Purpose: During the last decade, new continuing learning pathways have been designed and implemented in the Dutch Vocational Education and Training (VET) column aiming to foster students' transitions between successive educational levels. Prototypical examples of such continuing learning …

Introduction International students are crucial for higher education institutions, international classrooms, and the economy. However, international students often face various practical difficulties and the challenge of adjusting to a new environment. The annual Student Well-being Monitor of Inholland …

Het onderzoek vergelijkt consumentvoorkeuren en cidertradities in Normandië/Bretagne, Frankrijk, en Nova Scotia, Canada. Uit een uitgebreide enquête bleek dat Fransen traditioneelere cider smaken prefereren, terwijl Canadezen meer openstaan voor innovatieve smaken. Leeftijd beïnvloedde Franse voorkeuren, …

This paper explores country-level macro-structural conditions that are associated with social capital, measured as individuals’ access to social resources. To explain differences in social capital across societies, we formulate hypotheses based on welfare state generosity, cultural orientations (collectivism …

Verduurzaming is een belangrijk thema binnen de melkveehouderij. Om de veehouders van de toekomst te helpen aan kennis over verduurzaming, wordt een serious game ontwikkeld. Onderdeel hiervan is een lijst met maatregelen die scoren op de basisprincipes veerkracht, volhoudbaarheid en toekomstbestendigheid."Wat …

In the era of exponential technology growth, one unexpected guest has claimed a seat in classrooms worldwide, Artificial Intelligence. Generative AI, such as ChatGPT, promises a revolution in education, yet it arrives with a double-edged sword. Its potential for personalized learning is offset by issues …

International field visits aim to provide transformative learning experiences that stimulate the professional development of staff, but outcomes may vary among programs. In this mixed-methods study, we investigated the transformative learning experiences of Dutch and German professionals (n = 28) from …

This paper presents a Python script that automates the estimation of Yang & Zhang’s stock realized volatility proxy for univariate and multivariate cases. Yang & Zhang’s realized volatility is a stock volatility proxy commonly used by financial researchers and practitioners due to its unbiasedness in …

BACKGROUND: Previous research indicates the start of primary school (4-5-year-old) as an essential period for the development of children's physical activity (PA) patterns, as from this point, the age-related decline of PA is most often observed. During this period, young children are exposed to a wider …