This paper outlines the development of the social studies curriculum of the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (NHL), a polytechnic college in the north of The Netherlands. The following issues are addressed: (1) current developments in the labor market and in education that have to be addressed by a new curriculum; (2) the concept of 'learning how…

Several years of experience in training lecturers for developing and tutoring project-based learning (PBL) courses have resulted in a 'practise as you preach' based and flexible training programme. This programme was successfully incorporated in the teacher training programmes of the University of Twente and other universities and polytechnics in…

Reports on a study of 350 student teachers and the use of a preservice training course on effective instruction. Findings indicate that student teachers who used the recommended instructional methods elicited more student engagement and were rated higher by student teaching supervisors. (CFR)

This booklet describes the offerings of the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, a large institute of higher education (a polytechnic) in the north of The Netherlands. Special emphasis is placed on the social studies teacher training programs and the social studies general and applied programs. Blending the definition of the social studies of the…

The Institute of Education (Utrecht University, Netherlands) has developed a one-year immersion teacher education program for beginning teachers. The program consists of two days per week on campus with the other days spent as classroom teachers; it includes intensive supervision by a cooperating teacher and a university faculty member. In this…

This book is the result of a cooperative project of several European countries--Belgium, Greece, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Each country involved provides a chapter outlining a national project or a specific organization presents its own approach and initiatives to teacher education, with particular…

This textbook is the eighth volume of the bound periodical, "American Journal of Education." This journal was established to enter into a range of education-related discussion and investigation. This volume includes No. 20, March 1860 and No. 21, June 1860. Among the topics covered in these issues are: school architecture; teaching…

This paper examines three attempts to improve partnerships in the Netherlands (professional development schools, a curriculum development project, and monitor schools that report to the institution on student teacher progress and integrate theory and practice). Discusses the advantages for schools, student teachers, and teacher education. (SM)

This study deals with a special phase of the education systems of five small nations that have contributed much to the advancement and civilization of mankind. These countries include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, and Finland. They are highly literate peoples accustomed to self-government and capable of carrying it on effectively, a…

In its ever increasing series of international publications concerning education in other countries around the world, the Office of Education now brings to educators this timely research document describing teacher education in the Benelux Countries. No other single bulletin of this Office has been devoted to these three nations together. The…