In this contribution, theoretically inspired by the work of John Dewey, the author addresses the issue of the posibilities for religious education within the Christian tradition in a context in which faith and belief do ...

Whether denominational schools should be funded by a liberal democratic state is hotly debated in contemporary political and educational philosophy. In this article we defend that on certain conditions denominational schools ...

This article describes the trends in society leading to a shift in the presence of risk and protective factors in families. Starting point is family modernization; a process that is viewed both in an optimistic and in a ...

In the year 2001, the quality of care provided to children in 51 care groups from 39 Dutch day care centers was assessed using the Infant/Toddler Environment Scale (Harms et al., 1990) and compared to the quality of day ...

In a longitudinal study we investigated the relation between behavioral style of 171children and their later involvement in bullying and sociometric status. On the basis of systematic observations and teacher rating scale ...

This article addresses student disengagement and relates it to the pedagogical approach in the math classes within the two multi-ethnic schools under study. More specifically, the social norms underlying classroom interactions ...

To be adequately qualified for the knowledge society, individuals must be competent - besides having enough occupational knowledge and space to practice this knowledge on the shop floor - to steer themselves in a labour ...

In this study we examined the similarities and differences between foster care and kinship foster care. Questionnaries have been filled out by kinship foster parents, foster parents and social workers. The argument that ...