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Publications:
The risks of trust
Claudia Ceccon, the keynote speaker at the 5th Anniversary Conference of Netherlands Antilles Center for School Improvement (NA-CSI), Curaçao, which took place in April 2008, discussed the issue of trust in leading a school – the risks and rewards involved – using as illustration cases in Brazil and in the US
Learning mathematics in Papiamentu
Martin van Reeuwijk visited the Dutch Antilles in October 2007 and made the following report
Evaluation as a challange for discussion
Article by Spier ten Doesschate of APS in Schola Europea Panorama, issue organised by European School Culham. March 2007.
Adaptive Education and Adapting Schools in Hungary
Maria Bognar (OKI, National Institute of Public Education, Budapest, Hungary) Annemarie Oomen, Teja van der Meer and Boudewijn van Velzen (APS, National Centre for School Improvement, Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Mestres da Mudança (pdf)
Liderar escolas com a cabeça e o coração;Masters of Change: Leading schools with the Head and the Heart
Let's Fly a Kite
Method and results of interactive schooldiagnosis
Schulentwicklung
Modelle, Diagnose, Beratung
Educational change facilitators
An overview of various aspects of the work of educational change facilitators.
Op weg naar betere onderwijskansen in Suriname (dissertation in Dutch)
On the way to better educational chances in Surinam.
Repeating and Underachievement in Suriname Elementary School
A literature overview, an empirical-quantitative study and policy recommendations.
Maths walk (pdf)
There is mathematics to be found in the streets. The world around us provides many opportunities to come up with ‘mathematical’ tasks based on everyday situations.
Perspectives on Learning (pdf)
Interviews with the director of APS International and three long time partners from Brazil, Uganda and Germany. Together they picture the ambitions of a rather young branch of APS activities, but also the lessons we still have to master.
Twenty Two Theories (pdf)
This selection of 22 theories, strategies and tools for learning and education were collected and summarized by two senior staff of APS.
Retention Reconsidered
Causes, consequences and remedies.
School Improvement Partnership (pdf)
This report encompasses three years of collaborative efforts in an ongoing change process, and is focused on the development of fresh educational ideas within two secondary schools and the communication within the partnership.
High pressure school reform in BrazilL: The case of “The difficult schools” (pdf)
This article was presented at the ICSEI Conference of 2006 by Madza Ednir (CECIP, Brazil), Claudia Ceccon (Western Michigan University, USA) and Boudewijn van Velzen (APS-International, The Netherlands)
Educational Work Place in Uganda
This is a guide. Use it to set up an Educational Work Place suitabel for use in your environment.
Professional Profile of a Ugandan Primary School Teacher
Project 'The Vision' Kyambogo University in Collaboration with APS & De Kempel - The Netherlands.
Professional Profile of a Tutor in a Primary Teachers College
Project 'The Vision' Kyambogo University in collaboration with APS & De Kempel - The Netherlands.
 
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