The first aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a link between the degree in which a teacher is cooperating with colleagues within a school and the level of stress experienced by teachers with regard to teaching pupils with special needs. The second aim was to discuss the influence of …

The ideology of inclusive education signifies that every child should be able to attend a regular school, unless there are insoluble barriers which make this impossible. This principle is voiced in treaties such as the Salamanca Statement and the No Child Left Behind Act. Accordingly, many countries …

Purpose: When designing a nursing home, architects and planners need to consider ways to provide patients and caregivers with a feeling of a natural setting and being a part of the outdoor world as well as considering themes such as having accessible gardens that take the total well-being of its residents1. …

Introduction and theoretical background In the past few years, there has been a growing interest in the specific position of beginning teacher educators. In the book 'Becoming a teacher Educator' (Swennen & Van der Klink, 2009) several chapters deal with this subject. In conclusion, teacher educators …

Presentatie van de economische apecten van geluk die is gebaseerd op wetenschappelijk onderzoek en geschikt is voor individueel gebruik of voor kleine groepen. Het laat de relaties zien tussen geluk (welbevinden of tevredenheid) en bijvoorbeeld geld, inkomen, woonplaats, gezondheid, land, religie, uiterlijk, …

"Vertrouwen in leren & leren in vertrouwen De mogelijkheden van mindfulness binnen remedial teaching Dit praktijkonderzoek is uitgevoerd en beschreven door Ingeborg Westerhof-Veerman in het kader van het afronden van de Masteropleiding Special Educational Needs voor de studierichting remedial teacher …

Purpose In order to facilitate ageing-in-place (AiP) with dementia, a digital consultancy tool (DCT) was designed to facilitate modifications to the home environment. In the Netherlands, about 65% of the 270,000 older adults with dementia live in their own dwelling. At the same time, 40% of the Dutch …

Introduction Innovation is crucial for companies who have to react to constantly changing markets. Several national and European research institutes stress the importance of developing innovation for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). This was a trigger to design a minor on strategic innovation …

The human memory has an associative nature. Association and mental visualization combine skills and structures of the left and right brain halves. It is easier to remember pictures, photographs or drawings than words or sentences. In fact, it usually takes a lot of effort to remember words and sentences …

In our professorship 'Learning Strategies' of the Fontys Secondary Teacher Training College Tilburg, we stress the importance of practitioner research for the professional development of teachers. To investigate our own beliefs, we started a project in which teachers learned to do practitioner research …