Prof Dr W.H. Gijselaers
Current research focuses on expertise development in management education, leadership and leadership development, and judgment and decision making in audit teams. He received several grants from the Dutch Government and the Dutch Science Foundation for educational development projects and fundamental research.
- "Culture, Ethics and Leadership", a new research initiative by the Graduate School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University.
- "Moving Audit Teams Forward," funded by the Foundation for Audit Research (FAR).
- PhD projects on Leadership in Teams, Leadership Development, Workplace Learning and Audit Quality, Schooling and the Acquisition of Citizenship, and Expertise Development in Hotel Management.
Feeney, M.F., Grohnert, T., Gijselaers, W.H., Martens, P., &. (2022). Organizations, learning and sustainability: A cross-disciplinary review and research agenda. Journal of Business Ethics https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-022-05072-7
Koeslag, M., van der Klink, M., Bossche van den, P., & Gijselaers, W.H (Online First). Vertical or shared? When leadership supports team learning for educational change. Higher Education. doi.org/10.1007/s10734-020-00620-4
Meeuwissen, S., Gijselaers, W.H., Wolfhagen, H.A.P., & oude Egbrink, M.A (2021). Working beyond disciplines in teacher teams: teachers’ revelations on enablers and inhibitors. Perspectives on Medical Education, 10, 33-40. doi.org/10.1007/s40037-020-00644-7
Meeuwissen, S., Gijselaers, W.H., Wolfhagen, H.A.P., & oude Egbrink, M.A (2020). When I say … team learning. Medical Education, 54(9),784–785. DOI: 10.1111/medu.14174
Nellen, L., Gijselaers, W.H., & Grohnert, T. (2020). A meta-analytic literature review on organization-level drivers of team learning, Human Resource Development Review, 19(2), 152–182. Doi.org/10.1177/1534484319894756
Zaar, S., Bossche van den P., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2020). How business students think about leadership: a qualitative study on leader identity and meaning-making. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 19(2), 168-191. doi.org/10.5465/amle.2017.0290
Meeuwissen, S., Gijselaers, W.H., Wolfhagen, H.A.P., & oude Egbrink, M.A. (2020). How teachers meet in interdisciplinary teams: hangouts, distribution centers and melting pots. Academic Medicine, 95(8), 1265-1273. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003115
Grohnert, T., Meuwissen, R.H.G., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2019). Enabling Young Professionals to Learn from Errors. The Role of a Supportive Learning Climate in Crossing Help Network Boundaries. Vocations and Learning, 12(2), 217-243. Doi.org/10.1007/s12186-018-9206-2
Koeslag-Kreunen, M., van den Bossche, P., Hoven, M., van der Klink, M. R., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2018). When Leadership Powers Team Learning: A Meta-Analysis. Small Group Research, 49(4), 475-513. doi.org/10.1177/1046496418764824
Book Chapters
Beausaert, S., Segers, M., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2012). Het gebruik van Persoonlijke Ontwikkelingsplannen op de werkplek: Effecten, doelen en ondersteunende condities. In P. Schramade (Ed.), Handboek effectief opleiden.
Bossche van den P., Gijselaers, W.H., & Milter, R.G. (2011). Building Learning Experiences in (and for) a Changing World: An Overview. In P. van den Bossche, W. Gijselaers, & R. Milter (Eds.), Building learning experiences in a changing world. Advances in Business Education and Training Volume III (pp. 1-6). Dordrecht: Springer.
Beausaert, S., Segers, M., van der Rijt, J., Gijselaers, W. (2011). The use of Personal Development Plans in the workplace: A literature review. In P. van den Bossche, W. Gijselaers, & R. Milter (Eds.), Building learning experiences in a changing world. Advances in Business Education and Training Volume III (pp. 235-265). Dordrecht: Springer.
Pham, N.T.P., Gijselaers, W.H., & Segers, M.R. (2011). The Effects of Trainees’ Perception of the Training Design on Transfer of Training. In P. van den Bossche, W. Gijselaers, & R. Milter (Eds.), Building learning experiences in a changing world. Advances in Business Education and Training Volume III (pp. 215-234). Dordrecht: Springer.
Gijselaers, W.H, & Milter R.G. (2010). Issues in Accounting/Business Education. In: P. Peterson, E. Baker & B. McGaw, (Eds.), International Encyclopedia of Education. volume 3, (pp. 39-44). Oxford: Elsevier.
Gijselaers, W.H., & Milter, R.G. (2009). The Challenge of Change in Business and Economics Education: Lessons Learned from the EDiNEB Network. In R. De Filippi & C. Wankel (Eds.), Being and Becoming a Management Education Scholar. Research in Management Education and Development, volume 7 (pp. 153-170). Greenwich, Con: Information Age Publishing.
Tempelaar, D.T., Schim van der Loeff, S., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2009). Business Students’ Self-Theories, Goal Orientations, and Achievement Motivation. In P. Daly & D. Gijbels (Eds.), Real Learning Opportunities at Business School and Beyond (pp. 53–70). Dordrecht, Heidelberg, London, New York: Springer.
Van den Bossche, P., Akkermans, M., Gijselaers, W.H., & Segers, M.S.R. (2009). Shared Mental Models and Team Learning: Consequences For Improving Patient Safety. In A. Heller (Ed.), Dresden Teamwork concept for Medical High Risk Organizations (pp. 45 - 64). New York: Nova Publishers.
Rienties, B., Tempelaar, D.T., Dijkstra J, Rehm, M., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2008). Longitudinal Study Of Online Remedial Education Effects. In N.P. Barsky, M. Clements, J. Ravn & K. Smith (Eds.), The Power of Technology for Learning. Advances in Business Education and Training (Vol. 1, pp. 43-61). Berlin, Boston: Springer.
Kirschner, P., Beers, P.J., Boshuizen, H.P.A., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2006). Coercing Shared Knowledge in Collaborative Learning Environments. In Sasha A Barab, Kenneth E Hay, Nancy Butler Songer, Daniel T Hickey (Eds.), Making a Difference: Volume I and II: The Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ICLS) (pp. 342-348). London: Routledge.
Gijselaers, W.H., Arts, J.A., Boshuizen, H.P.A., & Segers, M.S.R. (2006). A Trade-Off Between Formal and Dynamic Knowledge Occurs as Graduates Enter the Workplace. In R. De Filippi & C. Wankel (Eds.), New Visions of Graduate Management Education. Research in Management Education and Development, volume 5 (pp. 65-86). Greenwich, Con: Information Age Publishing.
Gijselaers, W.H. & Harendza, S. (2006). Dynamics of Planned Change: When Participants Talk Back. In L. Hunt, A. Bromage, & B. Thomkinson (Eds.), The Realities of Educational Change (pp. 101-114). London: Routledge Falmer Press.
Beers, P.J., Kirschner, P. A., Boshuizen, H.P.A., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2005). Coercing Knowledge Construction in Collaborative Learning Environments. Proceedings of the CSCL 2005.
Arts, J.A., Gijselaers, W.H., &. Segers, M.S.R (2004). Fostering Managerial Problem-Solving. From Cognitive Research to Instructional Design to Expertise. In H.P.A. Boshuizen, R. Bromme & H. Gruber (Eds.), Professional Learning: Gaps and Transitions on the Way from Novice to Expert (pp. 97-120). Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Nijhuis, J., Segers, M.S.R., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2004). Learning about Teaching Information Systems in a Problem-Based Curriculum: An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Students’ Individual Differences on their Conception and Perception of Problem Tasks. In R. Ottewill, A. Wall & L. Falque (Eds.), Educational Innovation in Economics and Business VIII: Pedagogy, Technology & Innovation (pp.229-249). Dordrecht, London, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Gijselaers, W.H., & Arts, J.A. (2003). The Graduate: Transfer of Knowledge within the Managerial Workplace. In H.P.A. Boshuizen, (Ed.), Expertise Development: the Transition Between School and Work (pp. 75-94). Heerlen: Open University Press. ISBN 90 358 2063 0
Gijselaers, W.H., & Wolfhagen, H.A.P. (2002). Structure Follows Strategy: the New Maastricht Medical Curriculum. In P. Dieter (Ed.), New Pathways in Medical Education (pp. 27-34). Leipzig: Leipziger Messe Verlag.
Bollen, L., Jansen, B., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2002). Measuring the Effect of Innovations in Teaching Methods on the Performance of Accounting Students. In A. Bentzen-Bilkvist, R.G. Milter & W.H. Gijselaers (Eds.), Educational Innovation in Economics and Business VII: Educating Knowledge Workers for Corporate Leadership: Learning into the Future (pp. 21-40). Dordrecht, London, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Hommes, J., & Gijselaers, W.H. (2002). Staff development in a Problem-Based Curriculum: Organizational Requirements For Best Tutor Practices. In A. Bentzen-Bilkvist, R.G. Milter & W.H. Gijselaers (Eds.), Educational Innovation in Economics and Business VII: Educating Knowledge Workers for Corporate Leadership: Learning into the Future (pp. 263-274). Dordrecht, London, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Prof Dr W.H. Gijselaers
Department Chair