Open-mindedness is defined as one’s willingness and ability to consider opposing beliefs and perspectives and give them a serious, impartial consideration by setting aside one’s commitment towards one’s own beliefs and perspectives. Learning to prepare and teach open-minded lessons is a crucial skill …

Educational policies in the Netherlands reveal that the current mainstream participatory approach to citizenship education jeopardises students’ autonomy. Especially in Dutch post-secondary vocational education, citizenship education has been shown to be mainly aimed at socialization: initiating students …

Het bespreken van onderwerpen die controverse oproepen is een belangrijk aspect van burgerschapsonderwijs. Leerlingen moeten immers leren met verschillende standpunten om te gaan. Ook als docent Nederlands heb je op dit terrein een taak. In dit hoofdstuk staat deze taak centraal. Eerst wordt beschreven …

Based on 13 interviews with Eritrean status holders and professionals in Amsterdam this article explores how paying attention to media skills and media literacies may help gain a better understanding of what matters in exchanges between professionals and legal refugees in the mandatory Dutch integration …

Highlights−Constitutional freedom of education affects democratic citizenship education policy.−Citizenship education legislation in 2006 and 2007 placed little demands on schools.−Legislation introduced in 2021 has further specified what is expected from schools.−Studies of citizenship education in …

BOT-sessie n.a.v. de Strategische Beleidsagenda Internationalisering 2022-2025.

The views young people have towards democratic values shape their views in later life. However, the values that are fundamental to democracy, such as majority rule and minority rights, are often competing. This study aims to provide insight into the ways adolescents view democratic issues in which democratic …

Bij burgerschapsonderwijs is discussiëren niet alleen een belangrijke vaardigheid, maar ook een ingang om maatschappelijke vraagstukken te verkennen en te oefenen met het concreet maken van abstracte begrippen. Met behulp van het burgerschapsspel Terra Nova Minimaatschappij (Terra Nova) onderzochten …

Article for the Albanian Studies Days 2021 of the European University of Tirana.  Higher education supports students in acquiring competences; a mix of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Experience has shown that it is precisely attitude and skills that ensure a better connection to the labor market, …