Background Sports injuries are highly disadvantageous for Physical Education (PE) students, because they can lead to physical discomfort, and absence from sports classes resulting in higher study career costs. Objective To investigate the magnitude of the injury problem in PE students and to explore …

Students more and more have access to online recordings of the lectures they attend at universities. The volume and length of these recorded lectures however make them difficult to navigate. Research shows that students primarily watch the recorded lectures while preparing for their exams. They do watch …

Objective: To use a qualitative approach to examine the perceptions of policy makers, general dental practitioners, dental hygienists, dental students and dental hygiene students in the Netherlands following the introduction of a direct access policy in 2006. Methods: Semi-structured interviews and focus …

Today professionals have to deal with more uncertainties in their field than before. We live in complex and rapidly changing environments. The British philosopher Ronald Barnett adds the term ‘supercomplexity’ to highlight the fact that ‘we can no longer be sure how even to describe the world that faces …

Open hardware and open design are part of a larger open source idea. It is the idea that authors, creators and inventors need not and should not be overly protective over who reuses their works, for what purpose they use them and in what manner, but rather that they would actually want to make their …

Screening for psychological distress in patients with cancer is currently being debated in the British Journal of Cancer. Screening has been recommended, as elevated levels of distress have been consistently observed and clinicians tend to overlook the need of psychological support (Carlson et al, 2012; …

The complexity of the daily practice of social workers in the Netherlands has increased, while the social appreciation for their work has decreased. Stakeholders involved in social work practice agreed that a masters programme for social workers could be an important step to improve the quality of social …

In this report the marketing plan of Primark will be discussed. Primark was established in 1969 and is originally an Irish brand. After 1969, Primark expanded very quickly to several other countries. Its main goal is to sell inexpensive clothing and other accessories for women, men, children next to …

Objective To use a qualitative approach to examine the perceptions of policy makers, general dental practitioners, dental hygienists, dental students and dental hygiene students in the Netherlands following the introduction of a direct access policy in 2006. Methods Semi-structured interviews and focus …

Deze publicatie van The British Council richt zich op innovatieve onderwijspraktijken in initiële lerarenopleidingen voor docenten Engels over de hele wereld. Elk van de 14 hoofdstukken is geschreven door een andere lerarenopleider die vanuit een geheel eigen context zijn of haar innovatie toelicht. …