Wat moet je doen als je beleid wilt maken op basis van wetenschappelijk onderzoek waarvan de resultaten totaal niet eenduidig zijn? Dit essay behandelt vier valkuilen bij het gebruik van tegenstrijdige onderzoeksuitkomsten door beleidsmakers: (1) verwarren van theoretische en empirische argumenten, (2) …

Het High Tech Center (HTC) dat onderdeel is van Capgemini Nederland houdt zich voornamelijk bezig met het ontwikkelen van mobiele applicaties. Deze applicaties hebben vaak als eis om beschikbaar te zijn op meerdere platforms (iOS en Android). Om dit te realiseren maakt het HTC gebruik van Xamarin. Xamarin …

A former teacher educator started a debate on the role of reflective thinking in teacher education. In his article he claims that critical thinking is the same as thinking and reflective thinking. In this article I refute this claim and suggest a meaningful way of thinking about reflective thought in …

Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems use tethered flying devices to harvest higher-altitude winds to produce electricity. For the success of the technology, it is crucial to understand how people perceive and respond to it. If concerns about the technology are not taken seriously, it could delay or prevent …

Lecture in PhD Programme Life Science Education Research UMCU. Course Methods of Life Science Education Research. Utrecht, The Netherlands. abstract Audit trail procedures are applied as a way to check the validity of qualitative research designs, qualitative analyses, and the claims that are made. …

Sustainable business models are all the craze right now. Firms are making many claims that their activities create social and environmental value. The realization has finally sunk in that business has a fundamental role to play in addressing the net-zero challenge and the sustainable development goals. …

The impact of the construction industry on the natural environment is severe, natural areas are changedinto predominantly hard solid surfaces, the energy use in the built environment is high and the industryputs huge claims on materials.

The impact of the construction industry on the natural environment is severe, natural areas are changedinto predominantly hard solid surfaces, the energy use in the built environment is high and the industryputs huge claims on materials

WHY? (ADAPT) The city of Liège is suffocating because of extreme car hospitality. Public space has been stripped down to traffic space, serving the singular purpose of moving and parking polluting, dangerous and space inefficient cars. Global challenges concerning pandemics, climate change and sub-urbanization …

Objective To explore predictors of district nursing care utilisation for community-living (older) people in the Netherlands using claims data. To cope with growing demands in district nursing care, knowledge about the current utilisation of district nursing care is important. Setting District nursing …