Laaggecijferdheid is een belangrijk onderwerp voor onderzoek, want het leven van laaggecijferde personen brengt grote uitdagingen met zich mee. Tot nu toe gaat de meeste aandacht van onderzoekers naar laaggeletterdheid. In deze onderzoeken is er soms ook aandacht voor laaggecijferdheid, maar dit is meestal …

This contribution addresses two studies of the processes and outcomes of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Dutch primary education. Firstly, this article describes a preliminary study of the learning outcomes at the end of primary education, comparing pupils’ language proficiency after either two …

Leerkrachten die hun leerlingen willen ontwikkelen tot reken-wiskundige probleemoplossers moeten zelf ook goede probleemoplossers zijn. Om toekomstige leraren basisonderwijs, aan dit doel te laten werken is het van belang dat ze non-routine reken-wiskundige problemen oplossen en bovendien daarbij reflecteren …

Digitale lunchlezing. Hogeschool Utrecht (HU) wil professionals opleiden die bijdragen aan duurzame ontwikkeling, zoals beschreven in de Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Duurzaamheid is nog geen vast onderdeel van de ICT-opleidingen en daar wil Joris Gresnigt, onderzoeker bij het lectoraat Didactiek …

This reports is about content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in multilingual primary classrooms. While in theory CLIL offers many opportunities for inclusive education in multilingual settings, questions remain as to how integrated language teaching can be realised, and what teacher knowledge …

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.