Elk jaar maken ongeveer 20.000 kinderen in Noord-Nederland deze overstap. Hoewel veel kinderen deze overgang probleemloos doorkomen, hebben sommige kinderen meer moeite met deze verandering. Met dit project willen we bestaande kennis over factoren die van invloed zijn op het welbevinden van kinderen …

This study explores the perspectives of teachers, parents, and teenage boys on pressing issues of absenteeism and dropout among boys in public secondary schools in North A district, Zanzibar. It exposes the underlying factors contributing to the high dropout rates, particularly among boys who are increasingly …

Practical work provides the opportunity for students to make a connection between hands-on activities and minds-on concepts. In this study, lesson design principles were investigated for stimulating Thinking-Back-and-Forth (TBF) between hands-on and minds-on aspects. Nine practical lessons intended to …

Een soepele start in het voortgezet onderwijsJaarlijks starten ongeveer 200.000 jongeren op Nederlandse middelbare scholen. De start op een nieuwe school is voor alle leerlingen een kwetsbaar moment, zeker voor leerlingen met een ondersteuningsbehoefte. Een niet soepele start kan leiden tot onderpresteren, …

With the rise of secondary alternative schools in the Netherlands, such as Montessori and Dalton, research into its effectiveness has become crucial. Alternative schools’ greater focus on autonomy and independence may better equip students with the self-regulated learning (SRL) skills essential for higher …

In an auctorate, secondary schools conduct research that contributes directly to the practice of education (www.auctoraat.nl). The Auctorate for Promising Education creates more knowledge and awareness of how secondary education can (continue to) offer learning opportunities to students from different …

The transition from primary to secondary school is generally thought to represent the onset of increased behavioral disengagement, which undermines students’ academic development. Prior studies examined the average development of behavioral disengagement across school transitions. This study examined …

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As part of honors education, there are two dominant ways in which talented students in Dutch secondary vocational education get extracurricular opportunities: (1) participation in honors programs in which a community with peers is central and (2) participation in professional competitions. There is evidence …