This article presents the results of a pilot of a cross-national learning process within the context of social work education. The pilot was carried out in the electronic environment by students from four European universities (Hogeschool Utrecht, Sheffield, Tartu and Vilnius). The analysis of the social …

Tchibo is an international retail, coffee and consumer good company. Throughout the company´s history a unique business concept combining coffee expertise with a weekly changing range of consumer goods was created. This paper aims to analyse and outline the market characteristics of the Mexican market …

This study was based on Instructional Skills (IS) training module which was imparted by Training Institute for Technical Instruction (TITI) Nepal to improve the performance of vocational instructors. Instructional skill training is a three months training course split in to three modules; each module …

Touching happens fewer and fewer by the results of the automation and industrialization (Sluijter, 2002). For some reason, touching is not as usual as it has been in former times. Nowadays, touching became a taboo, especially the growing publicity and the influences of the media upon it, makes that touching …

In this study self-reported stress and burn-out levels between general and special education teachers in the Netherlands are compared. More than eight hundred teachers were assessed with the Utrechtse Burnout Schaal (UBOS-L/MBI) to determine their levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and …

Samenvatting: Hoofdvragen 1: Met welke oefeningen en trainingsprincipes verminder je de klachten bij cliënten van OFW met aspecifieke lage rugklachten? 2: Hoe worden oefeningen en trainingsprincipes tot een trainingsprotocol geïntegreerd? 3: Hoe wordt dit protocol geïntegreerd bij OFW? Doel Alle …

De doelstellingen van het onderzoek zijn het nagaan van de mate van de implementatie van de KNGF-richtlijn lage-rugpijn, het inventariseren van het handelen van eerstelijns fysiotherapeuten bij patiënten met lage-rugpijn en het in kaart brengen van de bekendheid met en het oordelen over de KNGF-richtlijn …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the results of an ergonomic-educational course for nurses we assessed the number and percentage of harmful postures and of ergonomic and biomechanical errors made before and after the course. We also studied the perceived physical exertion. MEANS AND METHODS: In all, 12 nurses …

Background: Most older adults prefer to age in place, and supporting older adults to remain in their own homes and communities is also favored by policy makers. Technology can play a role in staying independent, active and healthy. However, the use of technology varies considerably among older adults. …