Wat is goed onderwijs? Hoe onderwijs je het ware, het goede en het schone? Of anders gezegd: hoe zorg je als leraar dat je leerlingen kennismaken met een brede filosofische 'bildung'? Deze kwesties worden door een keur aan topauteurs besproken aan de hand van de drie kernvragen van het onderwijs: hoe werkt het onderwijs (de fysica van het leren), hoe praten we over onderwijs (de logica van het leren) en wat is het doel (de ethica) van het onderwijs? Het boek bevat essays van spraakmakende den...

De oude duivel van het anti-judaïsme is allerminst uitgestorven. Integendeel, hij is in iets andere gedaante springlevend en klaar om zijn werk voort te zetten. Het doel van dat werk is - laat daar geen misverstand over bestaan - om een einde te maken aan het jodendom. De oorlog tegen de joden is niet begonnen in 1940 en niet geëindigd in 1945. Hij ving heel lang geleden aan en we zitten er nog middenin. Jodenhaat is het verhaal van een uiterst explosief en destructief element in de westers...

Inspiring people to search for their own life path. With

this purpose in mind, Hans Kloosterman decided to write

From snob to Monk. He describes his career in the

corporate world, his entrepreneurship in the area recruitment,

his luxurious life style, several relationships and the

great turnaround. A car accident pointed him towards

his real life path: Buddhism and detachment.

Hans Kloosterman is a Tibetan Buddhist and studies at

the Tibetan Kagyu Vasjrayana Institute in the Belgian

town of H...

A brilliant examination into how the internet is profoundly changing the way we think. In this groundbreaking book, ‘Wired’ writer Clive Thompson argues that the internet is boosting our brainpower, encouraging new ways of thinking, and making us more not less intelligent as is so often claimed. Our lives have been changed utterly and irrevocably by the rise of the internet and it is only now that we can begin to analyse this extraordinary phenomenon.

The author argues that as we rely mor...

Corporate social responsibility has been defined as 'the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society'. Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) just window dressing or is it a contradiction in terms? In this Very Short Introduction, Jeremy Moon shows that CSR holds much more value than it first appears, and shows how it has come of age in recent years. Illustrating the sorts of CSR investments companies make, the ways in which they practice CSR, and the challenges this brings, ...

In this new edition of the Very Short Introduction to Journalism, Ian Hargreaves considers the role and place of journalism in our constantly evolving digital world. Exploring issues relating to privacy, democracy, the entertainment industry, and global social media, Hargreaves explores the shape and influence of journalism in years to come.

Successor to Claude Levi-Strausa at the College de France, Philippe Descola has become one of the most important anthropologists working today, and Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Culture - as a collective human making, of art, lang...

This accessible introduction to the system of public administration uses a clear, country by country analysis to the contemporary system of public administration and management in a number of significant countries. This text examines the extent to which new public management, politicians and public opinion can influence bureaucracies in various countries; in addition, it explores the role of public administration systems within the wider political systems and democratic frameworks of their st...

Research methods courses have become a compulsory component of most degree programs in sport management. This is the first introductory research methods textbook to focus exclusively on sport management. Through the use of examples, cases and data taken from the real world of sport management it opens up a traditionally dry area of study, helping the student to understand the vital importance of sound methodology in their studies and subsequent professional practice.

The book covers the full ...

This best-selling comprehensive descriptive grammar forms a complete course, ideal for all students studying English Language, whether on a course or for self-study. Broadly based on Hallidayan systemic-functional grammar but also drawing on cognitive linguistics and discourse analysis, English Grammar is accessible, avoiding overly theoretical or technical explanations. Divided into 12 self-contained chapters based around language functions, each chapter is divided into units of class-length...