Eind 1978 begint Cees Grol met lesgeven. Na ruim een kwart eeuw ontdekt hij de filosofie van de Ander van Emmanuel Levinas. Hij beseft daarmee zijn funderend mensbeeld te hebben gevonden. In 1989 signaleert Grol de opkomst van verzakelijking van het onderwijs. Het duurt weer ruim een kwart eeuw voordat hij de objectivistische filosofie van Ayn Rand ontdekt, die met haar mensbeeld van homo economicus de verzakelijking fundeert. Dit mensbeeld manifesteert zich in het vigerend onderwijsbeleid do...

Duik in de fascinerende wereld van facility management, waar verleden en

toekomst in verschillende trends samenkomen. Sommige trends vinden hun oorsprong al in de jaren 60 en zijn vandaag de dag nog steeds actueel. Leonie Cazemier omschrijft deze tijdloze trends als de bouwstenen die het fundament vormen voor jouw facility management: duurzaamheid, wendbaarheid, gast-vrijheid, efficiëntie, innovatie en data. Door de juiste balans te vinden tussen de bouwstenen leg je een stevig fundament vo...

A dazzling collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments, stories that look deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together

Margaret Atwood has established herself as one of the most visionary and canonical authors in the world. This collection of fifteen extraordinary stories—some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Time...

Sacred Spaces showcases 30 of the most breath-taking, innovative, iconic and undiscovered examples of contemporary religious architecture, including work by well-known architects alongside emerging designers.Spanning all major religions and places of worship from intimate, reflective chapels and cemeteries to dramatic cathedrals and memorials, Sacred Spaces documents each project with lavish-in-depth photography and drawings and texts by James Pallister that provide a modern historical contex...

From the author of the critically acclaimed The Phantom Atlas and The Madman’s Library (Sunday Times Literature Book of the Year) comes a magnificent new illustrated work. From prehistoric carvings and ancient Egyptian statues, to medieval spell books and Victorian code-writing, this unique collection gathers a wealth of curious objects and surprising stories to trace the story of love through the ages.

Discover the royal marriage that crossed the boundary of death in 14th-century Port...

The work of 40 innovative and influential thinkers are profiled in this text to provide students with an engaging introduction to and intellectual survey of those who are and have been instrumental in the way we interact with cities

This text introduces a socio-cultural approach to public relations as a way of analysing the growing importance of public relations in its social, cultural and political contexts and brings theory to life with a range of case studies, including YouTube vlogging, the global fair trade movement and the 2016 EU referendum in the UK.

With guidance especially pertinent to those specifically doing interviews with children as part of their research - including coverage of ethics, using participatory methods in formal settings, and choosing an interview style - this book provides both the theory and practical advice to ensure success