Pedagogiek - Volume 40, Issue 1, 2020

Abstract The importance of ‘pedagogical tact’ in relation to experiencing wonder in the classroom. Research has both empirically shown and philosophically defended the importance of ‘wonder’ in and for education. This paper aims to contribute to answering the question how, given the important role wonder can play in education, teachers can stimulate experiences of wonder in the classroom. An experience of wonder i Read More

Abstract Bildung in Dutch universities of applied sciences. Teachers’ perceptions about their task in students’ moral education. In response to market ideology permeating the education system, an appeal has been made to the notion of Bildung to understand better what (higher) education should be about. Traditionally, it denotes a process of becoming human through which individuals can develop their capacities and talent Read More

Abstract Making work of the morality of teachers daily practice through reflection and dialogue An exploratory case study to teachers’ meaning given to their daily practice experiences with pupils This article reports a study into the reflection of teachers. The teachers participated in a professional learning community (PLC) to investigate their interactions with pupils in a dialogical process with colleagues. For this purpos Read More

Abstract Lessons Queer in the classroom: good intentions? This study investigates the effect of Homo in de Klas (Queer in the classroom) on the willingness of orthodox Christian pupils from four Reformed schools to change their attitudes regarding homosexuality. The study has a quantitative and qualitative part. A survey was carried out among 636 pupils (37 classes) from the third grade havo / vwo (ninth-grade students: coll Read More

Abstract Bullying on ‘the Healthy Primary School of the Future’: An explorative study To improve the well-being and health of students, several Dutch schools currently implement health promoting lifestyle interventions. To which degree these interventions influence bullying behavior in the school setting is unknown. This mixed methods study examines the influence of a lifestyle intervention at four primary schools (The Heal Read More

Abstract To implement, and learn. The implementation and subsequent lessons of a module aimed at enhancing home-based parental literacy involvement With this study, we (a) analyze the implementation of the parental involvement module of Success for All aimed at enhancing home-based parental literacy involvement in the first, second, and third Grade, and (b) draw lessons from that implementation. For three scho Read More