Abstract: The focus of this article is on the connection between education and the Hanseatic League, a topic largely neglected in educational literature, although the qualification needs of Hanseatic merchants had a remarkable influence on the development of German and European education. The Hanseatic League as a network between merchant families, friends and trading partners,… Read More »
Abstract: Three fundamental scientific works on the pedagogy of Comenius will be considered from new perspectives. These are the works of the East German comeniologist Franz Hofmann and the two West German comeniologists, Klaus Schaller and Andreas Lischewski. Germany has produced numerous scientific analyses of Comenius since 1945, but these three habilitation theses were selected… Read More »
Abstract: The concepts, premises, and promises of inclusive schooling as a global movement crystallizedat UNESCO’s 1994 World Conference on Special Needs Education in Salamanca. Despite their marked influence over the past 25 years, the Salamanca documents alsoushered in a set of continuing challenges. Using the documents as a departure point, this paper addresses three main… Read More »
Abstract: The article presents research into the concept of “personality” in the categorical grid of the consciousness of primary and secondary school teachers. The data obtained demonstrate the presence of an orientation in the teachers’ minds and activities towards the implementation of personality-oriented, humanistic models of learning. At the same time, the structure of the… Read More »
Andrea Òhidy & Katalin R. Forray (Eds.) (2019). Lifelong Learning and the Roma Minority in Central and Eastern Europe. Emerald Publishing Limited. 240 pp., ISBN: 9781838672607 (Hardcover) Roma people live throughout all European countries. They are Europe´s largest and fastest-growing minority group with about 10-12 million people living mostly in the Central, Eastern and Southern… Read More »
Romina Meinig (2019): Zwischen Antiziganismus und Rezilienz. Eine empirische Untersuchung erfolgreicher Sinti und Roma in Deutschland. [Between Antigypsyism and resilience. An empirical study about successful Sinti and Roma in Germany.] Pécs: Pécsi Tudományegyetem BTK NTI Romológia és Nevelésszociológia Tanszék – Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg Institut für Erziehungswissenschaft. 144 pp., ISBN: 978-963-429-334-7 (= Gypsy Studies – Cigány… Read More »
Tatyana V. Tsyrlina-Spady, & Peter C. Renn (Eds.) (2019). Nurture, Care, Respect, and Trust. Transformative Pedagogy Inspired by Janusz Korczak. Gorham, Maine: Myers Education Press. 375 pp., ISBN-13: 978-1-9755-0131-0 (Paperback) It must be said in advance that it is not possible to do justice to the richness of content, the interdisciplinary diversity and the many… Read More »
Abstract: This study aimed to understand the impact of an experiential learning activity in a third year undergraduate course on the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy at a small Canadian university campus. The experiential learning activity required students to participate in bi-weekly one-to-one discussion groups with international students participating in English as a… Read More »
Abstract:The article presents a recent study on the question of how young people suffering from psychological risks in their environment recreate social support from teachers in their narratives and what kind of role teachers’ social support plays for children and young adults living at high risk and for strengthening resilience. It points out that teachers… Read More »
(*Glocal – a portmanteau word bridging global + local) Abstract: This article draws upon the cross-continental experiences of teacher educators in Australia, Germany, and the United States to contextualize and connect localized experiences in each country in the education and training of teachers as glocal phenomena. Through a glocal lens, the paper suggests that… Read More »