Kees Hoogland
Kees has been engaged in research in numeracy and mathematics education for primary education, secondary education, vocational education and adult education. He has been fascinated by how individuals act and make decisions when dealing with solving quantitative problems in daily life: "numeracy as social practice".
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On 14 June 2025, Kees Hoogland passed away. Kees was completely committed to putting numeracy on the map, both in the Netherlands and internationally. His outspoken views on education leave a lasting impression. Kees' life and work was far from finished. The research group will continue his work with the same passion that he demonstrated throughout his rich career.
Kees studied mathematics at Leiden University and subsequently worked as a mathematics lecturer, mathematics teacher trainer (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Leiden University, VU Amsterdam). He has also worked as a textbook author and editor (for Moderne Wiskunde and ffLerenRekenen), in-service teacher trainer, coach, consultant and CEO of the Algemeen Pedagogisch Studiecentrum. Kees had extensive experience in international consultancy and has been project manager in Indonesia and South Africa, among other places.
"Functional mathematics and numeracy should be seen as a social practice"
Kees Hoogland
Professor
Kees was professor of the Research group “Mathematical and analytical competence of professionals”. He was project leader of the Erasmus+ project "Common European Numeracy Framework", which aims to develop a common framework for numeracy, as an essential competence for citizens in the 21st century.
Fields of expertise
- Developments in numeracy, mathematics and statistics education
- 21st-century goals for numeracy, mathematics and statistics education
- Uses of numeracy, mathematics, and statistics by citizens and professionals
