Researching and implementing educational interventions is a challenge. Combining his experience as a teacher educator and PhD candidate in developmental psychology, Frank Assies explains how he is able to go from practice to theory to practice in shaping a Curious Minds based intervention in Teacher …

Effects of peer response using instruction in genre knowledge on the writing of 140 sixth-grade students are investigated. In one condition students were taught specific genre knowledge involving functions of linguistic indicators of time and place. In another condition students were taught more general …

For care professionals, the main drive and, related to that, their job satisfaction, is based on being able to satisfy the needs of those who receive their care. Furthermore, most professionals working in contexts in which chronic care is provided, value inter-collegial respect and appreciation of supervisors. …

Learning from others has been reported as a productive approach for teacher Professional Development (PD) and is seen as a valuable addition to formal PD. Specific insights into whether social learning suits teachers is still lacking. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to develop and apply an …

Aanleiding Voordat een kind geboren wordt, spelen de leefwijze en het gedrag van de moeder al een rol. Het ongeboren kind heeft hier zelf nog geen invloed op, hij of zij is volledig afhankelijk van zijn of haar moeder. De verloskundige kan door middel van gezondheidsvoorlichting en preventie aan aanstaande …

Aanleiding: Het Shaken Baby Syndroom (SBS) is een vorm van lichamelijke kindermishandeling, waarbij een baby zo hard door elkaar wordt geschud dat hierdoor beschadigingen ontstaan aan hersenen, bloedvaten en zenuwen met blijvend letsel of zelfs de dood tot gevolg. Het huilgedrag van een baby is de grootste …

Obesity is a fast growing societal threat, causing chronic conditions, physical and psychological health problems, as well as absenteeism and large healthcare costs. Despite numerous attempts to promote physical activity and healthy diet, existing interventions do not focus on often occurring emotional …

According to the critics of conventional sustainability models, particularly within the business context, it is questionable whether the objective of balancing the social, economic and environmental triad is feasible, and whether human equality and prosperity (as well as population growth) can be achieved …

The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and validity of an Athletic Skills Track (AST) to assess fundamental movement skills among 6- to 12-year-old children in a physical education setting. 463 Dutch children (211 girls, 252 boys) completed three tests: the Körperkoordination-Test für …

SURFnet en de special interest group Open Education brengen regelmatig thema-uitgaven uit over open en online onderwijs. In deze editie staat het thema ‘open textbooks’ centraal.