In dagelijkse werksituaties valt er veel te leren. Leerkansen worden echter lang niet altijd benut, waardoor fouten zich herhalen of noodzakelijke ontwikkeling onvoldoende wordt bereikt. Door alert te zijn op leermogelijkheden en door leerprocessen deskundig te begeleiden draagt u bij aan het leren van mensen en aan de ontwikkeling van een lerende cultuur in uw organisatie. Opleiders, managers en docenten krijgen met dit boek materiaal in handen voor het aanscherpen van hun visie op praktijkg...

De wetenschap heeft weinig aandacht voor ouderschap. Alice van der Pas doet een serieuze poging om dit onderontwikkelde gebied van de psychologie in kaart te brengen. Drie zaken zijn opmerkelijk in de wijze waarop zij dat in dit boek doet:

De bekommernis van de auteur om de belangen van kinderen staat buiten kijf. In dit boek echter, zet zij het kind even, theoretisch, de kamer uit opdat het de aandacht van de lezer niet afleidt van de ouders.

Van der Pas geeft een totaalvisie op ouderschap ...

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This collection provides a comparative case study of how memories of World War II have be...

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It takes a comprehensive look at the different types of media in A...