The purpose of this study is to gain insight in the development of student knowledge in PVSE-schools that differ in the way and extent in which they are implementing characteristics of competence-based education. The implementation of these characteristics was examined by means of a questionnaire.The …

The sources of productivity have always been the main subject of economic debate because they are the main determinants of profitability and competitiveness. In order to improve productivity we should be able to identify the sources of productivity. This article presents a method for measuring the sources …

In this chapter I would like to introduce the knowledge management concept known as communities of practice (CoPs) and show a direct link between CoPs and human resource development (HRD). CoPs are a proven way to effectively manage knowledge as well as promote organizational learning, so it is a logical …

The preference of students in competence-based Pre-Vocational Secondary Education (PVSE) for information processing strategies and the development of their body of knowledge were measured in a study that was carried out with 31 participants. The students' information processing strategies were measured …

In april 2007 heeft Avans Hogeschool nieuwe portalsoftware in gebruik genomen. Het doel van deze portalsoftware is het integreren van de verschillende ict-systemen binnen de hogeschool. De toegang tot deze systemen is geoptimaliseerd door een enkelvoudige login. Om de vindbaarheid van de vele duizenden …

The preference of students in competence-based Pre-Vocational Secondary Education (PVSE) for information processing strategies and the development of their body of knowledge were measured in a study that was carried out with 31 participants. The students' information processing strategies were measured …

Recent and ongoing curriculum innovations in Dutch secondary chemistry education have led to questions about which concepts should be central in the programme and which contexts should be used to embed these concepts into. Another important question is in the discussions about these innovations is: how …

Menig schoolkind houdt zich hier dagelijks mee bezig: het vervoegen van werkwoorden en het plaatsen in de verleden en de voltooid verleden tijd. Is het niet bijzonder om het werkwoord leren in de verleden en de voltooid verleden tijd te plaatsen als de tendens in de huidige samenleving is om een leven …

The concept of lifelong learning refers to the several skills able to provide for needs of music graduates. Such as it occurs with other areas, the domain of music is in constant modification, either for the incorporation of new technologies, either had the cultural demands or for the multiplicity of …

This article describes the design and findings of a case study involving seven groups of teachers at six schools for secondary education. The teachers tried to gain insight into their own practice and to improve their own practice by learning to do action research. They were facilitated by teacher educators …