Social and Emotional Learning programs, designed to enhance adolescents’ social and emotional skills, are implemented in schools worldwide. One of these programs is Skills4Life (S4L), for students in Dutch secondary education. To strengthen this program and adapt it to students’ needs, we conducted an …

Background: Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is an increasing phenomenon and has been linked to several negative health consequences. The aim of this umbrella review is the assessment of effectiveness and certainty of evidence of nutrition and exercise interventions in persons with SO.  Method: We searched for …

Schools, youth care and youth work help young people to function in society. But sometimes obstacles to the development of young people have their origins in that same society. How can we create space and opportunities for young people to positively change their environments and society? Research at …

The closing of schools and sports clubs during theCOVID-19 lockdown raised questions about thepossible impact on children’s motor skilldevelopment. Therefore we compared motorcompetence development over a one-year periodamong four different cohorts of primary schoolchildren. A total of 992 children from …

Many neighborhoods dating from the 1970s, with corporation-owned terraced housing in open urban schemes, saw a round of renovation for the houses in the last decades, but left the supply of family homes intact. This housing stock doesn’t meet the needs of the elderly still living in them anymore, nor …

Overzicht van wat werkt geïllustreerd met uitspraken van professionals werkzaam in het onderwijs en de jeugdhulpverlening.

Deze factsheets zijn gemaakt met medewerking van de studenten van de Minor Gedrag en Leren L. Jager en D.A. de Vries

Deze onderlegger is gemaakt voor de Talentklass en dient als inspiratiemateriaal om de kern van wat nodig is in de klas voor leerlingen met ASS (die extra ondersteuning nodig hebben) in kaart te brengen.

There has been a significant rise in the usage of e-cigarettes, commonly referred to as "vaping," among young individuals in recent years. This trend has raised alarm among parents, policymakers, and the healthcare industry. This research was conducted to better understand the motivations behind young …

Sports are activities enjoyed by many across the globe, regardless of age. The existence and promotion of youth sports has often been based on various assumptions about its value and role in society. Sports participation is assumed to be fun and good and is assumed to contribute to the development of …