In this book Silicon Valley expert Peter Ester describes how these 'schools of startup entrepreneurship' operate and how they empower startups. He interviewed over twenty Silicon Valley accelerators. They are analyzed in terms of mission, selection policy, technology focus, target groups, program features, …

Objective: To explore and describe the intensive wheelchair training method ‘Drivkraft’, and describe the evidence base. Method: Two wheelchair classes were both actively- and passively observed over a period of eight days. Based on these experiences, two semi-structured interviews were held with the …

Vroegtijdige schoolverlating onder Somalische jongeren tussen de 12-17 jaar in Veenendaal, daar ligt een zorg. Het blijkt dat jongeren van Somalische afkomst het voortgezet onderwijs vaker vroegtijdig verlaten, waardoor zij mogelijk geen (start-) kwalificatie halen voor de arbeidsmarkt. Dit zorgt er …

Although nursing has been an academic discipline for decades, the infrastructure for nursing research in many countries is still fragile and struggling. Postdoctoral nurses have difficulties developing sustaining careers in nursing research due to lack of career opportunities. Considerable research has …

Werkloosheid of te laag betaald werk gaan vaak samen met (geld)stress. Geworteld in de hersenwetenschap is in de VS de nieuwe integrale aanpak Mobility Mentoring® ontwikkeld, die aangrijpt op stress als ontregelend principe. Dankzij deze nieuwe aanpak ontgroeien meer mensen armoede en schulden. In dit …

Mobility Mentoring® combineert het onderwerp armoede met de laatste inzichten vanuit de hersenwetenschap over de effecten van schaarste en armoede en de ontwikkelbaarheid van hersenfuncties. Deze nieuwe aanpak helpt mensen bij de aanpak van hun financiële en sociale problemen. Het lectoraat Schulden …

The present study evaluates the Youth Initiated Mentoring (YIM) approach in which families and youth care professionals collaborate with an informal mentor, who is someone adolescents (aged twelve to twenty-three) nominate from their own social network. The informal mentor can be a relative, neighbour …

Research into workplace mentoring is principally focussed on predictors and psychosocial and instrumental outcomes, while there is scarcely any in-depth research into relational characteristics, outcomes and processes. This article aims to illustrate these relational aspects. It reports a co-constructed …

Abstract. In: abstractbook 5th European Nursing Congress: 'Caring for older people: how can we do the right things right?' 4-7 oktober 2016, Rotterdam.

Since 2011, over 500 Belgian nationals have become radicalised and left Belgium for a Jihadist conflict zone. The Brussel bombings, on the 22nd of March 2016 were carried out by two Belgian nationals who were also returning Jihadists. This dissertation explores whether Belgium can improve its current …