Het stellen van open, onderzoekende vragen is een van de drie pedagogisch-didactische strategieën bij talentgericht onderwijs. In een pilotstudie is onderzocht in hoeverre deze aanpak toepasbaar is binnen instrumentale lespraktijken. Herman Veenker belicht de achtergronden en resultaten van deze studie …

People in western countries spend approximately 90% of their time indoors. This severely affects their health (WHO 2013; Klepeis et al. 2001). The health risks are exacerbated if people travel between indoor spaces by car or public transport. Buildings on streets specifically designed to create a human …

Increasingly, adding trees to the city is a new goal on the urban agenda in order to fight climate change. There is an interesting contrast when looking at the average lifespan of trees in the city: 30 years. The reason is that trees are still being seen from a utilitarian perspective and as urban furniture …

Substantial changes in the Dutch health care landscape have led to new ways of funding and designing hospitals. Flexibility in the design of hospital real estate provides options to adapt to changing circumstances. FREM plays an important role in managing hospital real estate and the utilization of these …

A lecture to create awareness about contextual factors influencing staff and patients in healthcare, to learn how space, organization, and healthcare delivery are interwoven, and to learn how space can be used to mitigate stress at patients and staff.

It’s no secret that cities are booming. They continue to attract the world’s top talent, stimulate the economy, act as hubs of innovation, and remain the cultural melting pots of all nations. Yet, we must ask the question, do the inhabitants of our ever-popular cities really feel at home in them? Furthermore, …

Sedentary behavior in children (> 4 years of age) has increased over the last decades, resulting in a decline of physical skills. This leaves children prone to health risks such as obesity, mental depression, a lower self-esteem, and social exclusion. The risks increase particularly in children who develop …