Wiel Veugelers
Biographic Data
| ID | 2747291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wiel Veugelers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wiel |
| FAMILY NAME | Veugelers |
| SIGNATURE | VEUGELERS W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Humanistic Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5287-0978 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 57 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Introduction to special issue: Local cultures and global developments in moral and citizenship education in East Asia
The moral and political dimensions of education: Response to Hansen
In my book I focus on building a theory about the relationship of moral education and citizenship education in a globalising world and the role of teachers and policy. As Hansen points out, I take a normative stance: enhancing democracy, social justice, a global orientation, and equity in schools and society is the vision that motivates and informs my academic work. Hansen highlights the influence of moral philosophy, psychology and pedagogy on m…
On the threshold of being a teacher: Motivations and ideals of 116 Dutch student teachers
ABSTARCTThis study focuses on student teachers who are on the threshold of entering the teaching profession. The aim of this study is to examine their motivations for becoming teachers, their educational ideals and the meaningful experiences inside and outside teacher education that influenced their educational ideals. To examine these, we conducted a survey of 116 student teachers at three Dutch teacher education institutes who were at the end o…
Beginning student teachers’ motivations for becoming teachers and their educational ideals
Research on beginning student teachers’ motivations for becoming teachers has shown that they want to contribute to the lives of their students and to society; however, few of these studies have addressed beginning student teachers’ views on what education is for in relation to the development of both their future students and society. To examine their motivations and ideals, we conducted a survey among 498 secondary student teachers of history a…
Linking moral and social-political perspectives in global citizenship education: A conversation with Wiel Veugelers
Ecohumanism, democratic culture and activist pedagogy: Attending to what the known demands of us
In two different occasions in the twentieth century John Dewey and Maxine Greene stressed the point that educators should attend to 'what the known demands of us' .Following this dictum, from a critical perspective and with a constructive pedagogical spirit, in this paper we portray a new paradigm for values education that addresses the major challenges to the sustainable futures of young people in the third decade of the twenty first century as …
Beginning student teachers’ educational ideals
The aim of this study is to gain insight into the content and sources of the educational ideals of beginning student teachers. We interviewed twenty-four beginning student teachers within the disciplines of history and the English language from three teacher education institutes in the Netherlands. The student teachers were selected using the maximum variation sampling strategy and participated voluntarily. Our findings show that beginning studen…
How globalisation influences perspectives on citizenship education: From the social and political to the cultural and moral
The concepts of citizenship and citizenship education can have different meanings. We analyse changes in concepts, policy and practice of citizenship and citizenship education. In our theoretical and empirical research we conceptualised three different types of national citizenship: adapted, individualised, and critical-democratic. Our research into global citizenship identified also three types: an open global citizenship with an emphasis on cul…
Preparing Students for Global Citizenship: The Effects of a Dutch Undergraduate Honors Course
Using a mixed method approach, this case study investigates effects on the participating students ( N = 25) of an undergraduate honors course in the Netherlands, aimed at global justice citizenship. Knowledge about effects of global citizenship courses is still limited. The Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire and the Global Citizenship Scale were used in a pre‐ and posttest design to measure possible development in the moral and civic domain …
The secularisation of religious education: Humanism, religion and worldview education in the Netherlands in the 1960s
Secularisation is often mentioned as an explanation for changes in worldview education in modern history. Worldview education has become less preoccupied with preaching religious truths and more with developing children’s personal worldviews. However, how secularisation exactly explains these changes is not clear. To get a clearer picture, we analyse developments in the Netherlands in the 1960s and compare these with Britain. Our source material …
Philosophy for Democracy
Philosophy for Democracy is a research project that aims to examine whether and how Philosophy with Children contributes to the development of democratic skills and attitudes. In the Netherlands, as in almost all Western countries, Philosophy with Children is linked with the movement for citizenship education. This article reports the research on the practice of Philosophy with Children. Sixteen philosophical inquiries by children in the classroo…
Moral Development and Citizenship Education in Vocational Schools
We investigate the objectives, practical application, and learning outcomes of moral education and citizenship education at three vocational schools in the Netherlands (VMBO). We explore teachers' and students' pedagogical, sociopolitical, and moral development objectives and how they deal with values, dialogue, and diversity. We continue with how the objectives get materialized in practice and teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning …
The moral and the political in global citizenship: Appreciating differences in education
Schools are expected to pay attention to citizenship education, including for the global world. The concept global citizenship can get different meanings. In our theoretical orientation, we distinguish between three forms of modern global citizenship: Open global citizenship; Moral global citizenship; Social-political global citizenship. In an explorative study, we interviewed teachers on their visions and practices concerning global citizenship …
Two instructional designs for dialogic citizenship education: An effect study
Background Despite the renewed interest in citizenship education, relatively little is known about effective ways to realize citizenship education in the classroom. In the literature on citizenship education, dialogue is considered to be a crucial element. However, there is very little, if any, empirical research into the different ways to stimulate dialogue. Aim The main aim of this study is to arrive at an understanding of how citizenship educa…
Education and major cultural incidents in society: September 11 and Dutch education
Education is a dynamic cultural process to which individuals contribute their cultural identity and in which they enter into dialogue with each other. Each participant gives a personal meaning to the subject matter and to the interpersonal behavior norms. The question in this article is: what does education perceive of major cultural incidents in society like 9/11, how does education respond to them, and how does education anticipate such matters…
Creating critical‐democratic citizenship education: Empowering humanity and democracy in Dutch education
Dutch society and educational policy see citizenship education as being an important task of education. The first section of this paper discusses the concept of citizenship and citizenship education, and analyses educational developments in the Netherlands. Following on from this introduction the second part of the paper puts forward a critical democratic pedagogy of citizenship education. With this proposed democratic pedagogy in mind, the third…
Teachers and Values Regarding Labour
The goal of education is not only to impart knowledge but also to develop certain values. Teachers can try to stimulate the development of specific values in their students. This study gives an account of an investigation of values regarding labour teachers find important for their students. The research population consists of teachers educating 15‐ to 18‐year‐old students in the Netherlands. Both secondary education and senior vocational educati…
Creating critical‐democratic citizenship education: Empowering humanity and democracy in Dutch education
Dutch society and educational policy see citizenship education as being an important task of education. The first section of this paper discusses the concept of citizenship and citizenship education, and analyses educational developments in the Netherlands. Following on from this introduction the second part of the paper puts forward a critical democratic pedagogy of citizenship education. With this proposed democratic pedagogy in mind, the third…
The moral and the political in global citizenship: Appreciating differences in education
Schools are expected to pay attention to citizenship education, including for the global world. The concept global citizenship can get different meanings. In our theoretical orientation, we distinguish between three forms of modern global citizenship: Open global citizenship; Moral global citizenship; Social-political global citizenship. In an explorative study, we interviewed teachers on their visions and practices concerning global citizenship …
How globalisation influences perspectives on citizenship education: From the social and political to the cultural and moral
The concepts of citizenship and citizenship education can have different meanings. We analyse changes in concepts, policy and practice of citizenship and citizenship education. In our theoretical and empirical research we conceptualised three different types of national citizenship: adapted, individualised, and critical-democratic. Our research into global citizenship identified also three types: an open global citizenship with an emphasis on cul…
Philosophy for Democracy
Philosophy for Democracy is a research project that aims to examine whether and how Philosophy with Children contributes to the development of democratic skills and attitudes. In the Netherlands, as in almost all Western countries, Philosophy with Children is linked with the movement for citizenship education. This article reports the research on the practice of Philosophy with Children. Sixteen philosophical inquiries by children in the classroo…
Ecohumanism, democratic culture and activist pedagogy: Attending to what the known demands of us
In two different occasions in the twentieth century John Dewey and Maxine Greene stressed the point that educators should attend to 'what the known demands of us' .Following this dictum, from a critical perspective and with a constructive pedagogical spirit, in this paper we portray a new paradigm for values education that addresses the major challenges to the sustainable futures of young people in the third decade of the twenty first century as …
Moral Development and Citizenship Education in Vocational Schools
We investigate the objectives, practical application, and learning outcomes of moral education and citizenship education at three vocational schools in the Netherlands (VMBO). We explore teachers' and students' pedagogical, sociopolitical, and moral development objectives and how they deal with values, dialogue, and diversity. We continue with how the objectives get materialized in practice and teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning …
Education and major cultural incidents in society: September 11 and Dutch education
Education is a dynamic cultural process to which individuals contribute their cultural identity and in which they enter into dialogue with each other. Each participant gives a personal meaning to the subject matter and to the interpersonal behavior norms. The question in this article is: what does education perceive of major cultural incidents in society like 9/11, how does education respond to them, and how does education anticipate such matters…
Two instructional designs for dialogic citizenship education: An effect study
Background Despite the renewed interest in citizenship education, relatively little is known about effective ways to realize citizenship education in the classroom. In the literature on citizenship education, dialogue is considered to be a crucial element. However, there is very little, if any, empirical research into the different ways to stimulate dialogue. Aim The main aim of this study is to arrive at an understanding of how citizenship educa…
Teachers and Values Regarding Labour
The goal of education is not only to impart knowledge but also to develop certain values. Teachers can try to stimulate the development of specific values in their students. This study gives an account of an investigation of values regarding labour teachers find important for their students. The research population consists of teachers educating 15‐ to 18‐year‐old students in the Netherlands. Both secondary education and senior vocational educati…
Education and major cultural incidents in society: September 11 and Dutch education
Education is a dynamic cultural process to which individuals contribute their cultural identity and in which they enter into dialogue with each other. Each participant gives a personal meaning to the subject matter and to the interpersonal behavior norms. The question in this article is: what does education perceive of major cultural incidents in society like 9/11, how does education respond to them, and how does education anticipate such matters…
Creating critical‐democratic citizenship education: Empowering humanity and democracy in Dutch education
Dutch society and educational policy see citizenship education as being an important task of education. The first section of this paper discusses the concept of citizenship and citizenship education, and analyses educational developments in the Netherlands. Following on from this introduction the second part of the paper puts forward a critical democratic pedagogy of citizenship education. With this proposed democratic pedagogy in mind, the third…
Two instructional designs for dialogic citizenship education: An effect study
Background Despite the renewed interest in citizenship education, relatively little is known about effective ways to realize citizenship education in the classroom. In the literature on citizenship education, dialogue is considered to be a crucial element. However, there is very little, if any, empirical research into the different ways to stimulate dialogue. Aim The main aim of this study is to arrive at an understanding of how citizenship educa…
The moral and the political in global citizenship: Appreciating differences in education
Schools are expected to pay attention to citizenship education, including for the global world. The concept global citizenship can get different meanings. In our theoretical orientation, we distinguish between three forms of modern global citizenship: Open global citizenship; Moral global citizenship; Social-political global citizenship. In an explorative study, we interviewed teachers on their visions and practices concerning global citizenship …
Moral Development and Citizenship Education in Vocational Schools
We investigate the objectives, practical application, and learning outcomes of moral education and citizenship education at three vocational schools in the Netherlands (VMBO). We explore teachers' and students' pedagogical, sociopolitical, and moral development objectives and how they deal with values, dialogue, and diversity. We continue with how the objectives get materialized in practice and teachers' and students' perceptions of the learning …
Philosophy for Democracy
Philosophy for Democracy is a research project that aims to examine whether and how Philosophy with Children contributes to the development of democratic skills and attitudes. In the Netherlands, as in almost all Western countries, Philosophy with Children is linked with the movement for citizenship education. This article reports the research on the practice of Philosophy with Children. Sixteen philosophical inquiries by children in the classroo…
The secularisation of religious education: Humanism, religion and worldview education in the Netherlands in the 1960s
Secularisation is often mentioned as an explanation for changes in worldview education in modern history. Worldview education has become less preoccupied with preaching religious truths and more with developing children’s personal worldviews. However, how secularisation exactly explains these changes is not clear. To get a clearer picture, we analyse developments in the Netherlands in the 1960s and compare these with Britain. Our source material …
Preparing Students for Global Citizenship: The Effects of a Dutch Undergraduate Honors Course
Using a mixed method approach, this case study investigates effects on the participating students ( N = 25) of an undergraduate honors course in the Netherlands, aimed at global justice citizenship. Knowledge about effects of global citizenship courses is still limited. The Ethical Sensitivity Scale Questionnaire and the Global Citizenship Scale were used in a pre‐ and posttest design to measure possible development in the moral and civic domain …
Beginning student teachers’ educational ideals
The aim of this study is to gain insight into the content and sources of the educational ideals of beginning student teachers. We interviewed twenty-four beginning student teachers within the disciplines of history and the English language from three teacher education institutes in the Netherlands. The student teachers were selected using the maximum variation sampling strategy and participated voluntarily. Our findings show that beginning studen…
How globalisation influences perspectives on citizenship education: From the social and political to the cultural and moral
The concepts of citizenship and citizenship education can have different meanings. We analyse changes in concepts, policy and practice of citizenship and citizenship education. In our theoretical and empirical research we conceptualised three different types of national citizenship: adapted, individualised, and critical-democratic. Our research into global citizenship identified also three types: an open global citizenship with an emphasis on cul…
On the threshold of being a teacher: Motivations and ideals of 116 Dutch student teachers
ABSTARCTThis study focuses on student teachers who are on the threshold of entering the teaching profession. The aim of this study is to examine their motivations for becoming teachers, their educational ideals and the meaningful experiences inside and outside teacher education that influenced their educational ideals. To examine these, we conducted a survey of 116 student teachers at three Dutch teacher education institutes who were at the end o…
Beginning student teachers’ motivations for becoming teachers and their educational ideals
Research on beginning student teachers’ motivations for becoming teachers has shown that they want to contribute to the lives of their students and to society; however, few of these studies have addressed beginning student teachers’ views on what education is for in relation to the development of both their future students and society. To examine their motivations and ideals, we conducted a survey among 498 secondary student teachers of history a…
Linking moral and social-political perspectives in global citizenship education: A conversation with Wiel Veugelers
Ecohumanism, democratic culture and activist pedagogy: Attending to what the known demands of us
In two different occasions in the twentieth century John Dewey and Maxine Greene stressed the point that educators should attend to 'what the known demands of us' .Following this dictum, from a critical perspective and with a constructive pedagogical spirit, in this paper we portray a new paradigm for values education that addresses the major challenges to the sustainable futures of young people in the third decade of the twenty first century as …
The moral and political dimensions of education: Response to Hansen
In my book I focus on building a theory about the relationship of moral education and citizenship education in a globalising world and the role of teachers and policy. As Hansen points out, I take a normative stance: enhancing democracy, social justice, a global orientation, and equity in schools and society is the vision that motivates and informs my academic work. Hansen highlights the influence of moral philosophy, psychology and pedagogy on m…
Introduction to special issue: Local cultures and global developments in moral and citizenship education in East Asia
Pedagogy (14 works) · Political science (14 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Citizenship (9 works) · Politics (8 works) · Religious Education and Schools (8 works) · Values and Moral Education (8 works)