This research is part of a comprehensive PhD research project that focuses on the existence and development of leadership in sport management practices. The underpinning factors that are associated with successfully leading top teams in sport are often used as an example in regard to being successful …

As part of a government-initiated programme based on the concept of professional development schools, three secondary schools in Amsterdam decided to facilitate teachers in their schools to engage in practice research. This was based on the assumption that research conducted by teachers contributes both …

De hbo-bachelor Opleidingskunde, training & human development is in vele opzichten een unieke opleiding. Uniek zijn in ieder geval de mensen in ons team, met zeer uiteenlopende praktijkervaring, verschillende persoonlijkheden en eigen(wijze) ideeën. Om die - vaak impliciete - ideeën inzichtelijk te maken, …

Change is endemic in modern society, and the educational systems that operate in it. In Higher Education societal trends such as globalization and economic rationalism are impacting on teachers. Changes in the student population, new educational methods derived from shifting perspectives on the role …

The past few years Internet has become an important medium in modern society. The use of Internet as a mass medium has resulted in the development of new online media. The feature all these new online media have in common is interactivity. The new web based applications allow citizens to create and share …

This article describes a flexibility program for plateaued professionals in a technical Dutch firm operating in the consultancy sector we will refer to with the pseudonym Greentree Corp. First, we will discuss the impact reorganization had on job-requirements and career opportunities for technical employees. …

For IT services companies, delivering high quality IT services is of eminent importance. IT service quality drives customer satisfaction, which in its turn drives firm performance. It is this link that is addressed in this paper: How can the performance of customer service delivery teams be improved, …

Er zijn een aantal redenen, waarom er middels deze scriptie is gekeken naar de beoordelingssystematiek binnen de opleiding Sport en Bewegen ten aanzien van praktische sportieve vaardigheden. Het ontbreekt aan transparantie in beoordeling voor zowel docenten als studenten. Uit gesprekken met docenten …

It has become a topic at Dutch educational institutes to feel not only responsible for improvement of theoretical and practical skills, but also of 'competences' in a broader sense. The curriculum of the Electrical and Electronic (E&E) Department has been changed enormously in the past decade. Fewer …

Binnen het projectonderwijs wordt nog vaak drooggezwommen. Enerzijds door de verstrekte projectopdrachten anderzijds door de suboptimalisatie van oplossingen. Deze zijn namelijk sterk afhankelijk van de verbonden modules en docenten. In de praktijk zijn de oplossingen echter altijd een afweging van …