In our work as lecturers, teachers, researchers, coaches or managers in a university of applied sciences, we do feel that the amount and variety of societal challenges on higher vocational education (HVE) is growing. Institutions in HE are in a process of transforming from traditional ‘either or’ research …

Increasing students’ motivation in higher education by designing a specific curriculum has always been a challenging but very complex process. The Department of Business, Finance and Marketing (BFM) of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) initiated a redesign of the curricula with the major …

In the social sciences, especially in social psychology and sociology, fear of the unknown and the tendency to favour the group one belongs to are recognised phenomena. This chapter will look at elements of these scientific theories and establish a link between these elements and the initial findings …

In summarizing the research on collaborative learning, the quest for the holy grail of effective collaborative learning has not yet ended. The use of the GLAID framework tool for the design of collaborative learning in higher education may contribute to better aligned designs and hereby contribute to …

Dit adviesrapport betreft een onderzoek naar het onderdeel facilitair beheer binnen multifunctionele accommodaties. Gemeente Amsterdam is de eigenaar van deze accommodaties en is een initiatief gestart ter verbetering van een aantal deelgebieden van de multifunctionele accommodaties. Onderdeel van dit …

Research has shown that some 30% of total care needs in people with late-life depression (LLD) are unmet. It is not known to what extent patients actually don’t receive any care for these needs or consider the care to be insufficient and their satisfaction with the provided care. Results: In 67% of …

Aanleiding: In 2014 is vanuit de Nederlandse tweede kamer het plan van aanpak ‘waardigheid en trots’ opgesteld. Dit project is doorgevoerd in verschillende zorginstellingen, waaronder, sinds 2016, het verzorgingshuis Dekelhem van Icare. In de voortgang van de implementatie op lange termijn liggen nog …

Inleiding: In Nederland leven naar schatting 10 tot 12 duizend mensen met een ernstig meervoudige beperking (EMB) (Schuurman, 2010). Bij een EMB is het ontwikkelingsniveau gemiddeld gelijk aan een kind van maximaal 24 maanden. Daarnaast zijn er vaak neurologische problemen zoals epilepsie of spasticiteit, …

Aligning project partners

OBJECTIVE: To further test the validity and clinical usefulness of the steep ramp test (SRT) in estimating exercise tolerance in cancer survivors by external validation and extension of previously published prediction models for peak oxygen consumption (Vo2peak) and peak power output (Wpeak). DESIGN: …