Erik Willy Alberic De Corte

Background

Corte, Erik Willy Alberic De was born on June 15, 1941 in Blankenberge, Belgium.

Education

Degree in education, U. Leuven, Belgium, 1964; D in Pedagogical Science, 1970.

Career

Assistant Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique, U. Leuven, 1964-1971; lecturer in educational psychology, U. Leuven, 1971-1972; professor in educational psychology, U. Leuven, since 1976; director, Leuven Language Center, 1987-1993.

Achievements

• Erik Willy Alberic De Corte has been listed as a noteworthy Educational psychology researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member APA, European Association Research on Learning and Instruction (president 1985-1989, Oeuvre award for outstanding contributions to research on learning and instruction 1997), Belgian Psychological Association, Dutch Education Research Association, American Ednl. Research Association, International Association Applied Psychology (president division education instruction and school psychology 1994-1998), International Society for Study of Behavioral Development, Royal Norwegian Society Sciences and Letters, Section Humanities (foreign), Academia Europaea, International Academy Education (president since 1998).

Interests

• Avocations: music, painting, bicycling, belles-lettres.

Connections

M. Rita Vanderheyde, September 23, 1964. Children: Emmanuel, Karolien.

child:

Karolien Corte

child:

Emmanuel Corte