Walter Geerts & René van Kralingen - The Teachers' Handbook

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graduating in vocational programmes.These types of education are characterized by a target group with divergent ambitions and talents. Chapter 12 is therefore concerned with VMBO and discusses students’ motivational and learning abili ties. This knowledge is also valuable for MBO, which will be covered in Chapter 13. We will examine student support, internships and vocational tracks as well as the level of consistency between the school and the actual profession. Part E How do I teach in preparatory (VMBO) and secondary (MBO) voca tional education and training?

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Figure 1 The relationship between education and society

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