Startende leraren hebben het vaak zwaar. De overgang van pas afgestudeerd zijn naar de volledige verantwoordelijkheid hebben voor een klas is groot. En er is vervolgens weinig aandacht voor de ontwikkeling van leraren. Dit geldt voor docenten in Nederland, maar ook voor degenen die oop de caraaïbische …

Many studies have suggested that personal practical knowledge is essential for professional development. Recently, there has been growing recognition of the importance of teacher educators’ personal practical knowledge of ‘language’ for student learning development. However, the need for teacher educators …

Onderwijsvernieuwing en het afleggen van verantwoording kunnen elkaar in de weg zitten, maar daar waar ze samengaan gebeuren mooie dingen. Een aantal studenten van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam zijn gaan kijken bij scholen waar een vruchtbare samenwerking is ontstaan tussen school en de Onderwijsinspectie. …

The role of subject teachers in content and language integrated learning (CLIL) has received little attention, since most research focuses on language learning results of students. This exploratory study aims to gain insight into the perceptions of Dutch bilingual education history teachers by comparing …

This study focuses on how views on democracy develop during adolescence. A total of 40 Dutch adolescents were interviewed in their second and fourth year of secondary education. The study shows that the interviewed adolescents do become more familiar with politics but do not develop more nuanced views …

Many find it important that schools contribute to the citizenship of students. In the Netherlands, schools have a statutory obligation to do so. Yet many schools and teachers find it difficult to develop meaningful citizenship education. On the basis of a literature review and six case studies of schools …