In de afgelopen decennia heeft er op de werkvloer een stille revolutie plaatsgevonden. De computer neemt steeds meer taken over die de corebusiness vormen van professionals uit verschillende branches. Softwareprogramma's beoor-delen voor een verzekeringsagent of een aanvraag voor een schade-uitkering …

In de afgelopen periode heeft een groot aantal mensen een veilig heenkomen gezocht in Nederland, waaronder veel vluchtelingen uit Syrië. Verschillende organisaties zetten zich in om deze vluchtelingen te helpen om een passende werkplek te vinden. Er is echter nog weinig bekend over wat daarbij effectief …

In de afgelopen periode heeft een groot aantal mensen een veilig heenkomen gezocht in Nederland, waaronder veel vluchtelingen uit Syrië. Verschillende organisaties zetten zich in om deze vluchtelingen te helpen om een passende werkplek te vinden. Er is echter nog weinig bekend over wat daarbij effectief …

In this chapter, we propose that the democracy we wish to see out in the world is influenced by the quality of our own “inner democracies”—that is: the quality of the democracies among and between the selves or voices in the landscape of the self. We must find ways out of the I-prisons we experience …

Curriculum development initiatives, especially those involving educational technologies, provide a rich learning space for university teachers. In-depth interviews with teaching staff (n = 11) were qualitatively analysed to gain insight into the variety of individual learning paths and to identify potential …

Western societies are quickly becoming less coherent (Giddens, 1991). As a result it is increasingly unclear how individuals should act in a range of situations or how they may understand themselves. To a certain extent this development towards more diverse perspectives and a broader range of ways to …

Many students graduating in higher education will achieve a managerial or professional position, with leadership qualities being highly important. The need to reflect on leadership as an important developmental goal in higher education is highlighted by pointing out that many curricula, especially in …

For delayed and long-term students, the education process is often a lonely journey. The main conclusion of this research is that learning should not be an individual process of the student connected to one lecturer, but rather a community where learning is a collective journey. The social interaction …

Blended learning is not a flash in the pan, it’s here to stay. At The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) the implementation of blended learning is not yet in an adult stage, but in a newly introduced educational framework (The Hague University of Applied Sciences, 2017) blended learning plays …

Higher education is tasked with preparing students for a culturally diverse and globalizing world. Additionally, western nations have an increasingly diverse student population and know the success of their students will depend in part on being able to navigate diversity. There is therefore good reason …