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 …

Western societies are quickly becoming less coherent (Giddens, 1991). As a result it is increasingly unclear how individuals should act in a range of situations or how they may understand themselves. To a certain extent this development towards more diverse perspectives and a broader range of ways to …

In the Netherlands, the position of the city center is transitioning from a place-to-buy to a place-to-be. This means that the city center is changing from a place where people come to shop, to a place where people come to meet and experience. This shift causes Municipalities to reevaluate the position …

Since 2016, the European Honors Council stimulates talent development programs at European Higher Education Institutions, which help talented young people to reach their full potential, so they can positively contribute to the solving of societal problems. This is a challenging process, but we are convinced …

Dit onderzoek richt zich op een belangrijk onderdeel van kritisch denken: argumentatie. Het doel is om het effect van twee instructietechnieken op argumentatievaardigheden te vergelijken: writing to learn en mapping. Beide technieken bevatten elaboratie- en organisatiestrategieën. Beide technieken worden …

Veel eerstejaarsstudenten in het hoger onderwijs hebben moeite met schrijfvaardigheid in het Nederlands. Ze vinden het lastig om gestructureerde, lezergerichte teksten te schrijven in de meer abstracte en vakspecifieke taal van het hoger onderwijs. Deze moeilijkheden zijn problematisch omdat schrijven …

According to a recent manifesto titled Manifest Nederlands op School, the secondary school subject Dutch Language and Literature is incoherent, unchallenging and unscientific. In order to solve this problem, the school subject should strive to reach levels of conscious language proficiency (‘bewuste …

Presentatie voor studenten die een rapport moeten schrijven over hun onderzoek in het kader van de Buitenwerkplaats.

During my first visit to Japan in 1990 I got acquainted with the Toshiba DynaBook. Unlike earlier laptops, this one was small, elegant and easily fitted into a backpack. A year later I was able to purchase one. This wonder of compact technology accompanied me during my travels to Berlin and Eastern Europe …

In a longitudinal design, 51 low-achieving adolescents’ development in writing proficiency from Grades 7 to 9 was measured. There were 25 native-Dutch and 26 language-minority students. In addition, the roles of (1) linguistic knowledge, (2) metacognitive knowledge, and (3) linguistic fluency in predicting …