In the context of education, ‘presence’—a state of alert awareness, receptivity and connectedness to what is happening in class—is related to depth of insight into the situation, and to more opportunities for action⁠. Presence is mainly conceptualized in philosophical and theoretical terms and idealistic …

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study among 50 secondary school students from 10 schools in the Netherlands, aiming to understand how they experience ‘presence’ – being fully (with one’s entire being) engaged in the here-and-now – in class⁠. Although presence was a non-regular experience, …

Het is echter zo dat gedragsmatig moeilijke leerlingen zich niet vanzelf 'normaal' gaan gedragen. Ze hebben daarbij hulp van de leraar en klasgenoten nodig om hun problemen te overwinnen (Wolf & Beukering, 2011). Alle onderwijsprofessionals stellen zich regelmatig de vraag: Hoe zorg ik dat het gedrag …