When teaching is considered as a collaborative activity, the aim of research projects in schools needs to exceed the individual and personal levels and aim to contribute to research-informed reflection of a team of teachers. Within this multiple case study, we adapted the graduation research project …

The Dutch Way in Education gaat over het ondewijs, het leren en het leidinggeven op de Nederlandse manier. Nederland doet het al jaren goed in Pisa rankings, scoren hoog als het gaat over het welbevinden van het kind en hebben een hoogwaardig onderwijssysteem met een goede balans tussen excellentie en …

Out-of-school science educational activities, such as school visits to a science center, aim at stimulating pupils’ science talent. Science talent is a developmental potential that takes the form of talented behaviors such as curiosity and conceptual understanding. This dissertation investigates whether …

There are many different forms of cooperation between schools, day care, after school care and pre-school in the Netherlands. In all cases, coorperation between the different sectors and professionals is expected to improve children's oppurtinities. This chapter is based on the knowledge and experience …

The bilingual education standard agreed by the Network for Dutch Bilingual schools requires subject teachers to be able to provide feedback on their learners’ language use. But this is not as easy as it seems. What type of language do learners produce in subject lessons? What language aspects could the …

The experiences of beginning and experienced teachers in parent teacher contact Beginning teachers struggle during their first years, which is shown in the number of beginning teachers that leave the profession. 25 percent leaves within five years. This is worrying, as there is a lack of teachers. Beginning …

Het belang van sport en bewegen bij jongeren.Wat is er aan de hand?NNGB oplossing voldoet nietWat moet er dan andersBewegingsonderwijsNaschools en tussen schoolsBeweegactivering

In 1986, English became a compulsory subject in primary education in The Netherlands1. While secondary schools have, by law, been required to offer English since 1863 the articulation between Dutch primary and secondary education levels of English language teaching has always been problematic to the …

Measuring the added value of housing for primary education.

Sports in elementary school: physical education specialists vs. group teachers.The aim of the project is stimulating sport participation among elementary school children in the province of Friesland. The ultimate aim is to provide three hours of physical education, provided by an physical education specialist, …