As is often reported in the literature exploring the research-practice gap, applying the principles of evidence-based practice is easier said than done. Action research is a methodology with an explicit intent of linking the worlds of research and practice. This review attempts to answer the question: …

De populariteit van traineetrajecten berust voor een groot deel op de ontwikkelingsmogelijkheden die ze deelnemers bieden. Het is echter niet duidelijk of trainees hierdoor ook meer verbonden raken met de organisatie. Dit is echter wel een belangrijk onderwerp. Zo wil de gemeente Rotterdam trainees …

Lichamelijke Opvoeding (LO) kan, mits intensief genoeg, een belangrijke directe bijdrage leveren aan de hoeveelheid fysieke activiteit bij schoolgaande jeugd. Om te bepalen in hoeverre reguliere lessen LO daadwerkelijk een bijdrage leveren is bij meer dan 900 leerlingen in zowel basis- als voortgezet …

For twenty years, typical outdoor lifestyle sports like rafting, snowboarding and rock climbing, which used to be exclusively practised in natural environments, are being offered in controlled artificial settings. This process can be described as 'the indoorisation of outdoor sports'. With this development, …

Previous investigations of consumer subcultures in the CCT tradition focused primarily on consumer behaviours, feelings, experiences and meanings of consumption. This paper advocates that in order to deeply understand and interpret a particular subculture, researchers in consumer culture should consider …

This article discusses some characteristics of the educational framework of the programme and tries to compare the results of the programme as reported by graduates with the 'professional competencies for Sustainable Development’, as formulated by DHO (the organisation for Sustainable Higher Education …

Overgewicht verhoogt de kans op problemen voor, tijdens en na de zwangerschap. De verloskundige kan een unieke rol spelen bij de begeleiding van de zwangere en haar familie met betrekking tot een gezondere levensstijl.

Aim and method: To examine in obese people the potential effectiveness of a six-week, two times weekly aquajogging program on body composition, fitness, health-related quality of life and exercise beliefs. Fifteen otherwise healthy obese persons participated in a pilot study. Results: Total fat mass …

Objective: Health beliefs of overweight adults who did and did not enter an exercise program were compared to identify possible factors that hamper people to increase physical exercise. Method: Participants (n = 116, 78 women and 38 men) were overweight adults without comorbidities. Self-report instruments …

As multimedia gradually becomes more and more an integrated part of video conferencing systems, the use of multimedia integrated desktop video conferencing technology (MIDVCT) will open up new educational possibilities for synchronous learning. However, the possibilities and limitations of this technology …