In this article the work of power through discourse in music education in primary schools in the Netherlands is examined. After introducing the central concepts of culture, practice, discourse, and power, the current dominant musical discourse in the Netherlands is presented as expressed in three nested …

Presentatie in het kader van de schoolleiderscursus Cultuureducatie van K&C Drenthe.

In today’s era of content abundance, education has to deal with changed practices for the dissemination of knowledge. Many digital resources are available, and they have the potential to take the place of textbooks. ‘The role of the classic textbook as the key, immutable reference point for any class …

Presentation in a session with three papers. The central issue in this session is the de-problematizing of diversity. Three researchers from three different European countries will share their thoughts on this topic amongst themselves and with the audience - the session has much room for discussion. …

In these uncertain times, politicians and society have been voicing high expectations from teacher education asking for evidence of added value and impact on the student. In this study a longitudinal mixed-methods approach was used to determine the impact of in-service Master of Education programmes …

In de tweede kamer zijn onlangs vragen gesteld over de ‘niet-bezoeker’. In deze notitie schetsen we, op basis van bestaand onderzoek, een beeld van wat er bekend is over de ‘niet-bezoeker’. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat het cultuurbereik in Nederland boven de 90% van de Nederlandse bevolking ligt; beperken …

2007, the Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning took the initiative to issue the social building blocks: real estate for facilities. This has been the first attempt to deal with social real estate professionally as an asset. In 2008 the professorship of public real estate started with its first Barometer …

Keynote tijdens congres bij het festival At the Watergate, internationaal jeugdmuziekfestival Sneek.

Culture has freed us to some extent from nature, first through language and religion, and almost simultaneously through technology. From the control of the fire and the first tools until now - smart technology - technological development has taken a long cultural path, with many challenges and possibilities. …