In this chapter, we propose that the democracy we wish to see out in the world is influenced by the quality of our own “inner democracies”—that is: the quality of the democracies among and between the selves or voices in the landscape of the self. We must find ways out of the I-prisons we experience …

Het verhaal van je Selfie is een meer-stemmige uitdaging voor de VO-leerling tot het schrijven van zijn Zelfverhaal. Het zelfverhaal is betekenisvol voor de leerling omdat hij daarin zichzelf (zijn Zelf) laat zien in belangrijke gebeurtenissen en overtuigingen en zijn Zelf ontdekt, beschrijft en ontwikkelt. De …

This article focuses on moral authorship as an element of the professional development of novice teachers in the Netherlands. Moral authorship refers to the ability of teachers to observe, identify, verbalize and reflect on the moral aspects of their work in a proactive and dialogical manner. We elaborate …

This presentation reports on the status of an assessment-tool for Moral Authorship that is being developed for teachers and discusses its reliability and validation. Moral Authorship refers to the ability of teachers to observe, identify, articulate and reflect on moral aspects in their work in a thoughtful …

In: Heimbrock, H. (Ed.). (2016). Taking position: Empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Religious Education and worldview. Waxmann.

Writing expressive dialogues can be used to assist individuals in developing their career identities – that is: stories that are needed to help people position themselves in relation to the current labour market. Writing expressive dialogues entails having written conversations with various parts of …

In Cok Bakker & Nicolina Montesano Montessori (Eds.). Complexity in Education: From Horror to Passion. Rotterdam/Boston/Taipei: SensePublishers.

In this article, we elaborate on the role of dialogical learning in identity formation in the context of environmental education. First, we distinguish this kind of learning from conditioning and reproductive learning. We also show that identity learning is not self-evident and we point out the role …

Philosophy for Democracy is a research project that aims to examine whether and how Philosophy with Children contributes to the development of democratic skills and attitudes. In the Netherlands, as in almost all Western countries, Philosophy with Children is linked with the movement for citizenship …

We propose that writing can be employed to foster the kind of career learning required in the twenty-first century. The article offers insights into how writing exercises and approaches can be applied to help students construct their career stories in a way that allows them to engage in a dialogical …