The shortage for ICT personal in the EU is large and expected to increase. The aim of this research is to contribute to a better understanding of the roles and competences needed, so that education curricula can be better aligned to evolving market demand by answering the research question: Which competence …

Whereas different aspects of teaching and learning in Higher Education are often discussed within an academic community, teaching the EU seems to receive less attention. Especially in recent years we testimony the decreasing interest to EU studies in universities, including some signs of disappearing …

In de Solution Rooms bespreken studenten, docenten, beleidsmakers en onderzoekers uitdagingen en oplossingsrichtingen voor het vervolgonderwijs van de toekomst. Eén van de thema's is 'Duurzaamheid', waar Rolien Blanken een wetenschappelijke reflectie over schreef. Twee problemen zijn geïdentificeerd …

Education for sustainability scholarship argues that sustainability competence is more than cognitive domain learning that is traditionally (over) focused on reason, knowledge application and testing. Affective domain is missing from the education curricula in general (Sowel, 2005, Dernikos et al, 2020), …

In dit opiniestuk houden onderzoeker Nicolien Montessori en lector Marlies van Steenbergen een pleidooi om ethiek terug te brengen in de door marktwerking vastgelopen samenleving. Daarvoor zijn vaardigheden nodig: taal, rekenen, logica en moraliteit. Een hogeschool is in hun ogen een goede plek om de …

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In higher education, design thinking is often taught as a process. Yet design cognition resides in action and design practices. Dewey’s pragmatism offers a solid epistemology for design thinking. This paper describes a design research whereby Dewey’s inquiry served as the foundation for educating students. …

Generation Z (Gen Z) will account for a growing proportion of the global workforce in the coming years. Therefore, it is vitally important to understand this generation’s unique perspectives and preferences regarding work. This exploratory study examines the prioritisation and desirability of Gen Z work …

Questions we care about (objectives) This study contributes to the body of knowledge of entrepreneurial educators’ strategies to work towards gender inclusion in entrepreneurial education (EE). By illustrating how gender stereotypes and gender bias are constructed and reconstructed in EE. An important …

Higher education providers need to deliver graduates with the conceptual understanding required for professional life. Conceptual understanding entails a synthesis of relevant facts, theories and practices that influence occupational performance. To help align curricula with individual student differences, …