On duty, police officers are exposed to a variety of acute, threatening stress situations and organizational demands. In line with the allostatic load model, the resulting acute and chronic stress might have tremendous consequences for police officers’ work performance and psychological and physical …

Little has been published regarding the training of academic developers themselves to support internationalization of the curriculum (IoC) initiatives. However, higher education institutions around the globe are responding to strategic demands for IoC which prepare students as ‘world-ready’ graduates. …

Critical Friend training with students from Kiemkracht Alfa-college

During a period of several months teachers of the vocational institution of Alfa-college in Hoogeveen are trained how they can implemend this method in their education programs.

Objective The Joint Effort Initiative was endorsed by Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) in 2018 as a collaboration between international researchers and clinicians with an interest in the implementation of osteoarthritis management programs (OAMPs). This study aimed to identify and …

First, the current study aims to identify the determining factors of the purchase price of sportswear worn by runners. Second, this study aims to demonstrate that diary-methods can be a useful method in sports consumption research as they provide in a large amount of data on a very detailed, non-aggregated …

De BMW Group Training Academy ervaart vanuit de BMW Group dealerorganisaties een behoefte om nieuw aangenomen BMW Group Service Adviseurs zo snel mogelijk operationeel (up to speed) te krijgen. Voorgaande jaren hebben er initiatieven plaatsgevonden om medewerkers sneller op te leiden en maximaal inzetbaar …

Samenvatting De overstap van het mbo naar het hbo is voor veel studenten lastig. Hogeschool Saxion wil deze stap begeleiden door peercoaches in te zetten. Deze peercoaches (ook wel SkillsCoaches genoemd) zijn tweedejaars Saxionstudenten, die laatstejaars mbo-studenten coachen. Echter, de training die …

Background Exercise therapy is the cornerstone of knee osteoarthritis (OA) management. In particular muscle strengthening exercise, targeting the characteristic loss of muscle strength present in knee OA, is a key factor for the beneficial effects reported for exercise therapy. The optimal training intensity …

Wearable technologies are being implemented in the health and medical context with increasing frequency. Such technologies offer valuable opportunities to stimulate self-management in these domains. In this context, engagement plays a crucial role. An engaged patient is a patient who is emotionally involved …