Burgerschapsonderwijs is er niet om volgzame, brave burgers op te leiden. Leerlingen, van vmbo tot wo, verdienen allemaal om democratisch te kunnen participeren. De plicht hen dit te leren ligt bij het onderwijs. In dit korte artikel een weergave van het proces waarbij de kern is dat het ontwikkelen …

Er is steeds meer aandacht voor onderzoek en practoraten in het mbo (Werkagenda mbo, 2023-2027). Geïnspireerd en gestuurd door ontwikkelingen binnen het onderwijs, het werkveld en de maatschappij, kiezen steeds meer mbo-scholen ervoor zelf onderzoek te doen en zich te ontwikkelen als kennisinstelling …

The challenges facing primary education are significant: a growing teacher shortage, relatively high administrative burdens that contribute to work-related stress and an increasing diversity of children in the classroom. A promising new technology that can help teachers and children meet these challenges …

Exploring Practical Knowledge investigates professional practices from a hermeneutic perspective. The book presents, discusses and applies notions such as practical knowledge, practical wisdom, tacit knowledge, and normativity to the professional lifeworld. These contributions focus on both specific …

In this chapter we elaborate a hermeneutical perspective on professionalism and professional development in the wide range of professions and vocational trainings, which fall under the concern of a University of Applied Sciences (UAS). In a joint research programme of the HU UAS and Utrecht University …

In this chapter, we present a perspective on the professionalisation of students in higher vocational education, which relates their life orientation to professional and societal values and beliefs. In a teaching programme at HU UAS Utrecht, inspired by Biesta’s notion of a pedagogy of interruption, …

Although education programmes are constantly being renewed, innovation does not always lead to anchored changes in educational practice. One explanation is that educational innovation evolves more dynamics than often is assumed. Instead of following a well-designed plan, the core activities of innovation …

Introduction to the Special Issue of the Journal on Translation and Interpreting Studies 17:3 (2022)

Background Providing individualized care based on the context and preferences of the patient is important. Knowledge on both prognostic risk stratification and blended eHealth care in musculoskeletal conditions is increasing and seems promising. Stratification can be used to match patients to the most …

Europe’s aging population is leading to a growing number of people affected by chronic disease, which will continue over the coming decades. Healthcare systems are under pressure to deliver appropriate care, partly due to the burden imposed on their limited financial and human resources by the growing …