Pavements are used everywhere, and are of a major importance in the infrastructure. However, conditions for which these pavements are designed for and built in are rapidly changing due to climate change. The trends observed in the Netherlands suggest a maximum temperature increase of 3 degrees Celsius …

When waves interact with surfaces of different structures they are reflected, and these reflections are mainly caused due to less wave energy being dissipated by the surface of the structure. Naturally, rock slopes or permeable structures (mangroves forests, brushwood material, etc.) are used around …

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. …

Als lector Teaching, Learning & Technology bij Hogeschool Inholland onderzoekt Nynke Bos de rol die technologie speelt en kan spelen om het leerproces van studenten te versterken. In haar lectorale rede gaat zij in op de kansen en bedreigingen van Blended Learning. Tegelijkertijd blikt zij ook vooruit …

Dit praktijkgericht onderzoek situeert zich in een Vlaamse secundaire school die dagelijks samenwerkt met diverse woon-en zorgcentra binnen het kader van de opleiding Verzorging. De school en de bestuursorganisatie van de vijf woon- en zorgcentra missen in de huidige situatie een duurzame interactie …

Aims To explore the possible extension of the illness script theory used in medicine to the nursing context. Design A qualitative interview study. Methods The study was conducted between September 2019 and March 2020. Expert nurses were asked to think aloud about 20 patient problems in nursing. A directed …

Intensive collaboration between different disciplines is often not without obstacles—healthcare and creative professionals come from different worlds that are not automatically aligned. This study investigates the research question: how do project partners in Create-Health innovation collaborate across …

In immersive technology, digital (virtual) elements are added to the physical world. Immersion is the perception of being physically present in a non-physical world,or experiencing the physical presence of a non-physical element (like in Pokémon Go). Except that the first (fatal) accidents as a result …

Educational institutions and vocational practices need to collaborate to design learning environments that meet current-day societal demands and support the development of learners’ vocational competence. Integration of learning experiences across contexts can be facilitated by intentionally structured …

The research concerns a currently developed project of implementing a tidal power harnessing system in the structure of Brouwersdam. The system would exploit hydraulic head difference between two water bodies and using gravity caused flow, generate electricity. As a side-effect to such system, hydraulic …