Why action-oriented work?
When faced with major societal challenges, pupils can sometimes feel powerless, as they have little or no influence on what happens in the political and social spheres. As a teacher or school, you can use action-oriented work to ensure that pupils get a grip on the (small) world around them. In that way they realise they do have impact.
Note: action-oriented work is more than being able to perform action. The pupil's freedom of choice and thought process are the starting points. So, as a teacher, you do not propose a challenge or possible actions yourself.