Given the growing number of older people, society as a whole should ideally provide a higher quality of life (QoL) for its ageing citizens through the concept of personalised ageing. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are subject to constant and rapid development, and can contribute to …

Het middelbaar beroepsonderwijs is een belangrijke emancipatiemotor voor jongeren met een migratie achtergrond. Tegelijkertijd zijn er zorgen over de toenemende gevoelens van vervreemding van deze jongeren ten aanzien van de Nederlandse samenleving. En over docenten die worstelen met handelingsverlegenheid …

On 13 June 2018, Susana Menéndez said farewell as member of the Executive Board of The Hague University of Applied Sciences. To mark that occasion, a symposium was held on leadership in the internationalization of higher education, of which Susana has been a champion over the past ten years.

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 …

Chatbots zijn handige tools om klantencontacten efficiënt af te handelen. De inzet van chatbottechnologie roept wel ethische vragen op. Aan de hand van een krantenartikel over het callcenter van het onlinewarenhuis Wehkamp verkent filosoof en bedrijfskundige Henriëtta Joosten een aantal morele kwesties …

Ageing brings about physiological changes that affect people’s thermal sensitivity and thermoregulation. The majority of older Australians prefer to age in place and modifications to the home environment are often required to accommodate the occupants as they age and possibly become frail. However, modifications …

De werkwijze 1Gezin1Plan (1G1P) beoogt multiprobleemgezinnen integraal, planmatig en doelgericht te helpen door hen actief te betrekken bij de hulp. De vaak onderling verweven problemen van deze gezinnen bestrijken meerdere gebieden, waardoor zij te maken hebben met veel verschillende instellingen. Met …

Real-time location systems (RTLS) can be implemented in aged care for monitoring persons with wandering behaviour and asset management. RTLS can help retrieve personal items and assistive technologies that when lost or misplaced may have serious financial, economic and practical implications. Various …

This article explores the development of skills of lecturers for internationalisation at home. It discusses backgrounds and the current situation, but also suggests ways forward. These suggestions are made mainly on the basis of experiences in The Netherlands, one of the few countries outside the English-speaking …

This review of meta-analyses of outcome studies of adults receiving Computer-Based Health Education (CBHE) has two goals. The first is to provide an overview of the efficacy of CBHE interventions, and the second is to identify moderators of these effects. A systematic literature search resulted in 15 …