The importance of teaching engineering students innovation development is commonly clearly understood. It is essential to achieve products which are attractive and profitable in the market. To achieve this, an institute of engineering education has to provide students with needed knowledge, skills and …

The importance of teaching engineering students innovation development is commonly clearly understood. It is essential to achieve products which are attractive and profitable in the market. To achieve this, an institute of engineering education has to provide students with needed knowledge, skills and …

BACKGROUND: Evidence has been synthesized to determine hindering and facilitating factors associated with the work participation of adults with developmental dyslexia (DD), classified according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS: A systematic literature …

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on the effects of career development and guidance among students (age 17-23) enrolled in higher education in The Netherlands. First the paper explores whether the development of career competencies contribute to career identity, learning motivation, certainty …

Motivation is a current issue. Constantly it is questioned whether today's pupils are motivated to learn, and what the educational system can do to get them more motivated and willing to learn. I myself questioned this as well, during my first working experiences at three different secondary schools …

In order to meet the challenges of rapidly changing cultural life in the 21st century, professional musicians have to be lifelong learners, drawing on a wide range of knowledge and skills. To be successful in a variety of roles, they need a reflective and responsive attitude to change. This chapter addresses …

We are in the process of preparing a teaching experiment on robotics in primary schools. In relation to this, we investigate in this paper whether it is possible to prepare teachers adequately to implement the intended pedagogy with the help of an in-service teacher education course that we developed. …

Pupils in Amsterdam are able to experience the circle of life in the so called year­‐around-programme, provided in one of the thirteen school gardens. Studies have shown that nature education contributes to the development of nature awareness by children. Only a few studies have investigated the level …

"Onderwijs is het overbrengen van kennis, vaardigheden en attitudes waarin vooraf vastgelegde doelen centraal staan. Daarbij houdt men rekening met een beginsituatie, volgt men een onderwijsstrategie en worden de resultaten geëvalueerd, onder meer door toetsing en zelfevaluatie.' (CBS, centraal bureau …

This paper reports on a case study investigating learning outcomes at the individual and organisational level of a cross-institutional innovation project based on the SOAP approach. SOAP integrates Schooling of teachers, Organisational development of schools, Action- and development-oriented research, …