Title:
Learning to let go : The Netherlands : based on an interview
Authors:
Meerdink, J.
Year:
2004
Serial number:
103
Journal:
Early Childhood Matters
Pages:
46
-
47
ISSN:
1387-9553
Language:
eng
Subject:
Education, Science and Technology
Keywords:
education
,
children
,
participation
Abstract:
Wetenschappelijke Educatieve en Sociaal-culturele Projecten (‘scientific educational and socio-cultural projects’ – WESP) is a Dutch NGO established in 1989 by Jorien Meerdink. WESP believes that services should not only respond to the needs of children, but that children themselves should participate in the decision-making process. WESP developed the ‘vraaggericht werken’ approach (which in the context of working with children loosely translates as ‘child-driven work’) in which carers are trained to work with children in ways that allow them to co-determine what services do and how they deliver. WESP provides training and support to institutions to achieve this. This article focuses on one particular school – Vragenderwijs (‘asking as you go’) – as an example.
Organization:
Bernard van Leer Foundation
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2004 Bernard van Leer Foundation
Document type:
E-article
File:
124447.pdf