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- December 21, 2022
The higher economics student becomes more and more selfish as the study progresses and starts thinking less and less about his or her fellow man' (Economics Education and Greed Long Wang, Deepak Malhotra, and...
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Man and Welfare
Sustainability is about much more than just the environment and climate. It is also about poverty, healthcare, inclusiveness and the fullness of the way we live. We use as a definition for sustainability the SDGs, which involves integral thinking: all goals are interrelated. View the projects within-and learn more about this theme.
Projects
In today's Higher Economic Education, man is seen primarily as a rational and individualistic being whose primary goal is to maximize the satisfaction of...
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- Review
- October 20, 2022
Wijffels, Bowine, 2021. Thriving again. Ten natural choices for future-proof organizing. Second edition. Nature-Wise, Utrecht.
- Inspiration
- September 15, 2022
Last spring, the first pilots of the project Homo Florens in the HEO started. In these, it is being investigated how the insights on the Homo florens view of man can be used...
- Inspiration
- July 28, 2022
Summer. For many, a time of being free, traveling or getting more rest from work. For education professionals, it is also a break time between school years. A time to reflect...
- Inspiration
- July 4, 2022
Several pilots of project Homo Florens in the HEO have now started. The pilots are testing how the insights on the Homo florens view of man can be used...
- Update
- June 7, 2022
Within the project Homo Florens, the human view Homo florens is taught alongside human view Homo economicus in higher economic education. But what exactly does this view of man mean? And what is...
- Inspiration
- April 19, 2022
Foreplay is a future-proof inclusive sexual and relationship education taught in high schools. One of the social aspects of sustainable education is inclusivity. The education is an example...
- Update
- 2 March 2022
From an exploration of human-centered homo florens to practical applicability in education. Read this blog for an update on where project Homo Florens is now in the process!
- Inspiration
- February 8, 2022
'Integrate climate and health into all education, healthcare and public policy,' is the call nine young healthcare professionals make in their letter. They sent this on 1...
- Update
- December 17, 2021
A slide, swimming pool, windmills, gender-neutral toilets, fewer tests and electives. These are some of the answers we received when we asked students to describe their ideal school. We...
- Inspiration
- November 11, 2021
What percentage of all children in developing countries attend school: 90, 45 or 70? This was one of the questions that opened the 17 goals lessons. The lessons are...
Knowledge
In economic thought, man used to be often conceptualized as a homo economicus. This term was introduced by John Stuart Mill, not so much to...
Which organizations are working within education to improve equity, diversity and inclusion, what are they doing and what makes them successful? What do...
Sustainable education often involves school gardens, warm sweater day and geography. Consequently, the focus for many schools is on...
