Ons denken zit vol stereotypen. Chirurg of piloot associëren we maar al te vaak met een witte man, bij een kunstenaar denken we meteen aan Picasso, en als we een we­tenschapper tekenen, is dat meestal een man met een snor.

Is dat een probleem? Eigenlijk wel … want als volwassenen stereotiep denken, dan doen kinderen dat ook. Vooroordelen en groepsdruk kunnen zo leiden tot prestatie­drang, stress, schooluitval, discriminatie en een gebrek aan rolmodellen in zorg, onderwijs, technische of ...

A comprehensive look at the key theoretical principles, concepts, and research findings about learning, with special attention paid to how these concepts and principles can be applied in today’s classrooms. This widely used and respected resource introduces readers to the key theoretical principles, concepts, and research findings about learning and helps them see how to apply that theory and research as educators. Learning Theories begins with a discussion of the relationship between learn...

Focuses on three fundamental questions to help reduce curricular and organisational clutter in the interest of clarity and focus: What does it mean to understand? What is most important to understand? How do we prioritize our strategic effort to help students understand what is most important?

This is a book about collaboration by education professionals on a global scale by first establishing the need for it then outlining how that collaboration can be created.

Tom Sherrington and Oliver Caviglioli team up to present 50 essential teaching techniques, each with five clear and concise illustrations and explanations. It forms a truly unique repository of key teaching methods, valuable to any classroom practitioner in any setting.

Stephen Covey's THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE took the self-help market by storm in 1990 and has enjoyed phenomenal sales ever since. With over 15 million copies in print, the book has become a classic. Now a touchstone for millions of individuals, as well as for families and businesses, the integrated, principle-centered 7 Habits philosophy has helped readers find solutions to their personal and professional problems, and achieve a life characterized by fairness, integrity, honesty...

The Pearson Longman Vocational English series is designed to meet the English language needs of learners in a range of vocational specialisations. Designed for both pre-work and in-work learners these titles combine a strong grammar syllabus with the essential vocabulary that these students will need in their working lives.

What do you do when your learners know what to do but still aren't doing it? Training is created with the goal of changing learners' behaviors, but anyone who has created learning experiences knows that there's a big gap between knowing and doing. You can create an engaging learning experience that informs and helps people remember, but often those people go back to their regular world and continue to do things the same way they always have. In the last few decades, the fields of psychology, ...

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