Dr Jose Van Den Akker
Professor
Education and the Arts
The University of Queensland
Australia
Biography
Dr José van den Akker works as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Centre for Learning, Equity, Access And Participation (LEAP) at CQUniversity. José completed her PhD (Exploring and Working with the Dynamics in Cross Cultural Education) in 2009. At present she seeks to explore how the use of national and transnational social networks and social media helps younger older Dutch migrants, who live in Western Australia and Queensland, to improve their social wellbeing and resilience.
Research Interest
EDUCATION
