Personal possessions of nursing home residents can contribute to their sense of home. This study investigated which of the personal belongings were considered most important, and if these items indeed contributed to a sense of home. A qualitative research was conducted with 27 nursing home residents. …

Since the 1960s, the structure of the German population has significantly changed as a result of a number of migration waves. This structural change, and the fact that is was rather ignored by German governments, created a democratic deficit. Large parts of the permanent population were structurally …

BACKGROUND: In critically ill patients, muscle loss is associated with adverse outcomes. Raw bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) parameters (eg, phase angle [PA] and impedance ratio [IR]) have received attention as potential markers of muscularity, nutrition status, and clinical outcomes. Our objective …

Borre Leesclub has functioned as a strong company for over a decade. Borre has been successful and has grown into a strong competitor within the specific and small-scaled field. In the Netherlands there are few competitors in the educational children’s book market. Though Borre Leesclub is well known …

Het doel van deze bachelorthesis is het in kaart brengen van zowel de bevorderende als de belemmerende factoren die van invloed zijn op het optimaliseren van het huidige leerklimaat. Hierbij is de volgende hoofdvraag opgesteld: ‘Hoe kunnen de medewerkers van afdeling 8 het leerklimaat zodanig optimaliseren …

Nursing home residents with dementia face challenges in adapting to a new living environment and feeling at home. Due to communicative limitations, people with dementia after often left out of design processes. The aim of this study is to investigate the housing needs in relation to the interior design …

The quality of the built environment can impact the quality of life and the sense of home of nursing home residents. This study investigated (1) which factors in the physical and social environment correlate with the sense of home of the residents and (2) which environmental factors are most meaningful. …

In this article we investigate the relevance of Hannah Arendt’s line of thinking for “interprofessional work”, i.e. when people of different professions collaborate. Arendt is well known for the distinctions she makes between labour, work and action within the active domain and between thinking, willing …

Soms zijn de inzichten van een niet-pedagoog van groot belang voor het denken over opvoeding en onderwijs. In het geval van de politiek denker Hannah Arendt (1906-1975) is dat zeker aan de orde. Arendt plaatst een aantal vraagtekens bij de manier waarop opvoeding en onderwijs vaak worden begrepen. Opvoeding …

Hoger-onderwijsinstellingen zien ‘de stad’ steeds meer als een interessante leer- en onderzoeksomgeving, vol met boeiende vragen en uitdagingen. Tegelijkertijd zijn stedelijke beleidsmakers en andere urban stakeholders op zoek naar manieren om studenten en onderzoekers te betrekken bij hun strategieën, …