Author supplied: Teaching software architecture (SA) in a bachelor computer science curriculum can be challenging, as the concepts are on a high abstraction level and not easy to grasp for students. Good techniques and tools that help with addressing the challenging SA aspects in a didactically responsible …

That contemporary universities and art schools are criticised for the reproduction of a Western (art) canon is nothing new and that those higher (art) education institutions consist of a predominantly privileged white student body is not a novelty either. It is therefore not my aim to reproduce these …

For communicating, learning and expressing yourself, writing is a very important tool. Therefore it is an important question in which way writing skills should be stimulated in education. Success for All Netherlands is a pilot study in the third grade of primary school. This method teaches children to …

The aim of this thesis is to establish whether or not Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory can be used as an effective tool to increase pupils’ marks for grammar and vocabulary. This research was carried out at Trevianum SG in Sittard, a havo-vwo-gymnasium school, where I am currently rounding …

BACKGROUND: Online self-management diaries are used to support patients' self-management skills and facilitate associated behavioral changes. Although web-based diaries are well-known as a potential self-management tool, reasons that patients use (or do not use) self-management diaries, as well as …

Background The number of caesarean sections (CS) is increasing globally, and repeat CS after a previous CS is a significant contributor to the overall CS rate. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) can be seen as a real and viable option for most women with previous CS. To achieve success, however, women …

Paper accepted for the WAOP Conference

Purpose – The aim of this survey study among N=180 Dutch teachers was to examine the moderating role of calendar age and proactive personality in the relationships between developmental opportunities, on the one hand, and work engagement and self-perceived employability, on the other. The paper aims …