The ideology of inclusive education signifies that every child should be able to attend a regular school, unless there are insoluble barriers which make this impossible. This principle is voiced in treaties such as the Salamanca Statement and the No Child Left Behind Act. Accordingly, many countries …

This conceptual paper describes the role of research in bachelor programs at Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) . It presents a model for the integration of research activities into student assignments. The model makes it possible to distinguish between different levels of research. The …

Over the past fifteen years, the professional context of arts and design, in terms of production, distribution and consumption, has largely changed as a result of technological developments. However, art and design education programmes in the Netherlands have mostly failed to constructively integrate …

Vocational education and training (VET) plays a central role in preparing young people for work, developing adequate skills and responding to the labour-market needs of the economy. The transition learners are required to make from education to the workplace is a complex, and often problematic, process …

In many European countries, higher education institutions outside the university sector now have a formal mandate to perform research related to regional needs and the improvement of education and professional practice (Kyvik & Lepori, 2010). The term 'new universities' will be used for those institutions. …

Meer aandacht voor verschillen tussen disciplines en achtergrondkenmerken van studenten leidt tot een hoger rendement in het hbo. De invloed van psychologische en omgevingsfactoren op studiesucces verschilt naar etnische groep, geslacht en hbo-sector. De werkzaamheid van psychologische factoren verschilt …

Conceptual profiles for excellent professionals: the students’ perspective

Purpose: To determine the most effective practices for quadriceps strengthening after ACL reconstruction. Methods: An electronic search has been performed for the literature appearing from January 1990 to January 2012. Inclusion criteria were articles written in English, German or Dutch with unilateral …

The valuable professional and the three pillars of honours education. With the Windesheim Honours College, Windesheim established a multidisciplinary and challenging HBO+ degree programme for socially engaged, talented and motivated students with diverse backgrounds. A vital characteristic of the WHC …

In deze workshop is de onderwijsvisie van het Windesheim Honours College gepresenteerd door Tineke Kingma samen met Lineke Stobbe, coördinator van het Honours College, en studenten. De doceerstrategieën van Marca Wolfensberger bieden op een aantal punten taal aan de onderwijsvisie van het Honours College. …