At the end of the nineties, many unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAs) came to the Netherlands due to wars and continuing violence in the world. Many UMAs try to find a new home and ask for asylum in order to get protection. Therefore, the asylum issue has become an urgent item on the political agendas …

The Hague has over the decades evolved into the City of Peace and Justice where multiple nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) working on promoting the RoL have situated themselves. In order to maintain the brand name 'Peace and Justice', adapting to current developments is crucial for the municipality …

As more and more research work is dedicated to the concept of entrepreneurial behaviour, more attention is also given to the teaching or training of such behaviour. In this paper we argue that a new integrative management approach, labeled as "gyroscopic management" (Vinke & Orhei, 2010, 2012), is one …

This article describes experiences with a qualitative research project into teachers’ learning from innovating their own educational practices. Decades of New Public Management (NPM) in the Netherlands, with its top-down and businesslike approach to areas of public interest, obscured the learning and …

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools teachers can use to enhance student learning. In 2006, the Dutch Inspectorate of Education concluded from classroom observations that it is difficult for Dutch teachers to give their students good feedback in order to stimulate students' learning process and …

More and more local bottom-up energy initiatives are emerging. Those involved encounter many barriers during the realization of their ideas. As the generation of renewable energy is mostly included, these local initiatives contribute to the targets set at regional, national & EU level. At the same time, …

ALIFE The “all-in-one” method to measure the Total Dietary Fibre content was implemented at the Hanze University of Applies Sciences. Wholemeal bread and crackers showed the expected % of TDF (approx. 6 and10 %, respectively). Enzymatic treatment with a novel starch-modifying enzyme clearly resulted …

The Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation (CHEI) was initiated by UCSC in 2011 to stimulate the enhancement and understanding of the internationalisation process and activities of Università Cattolica. This publication is the result of its first Seminar and by that also its first publication. …

Patient-physiotherapist interactions may affect a person’s physical functioning. Previous studies showed that Physical Therapists (PTs) who believe that specific activities might result in re-injuries are more likely to stimulate patients to stay inactive.

There is much attention for the quality of the pedagogical vision of after school day-care (bso) nowadays (e.g. Schreuder et al, 2011). My PhD-study concentrates on social development and discourse practices of young children (4 – 7) in the bso. In this poster I will show strong strategies in conflict …