Het waarborgen van de beroepsbekwaamheid van toekomstig gediplomeerden is voor opleidingen met een beroepsoriëntatie in hoger onderwijs een actueel en weerbarstig vraagstuk. Wereldwijde trends, ontwikkelingen en (innovaties) beïnvloeden de beroepshandelingen sneller dan ooit. Dit artikel biedt een praktische …

Objective women in the Netherlands, with a fetus in breech presentation, are thoroughly counseled to make an informed choice for the mode of delivery. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of counseling techniques on women's choices for the mode of delivery and subsequently to compare fetal …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a critical analysis to address cultural metaphors – a much overlooked aspect of cross-cultural studies. Mainstream cultural metaphors (e.g. the iceberg, the software of the mind, the onion, and the distance) are not only limited in number, but are also …

In this systematic literature review, we evaluate the effectiveness of financial-literacy education programs and interventions for children and adolescents. Furthermore, the key characteristics of the design of a successful financial-education curriculum are described. The evidence shows that school-based …

Governments make cyber security related policies to protect citizens’ interests and national infrastructures against cyber attacks. Cyber security related data can enable evidence based policymaking. Data visualisation via dashboards can help understanding of these cyber security data. Designing such …

Dit reflectieve artikel kijkt terug op de rijke schakering aan perspectieven, benaderingen, aggregatieniveaus en casussen die in dit themanummer aan de orde komen. Het legt de nadruk op het verder ontwikkelen van het perspectief van meervoudige waardecreatie. Wat betekent dit nu voor onderwijs en voor …

A substantial amount of studies have addressed the influence of sound on human performance. In many of these, however, the large acoustic differences between experimental conditions prevent a direct translation of the results to realistic effects of room acoustic interventions. This review identifies …

Background: In clinical practice, nurses’ attitudes regarding older patients are important in relation to quality of care. The Older People in Acute Care Survey (OPACS) is an instrument measuring hospital nurses attitudes regarding older patients and is validated in Australia and the USA. The OPACS …

Objective reduction of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is common but undesirable, as it is associated with negative outcomes, including excessive gestational weight gain. Our objective was to explore changes in five types of activity that occurred during pregnancy and the behavioural determinants …