education

"We only speak Dutch at school"

Paper

Tessa Peters

01/05/2020

11 minutes to read

The use of home languages is not allowed in many schools in the Netherlands although a multilingual approach seems promising. This paper presents strategies that can be used as guidelines for dealing with multilingualism in the classroom.

The Rise of MOOCs: Can Online Distance Learning Replace Traditional Education?

Paper

Jan Dijsselbloem

11/04/2018

13 minutes to read

In recent years, MOOCs have become increasingly more popular. Distance learning at top universities has never been so accessible, but one could wonder about its effectiveness looking at the drop-out rates and students' grades.

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Decolonization of Education in South Africa

Paper

Nastassja Wessels

31/07/2017

12 minutes to read

This paper seeks to understand why there is a lack of theorization of decolonization on basic education of South Africa. Decolonization of education has largely been debated in abstract terms of higher education and other material spaces.

The inscription on the wall says "for an education that helps us think instead of teaching us to obey."

Neutrality in the public education system: does it exist?

Column

Daniela Meireles

16/06/2017

9 minutes to read

A social movement in Brazil accuses teachers of public institutions of imposing their political beliefs on students, and defends that schools should be ideologically neutral environments. However, is neutrality in education possible?

Police officers gather during an unauthorised protest against anti-police violence at the old harbour in Marseille, France, October 19, 2016

There are no shortcuts to become a police officer

Article

Lola Valles

09/11/2016

7 minutes to read

Lola Valles argues that govermenments should not take shortcuts to recruit and educate new police officers as an answer to security threats because the strategic position of police in society.

Still from the trailer of Monsieur Lazhar

Cultural differences in Monsieur Lazhar

Article

Stefan Voeten

11/03/2016

6 minutes to read

This article argues that the movie Monsieur Lazhar can contribute to a public debate on topics such as education and immigration.