During recent decades a strong interest has grown in actively involving service users in social work education, research and policy development. Drawing on a major European Social Fund project, this book presents an overview of inspiring collaborative models that have proven their efficacy and sustainability. …

Hoe nieuwsgierig ben jij, student? In welke mate prikkelt jouw studie jouw nieuwsgierigheid?Nieuwsgierigheid is een kenmerk van hoogbegaafdheid en wordt de motor van het leren en een versneller van talentontwikkeling genoemd. Het is dus de moeite waard om jouw nieuwsgierigheid beter te leren kennen en …

Teacher education institutes generally assume that practitioner research in teacher education contributes to student teachers' professional development as well as to school development and generalizable knowledge. As a consequence, the position of student teacher research in teacher education and its …

This research provides an impact analysis for both facility manager and commercial real estate on the consequences and impact of crises on commercial real estate. Building blocks impact analysis and conceptual approach: The building blocks of the impact analysis must be: KPIs, risk assessment and change …

The problem of single-use personal protective equipment (PPE) made from non-renewable resources polluting the environment encouraged the creation of a circular face mask. The main factors that influence the design of a face mask that protects the user from COVID-19 were investigated. According to the …

In the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic, the field of internationalisation of higher education is in rapid transition. Worldwide, academic mobility has been rapidly increasing over the past two decades {Knight, 2020). However, the current traveling restrictions have limited the possibilities for physical …

Background: The importance of clarifying goals and providing process feedback for student learning has been widely acknowledged. From a Self-Determination Theory perspective, it is suggested that motivational and learning gains will be obtained because in well-structured learning environments, when goals …

Dutch secondary school pupils seldom speak the foreign language in class, citing anxiety as a primary factor (Haijma, 2013). Implementing improvisational drama techniques (IDTs), however, could help ameliorate this situation by generating positive affective reactions, such as confidence and joy, and …

Vanuit de Walcherse gemeenten is besloten dat het werkleerbedrijf van Orionis rendabeler moet worden. De belangrijkste reden hiervoor, is het tekort binnen de Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning. Uit intern onderzoek bij Orionis is gebleken dat de afdeling verpakken, het meest verliesgevend is. Orionis …

The changes that have taken place in higher education in the last decade, such as output-based funding, global competition, and the marketization of higher education, call for a re-focus on the establishment of bonds between students and their educational institution. Previous studies have emphasized …