Kunsteducatie, cultuureducatie met kwaliteit, leven lang leren en sociale interventie, Creative Industries, ontwikkelingscontext, action research, case study onderzoek, praktijk en praktijkgerelateerd onderzoek, artistiek onderzoek, evaluatie onderzoek

onderzoeksmethodologie van praktijk- en praktijkgerelateerd onderzoek in de kunsten, curriculum ontwikkeling, kunsteducatie,

Van Beilen, C. (2014) The Role of Creative Talent and Cultural Awareness in Battling Educational Exclusion: Empirical Findings in Benin in Wabike, P., Van Hensbroek, P., Jester, M., Openjuru, G (eds) Education for Social Inclusion. Groningen:Globalisation Studies Groningen/University of Groningen

Van Beilen, C. and Hearn G. (2014) Educating for the Creative Industries in Developing Countries: Challenges and Strategies in Araya D., (ed) Higher education in a Global age.  Routledge.

 Van Beilen, C. (2012) Exploring Learning Processes in Creative Industries Initiatives in Developing Countries: An Examination of Policy and Practice. Thesis: Queensland University of Technology

 Van Beilen, C., Van der Kamp, M. & Zeelen, J. (2007) Sustainable development: the role of lifelong learning. Chapter 16 in Osborne, M., Sankey, K. & Wilson, B. Researching social capital, lifelong learning regions and the management of place, an international perspective. London: Routledge Taylor & Francis Books. ISBN: 978-0-203-94553-7

Van Beilen, C. (2005) On course. The contribution of lifelong learning to education for sustainable development. University of Groningen/ Dutch National UNESCO Commission