How to open up spaces to make education more meaningful? The concept of space can involve educational interactions, relationships, contents and other relevant aspects relating to this purpose. The book presents three perspectives to engage in opening up spaces. It empowers pupils, students, and teachers …

In times of stability, it is relatively easy – or so it seems – to educate students for a ‘known’ future. My argument in this chapter is that we live in a time of multiple transitions (Rotmans, 2015), multiple crises (Capra & Luisi, 2014; Wahl, 2016; Sayer, 1994; Harvey, 2000; Jessop, 2012) and an unknown …

The chapters in this volume contribute to the rethinking of aspects of educational practice in the fields of Bildung, mathematics and language, religion and worldview education in contemporary life, considered as a time of crisis and manifold transitions.

In this chapter Anouk Zuurmond explores the notion of Bildung. The chapter starts with a review of social literature on Bildung and an analysis of fundamental Dutch policy documents. It then describes a subsidised research project run by a consortium of two research-oriented universities, two secondary …

Chapter eight entails an interpretation and summary of the outcomes of this volume. It describes fundamental insights that the authors distilled from the preceding chapters.

Wessels asks the question what kind of educational space we should open in response to complex questions and challenges that permeate our contemporary, shared world (e.g., related to climate change and multiculturalism).

The objective of the project was to investigate the long-term hot/wet performance of Glass fibre Reinforced Epoxy composites used for industrial pipe systems. A large part of the work consisted of the development of test methods for both macroscopic and microscopic level. This resulted in new test methods …

Er is wat vreemds aan de hand met natuur in de stad. Aan de ene kant zijn er mensen die melden dat de stad een ecologisch eldorado is waar meer soorten per vierkante kilometer voorkomen dan op het platteland en zelfs meer dan in gebieden als de Veluwe. Aan de andere kant zijn er mensen die waarschuwen …

Beschouwing over waarderend onderzoeken van organisaties en organisatievraagstukken waarbij de kunsten ter inspiratie dienen.

Kitty Jurrius is sinds 1 november 2019 lector Klantenperspectief in Ondersteuning en Zorg bij het domein Flevoland van hogeschool Windesheim. In 'Toekomstperspectief van de klant in ondersteuning en zorg' schetst zij de uitgangspunten van het lectoraat voor de komende periode en kijkt zij vooruit naar …