1993-1996 Member of the Scientific Advisory board of the PCOJ research project “Jeugd in
de jaren negentig” (Dutch Youth in the nineties)
1993-1996 Member of the working Group on “Identity” of the Teacher Training and
Assessment Centre VU University Amsterdam (IDO/VU)
1993-1996 Member of the Project group “Education and School”, Doorwerking Christelijk
Sociaal Congres
1993-2001 Chair of the Chamber Pedagogy of the VSNU (United Cooperating Dutch
Universities)
1989-1992 Member of the Coordinating Committee NWO/PEDON/THP
1987-1990 Member of the board of the Dutch Association “Pedagogen voor de Vrede”
1986-2012 Member of the board of the Section Wijsgerige en Historische Pedagogiek van
de Nederlandse Vereniging voor Opvoedkundigen (NVO)
1984-1987 External examiner for the final examinations Pedagogy of Dutch Teachers
Colleges