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APS, National Center for School Improvement, and its international branch both focus on learning. Not only the learning of students is our concern, but also that of teachers, school leaders and board members.
In our work with schools of course we use the enormous potential that is available in our cooperation with practitioners in The Netherlands and in other countries as well. More often than not in close cooperation with these professionals we analyse problems, design solutions and implement new practices. Analysis, design and implementation are in our view highly interactive processes.
But also we make use of the wealth of knowledge that is available nowadays in books, journals and of course on the internet. We are not picky here, we just want to make accessible what is needed in the schools we work with.
This selection of 22 theories, strategies and tools for learning and education were collected and summarized by two senior staff of APS, Hans Pouw and Sebo Ebbens, with the assistance of APS experts whose names are to be found inside this publication. These experts have a vast experience applying the stuff they write about, and therefore were invited to contribute.
The Dutch version was published on the APS website and on DVD in December 2004, to mark the 35th anniversary of APS. Both on the website and the DVD the basic information was accompanied by video taped interviews. APS International thought it an excellent idea to make this information accessible both on our website and in hard copy for a worldwide audience. There was no money to dub all the videos, and that is why we restricted ourselves to a translation of the core text. We really hope that it will inspire you to look for and eventually find your own favourite ways of learning and teaching.
Each chapter has the same lay out:
- Summary
- Defnition: a brief description of the theory.
- How can it be applied: examples of applications in schools.
- Relevance: reflection on educational practice.
- Sources: reference to Dutch or international sources.
And each chapter ends with the names of APS contacts who will be more than happy to advise you if you want more information.
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