Universities of Applied Science in the Netherlands started in 2001 with an expansion of their core business teaching with research. Lecturers are confronted with novel researcher roles in combination with current teacher roles. Enhancing their research expertise is seen as fundamental for achieving a …

Since 2001, Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences are expanding their core business teaching with research. Lecturers have to engage in novel researcher roles while maintaining their performance in teacher roles. First, we present a framework that acknowledges the intricacies of this double role transition. …

Purpose - The purpose of this article is to help schools for vocational education determine teachers' continuing professional development needs associated with implementing competence-based education programs, so that these schools can develop better attuned HR policies. It investigates which elements …

This paper reports on a case study investigating learning outcomes at the individual and organisational level of a cross-institutional innovation project based on the SOAP approach. SOAP integrates Schooling of teachers, Organisational development of schools, Action- and development-oriented research, …

Dutch prevocational secondary schools are reforming their educational programmes to make them more competence-based. This reform has substantial implications for the roles played by teachers. Yet, little empirical research has been conducted on teachers' processes of competence development in vocational …