Increasing flexibilisation and personalisation of education creates challenges in terms of students’ social connectedness with each other, with the programme and with lecturers. For this reason, a team of researchers and professors from four universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands carried …

The corona pandemic has forced higher education (HE) institutes to transition to online learning, with subsequent implications for student wellbeing. Aims: This study explored influences on student wellbeing throughout the first wave of the corona crisis in the Netherlands by testing serial mediation …

Sociale binding in online en blended leergemeenschappen in de context van flexibel onderwijs

De toename van flexibel en gepersonaliseerd onderwijs zorgt voor uitdagingen op het gebied van sociale binding van studenten met elkaar, met de opleiding en met docenten. Een onderzoeksteam van onderzoekers en lectoren van vier hogescholen in Nederland is daarom nagegaan hoe gevoel van verbondenheid …

Covid-19 made us realize that educational practices in higher education must change AND can change. A possible solution for practicing lab work is working in a remote lab: a real lab in which students and the equipment/instruments are physically apart. The concept of printed touchless electronics was …

Background: Practicing handwriting is important for learning reading and spelling. The Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC) is an occupation-based assessment that enables early identification of kindergarten children at risk for developing handwriting difficulties. For children with non-handwriting …

Introduction The Netherlands is changing from a welfare to a participation society in which citizens themselves are responsible for their health. However, this is not accessible to every citizen, resulting in an increase in marginalized vulnerable groups, often with a migrant background with problems …

Steeds meer onderwijs is flexibel en gepersonaliseerd. Dat zorgt voor uitdagingen rondom sociale binding van studenten onderling, met de opleiding en met docenten. Daarnaast wordt steeds meer onderwijs online en blended vormgegeven. Dit draagt bij aan de vraag: Hoe zorg je bij online en blended onderwijs …

On 16 September 2021 the Teacher Education Policy in Europe Network organized a webinar on career pathways for teachers. The reason for this theme was the need to explore how teachers can stay motivated in their profession during a longer time span. This motivation is key for retaining teachers in their …

This contribution presents three lesson activities for lower secondary education that were developed to teach system thinking in concert with subject matter. The pedagogical approach is described, leading to a practical design philosophy for lesson activities using qualitative representations. These …