In the ambitions to upgrade the teaching profession, much attention is given to Master’s courses for teachers. As such Master’s courses ask for considerable investment in time and money, the question can be raised to what extent the upgrading of teachers to the Master’s level will lead to improvement …

The paper describes the development and evaluation of a curriculum unit in which 3rd semester preservice students in pairs developed and tried out a series of IBSE lessons in primary schools. The preservice students were especially selected for a university-based course whereas until recently all primary …

The hard side in total quality management of measurement and data analysis can only be successful if it is replenished with the soft side, the people side. This conclusion has serious consequences for the education of professionals, especially managers. Managers should be trained in soft skills, trained …

The integrated use of technologies in learning in formal education and training in The Netherlands is far from realized, and there is still a long way to go to reach that goal. But what are the views of students and early career teachers about learning with technologies? This chapter focuses on Dutch …

Convivencia en Educación: Problemas y Soluciones. Perspectivas Europea y Latinoamericana, es una obra que nace de las aportaciones de investigadores europeos y latinoamericanos mediante tres jornadas de trabajo desarrolladas en mayo de 2010, en las que participan diferentes ponentes que trabajaran temas …

This paper examines the role of the public private partnerships in the health care systems of three European countries - The United Kingdom, Poland and the Czech Republic. Public private partnerships were developed in the 19th century in the UK. It was a way to finance the rapid growth of the infrastructure, …

Deze inventarisatie is uitgevoerd om inzicht te geven in de ontwikkelingen van het excellentieonderwijs in het Hoger Beroepsonderwijs (HBO). Doel is in beeld te krijgen hoe het excellentieonderwijs in het Nederlandse HBO er voor staat en wat mogelijke knelpunten en succesfactoren zijn. Nevendoelen zijn …

Many students in secondary schools consider the sciences difficult and unattractive. This applies to physics in particular, a subject in which students attempt to learn and understand numerous theoretical concepts, often without much success. A case in point is the understanding of the concepts current, …