Ana Barbosa, Isabel Vale Abstract In this paper we explore the implications of some tasks that promote integrated activities in a preschool context. In early years education, children should have meaningful experiences, involving discovery, experimenting and solving challenging problems, based… Read More ›
2014
How to visit a Museum?
Mart Ottenheim, Monique Hoogenboom Abstract Visiting a museum with primary school students can be a strong learning experience for them. This study presents a model of how a visit to a museum must be organised. Focussing on embedding the visit… Read More ›
Does integrated science education improve scientific literacy?
Laura Tamassia, Renaat Frans Abstract In Flanders, a choice has been made for the integrated school subject ‘Natural Sciences’, in ‘science for all’ secondary school trajectories, and for the three separate subjects biology, physics and chemistry, in trajectories for the… Read More ›
Evaluation of the Outcome of European Students-Teachers’ Participation in the Erasmus Exchange Programme (2008-2011)
A Survey of Students’ Knowledge, Thoughts and Feelings before and after their Erasmus Exchange. Vera Berg Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate some teacher-students’ outcome of their Erasmus exchange, analyse the practice of the exchange programme, share… Read More ›
“Here the snowman could live, but he missed everyone” Recognizing the life-philosophical dimension in a child’s creative writing and aiding the child to develop
Tom Schoemaker Abstract In this article we analyse a short story, written by a child in sixth grade, to see what kind of life-philosophical dimensions can be recognized in it. Next we analyse the context in which the story was… Read More ›
A study of the religious orientation of public school districts located in the Bible Belt of the United States
Tom Bennett, George Foldesy Abstract This paper examines the religious orientation of public school districts in a geographical region of the United States known as the Bible Belt. The hypothesis for this study was that public schools located in the… Read More ›
The art of mime in education: a rich learning tool
Maher Bahloul Abstract Latest work within the Learning Through the Arts field included a variety of visual and performing arts activities such as drama, music, dance, film, etc. Rarely do studies focus on mime as a teaching and learning tool…. Read More ›
Editorial
Journal of the European Teacher Education Network2014, Vol. 9The ninth volume, now published, is the second volume of the JETEN online versionand corresponds to the scientific output resulting from communications presentedduring the 23nd Annual ETEN Conference held in Hasselt, Belgium… Read More ›