Gemotiveerd leren en lesgeven zet motivatieprocessen helder uiteen en geeft aan wat je als leraar kunt doen om de intrinsieke motivatie van leerlingen te ondersteunen. Als leerlingen gemotiveerd zijn, zijn ze betrokken en nieuwsgierig en beter in staat om te gaan met uitdagingen en tegenslagen. Ook halen ze vaak betere schoolresultaten. In de praktijk blijkt echter dat de motivatie van leerlingen gedurende hun schoolloopbaan afneemt. Ze vinden het saai op school en zijn minder betrokken bij s...

Mensen leven in relaties, omdat we elkaar nodig hebben. Daarom worden onze relaties gekenmerkt door wederkerigheid: we ontvangen van de ander, en geven aan de ander. In de contextuele benadering van Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy wordt dit ‘relationele ethiek’ genoemd. Daarmee wordt een fundament van hechte, duurzame (familie)relaties blootgelegd; de bron voor geslaagde relaties.

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Basisboek Duurzame Ontwikkeling biedt studenten een brede introductie op duurzame ontwikkeling. Het boek is gericht op studenten van alle disciplines in het hoger onderwijs. Het beschrijft duurzame ontwikkeling op een evenwichtige manier, rekening houdend met people, planet en profit/prosperity. Het boek heeft oog voor de mondiale kant van duurzame ontwikkeling en de toekomstaspecten ervan. Basisboek Duurzame Ontwikkeling is tot stand gekomen in nauwe samenwerking met meer dan dertig docenten...