Within health education, many innovations are introduced, but are often not successful or sustainable. It is generally acknowledged that the quality of an educational system mainly depends on the quality of the teachers. Innovations will only succeed if teachers experience a climate that stimulates innovation …

The basic theme of the book is what causes nations to fail where others succeed. The authors argue that the political institutions have a determining impact on the establishment of economic institutions.

When following a systems-based approach in child protection, caution is needed to stay focused on the safety of children. However, practice-oriented knowledge on how to succeed is lacking. To explore whether professionals were able to keep focus on child safety, research was carried out into the experiences …

This study provides an online marketing strategy for the online sushi restaurant guide showmethesushi.nl. This website will include and review all sushi restaurants in Utrecht by means of a star rating system and textual commentaries of both the website owner and visitors. People do not want to spend …

The use of growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) has become widespread. It is a potential contributor towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals of halving hunger and reducing child mortality by two-thirds within 2015. Yet, GMP appears to be a prerequisite for good child health but several studies …

Tim Hortons is a Canadian quick service restaurant best known for its coffee and doughnuts. It opened its first coffee shop in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario. From the start, Tim Hortons has focused on top quality products that are always fresh and delivering exceptional service. It has grown into the largest …

Internationalizing curricula. Needs and wishes of alumni and employers with regard to international competencies. Internationalization has become of great importance for universities acrossthe globe. The labour market is becoming international, with internationalopportunities and international competition. …

For a successful public value strategy, the elements “public values/strategic goals”, authorizing environment” and “operational capability” should be coherently aligned. In this paper, we discuss how we have aligned these elements in the context of Open Data. We focus on the relationships between …

Een onderzoek naar factoren die cliënten nodig hebben om het programma van de House of Hope in Los Angeles zonder terugval en met succes te voltooien. Het onderzoek is gedaan in Amerika, Los Angeles,bij de House of Hope, een sober living place in de ghetto (south central). Door interviews met cliënten, …

The topic of the Irish Literary Revival has been a popular one for many decades. In this study the subject is approached from the perspective of the writers. What were they trying to achieve: were they after political gain in a struggle towards a free and independent Ireland or were they an elite group …