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The red fish in a shoal of greenish-blue fish? A critique of the biomedical model of autism spectrum disorder KU Leuven
The biomedical model states that autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In this article, Joyce Leysen, Delphine Jacobs, and Stefan Ramaekers argue that this is a narrow way of looking at autism and, further, that the biomedical view has implications for our understanding of parenthood and circumscribes the pedagogical agency of parents of children diagnosed with ASD. The authors adopt a critical stance ...
'Educated brains raising brains in need of education'. Critical metaphor analysis of conceptualisations of 'good parenthood' in (neuro)Discourse of parenthood in Flanders KU Leuven
SUMMARY - 'Educated brains raising brains in need of education'. Critical metaphor analysis of conceptualisations of 'good parenthood' in (neuro)Discourses of parenthood in Flanders Research about the relation between 'good parenthood' and discourse about the brain predominantly stems from investigated contexts of Anglo-Saxon countries and regions, such as the UK and the US. Literature study indicates that this relation has not yet been ...
Over de adolescent tussen biologie en omgeving Boekbespreking van: Jelle Jolles, Het tienerbrein KU Leuven
Circus as an artistic and educational project: a historical analysis on the establishment of the Flemish circus decree [In Dutch] KU Leuven
In 2008 lanceerde toenmalig minister voor Cultuur Bert Anciaux het Circusdecreet dat de huidige werking van de Vlaamse circusbeweging als kunst- en pedagogisch project reguleert en financiert. Het werd vooraf gegaan door intense discussies tussen beleidsmakers en actoren uit de artistiek-pedagogische hoek van de Vlaamse circusbeweging over de rol en de pedagogische functies van het circus in onze hedendaagse samenleving. In dit artikel ...