The central aim of this thesis was to increase understanding of designing vocational learning environments at the school–work boundary. Four studies were conducted, focusing on learning environment designs at the school–work boundary and on design considerations of the actors involved in their construction, …

The rapid implementation of large scale floating solar panels has consequences to water quality and local ecosystems. Environmental impacts depend on the dimensions, design and proportions of the system in relation to the size of the surface water, as well as the characteristics of the water system (currents, …

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate which critical success factors (CSFs) influence interaction on campuses as identified by the facility directors (FDs) of Dutch university campuses and to discuss how these compare with the literature. Design/methodology/approach: All 13 Dutch university …

Afstudeerscriptie gemaakt in opdracht van het Lectoraat Verslavingskunde en Forensische Zorg van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. In Nederland zijn er duizenden kinderen waarvan de vader in de gevangenis zit, waarbij vaak weinig aandacht is voor de vader-kind relatie. Dit, terwijl het juist belangrijk is …

De ontwerpscriptie is uitgevoerd voor Marjolein Bruinenberg, eigenaar van het Opleidingsinstituut De Stem van het Kind. Het opleidingsinstituut richt zich op het overbrengen van kennis over spelmethodieken aan jeugdprofessionals (De Stem van het Kind, 2020). In de praktijk van jeugdprofessionals worden …

Objective To examine the association between intrapartum synthetic oxytocin and child behavioral and emotional problems and to assess if maternal depressive or anxious symptoms or mother-to-infant bonding play a mediating role in this association. Design Prospective cohort study. Setting Population-based …

Background: Differential learning (DL) is a motor learning method characterized by high amounts of variability during practice and is claimed to provide the learner with a higher learning rate than other methods. However, some controversy surrounds DL theory, and to date, no overview exists that compares …

Persuasive design in the context of home rehabilitation of the elder-ly has been applied. Developing various prototypes based on persuasive fea-tures and behavioral changes helps to tune to more personalized solutions and serves as a valuable tool for implementing blended care in the practice.

This study focuses on the school–work connection from the perspective of curriculum design. The aim was to uncover considerations underpinning the design of learning environments in vocational education. The research took place in the Netherlands. A focus group methodology was chosen to elicit designers’ …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between integrated care and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a primary care practice population. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey study. SETTING: Primary care practice population. PARTICIPANTS: A sample (n=5562) of patients in …