In the context of education, ‘presence’—a state of alert awareness, receptivity and connectedness to what is happening in class—is related to depth of insight into the situation, and to more opportunities for action⁠. Presence is mainly conceptualized in philosophical and theoretical terms and idealistic …

This paper presents findings from a qualitative study among 50 secondary school students from 10 schools in the Netherlands, aiming to understand how they experience ‘presence’ – being fully (with one’s entire being) engaged in the here-and-now – in class⁠. Although presence was a non-regular experience, …

Wetenschap en techniek op de basisschool maakt duidelijk hoe (aanstaande) leerkrachten kinderen kunnen helpen zich te oriënteren op zichzelf en de wereld binnen het domein van wetenschap en techniek. Het is geschreven voor pabo-studenten, leraren basisonderwijs en iedereen die betrokken is bij actuele …