BACKGROUND: The predictive validity of the Low Back Pain Perception Scale is determined in two studies in general practice and showed sufficient discriminative ability, although the psychometric properties of the scale have never been established until now. OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability and …

Does bilingual education at junior vocational secondary level ‘work’? In other words, do vmbo pupils who have some subject lessons in English, such as art or biology, achieve a higher level of (English) language proficiency without adverse effects to their Dutch proficiency or their subject knowledge? …

In many countries, Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) in secondary education, whether by default or design, focuses primarily on high-achieving students. This paper presents a study of CLIL programs for a different population: junior vocational students in the lower streams of secondary …

Many bilingual children have an acquisition delay in their L2, which is easily mistaken for SLI. With the aim to, on the one hand, tackle this 'disentangling problem' and, on the other hand, create adequate expectations regarding bilingual "normal" development, we compared Dutch lexical and grammatical …

Small groups (SG)'s are an important and seemingly vibrant part of church life. Ichtus Pinkstergemeente in Zaandam, among other ministries, also has a small group ministry (SGM),. According to the church leadership it is not a very successful one. This project is an attempt to sort out where the problems …

During my LIO at the Stedelijk College in Eindhoven an inspection from the European Platform had shown that the amount target language usage was applied insufficiently. The school kept his bilingual certificate but needs to improve its educational system in regards to this before 2014, when the European …

CLIL Skills is a practical resource book for subject teachers working in bilingual schools. It supports them in their everyday practice and informs them about key CLIL issues. Good CLIL teaching interweaves content and language. This book covers six important CLIL Skills: activating, providing lesson …

This paper describes the participatory development process of a web-based communication system focusing on disease management, particularly infection control of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). These infections are becoming a major public health issue; they can have serious consequences …

Vroeg vreemdetalenonderwijs, het aanbieden van extra uren Engels of andere talen vanaf de eerste groepen op de basisschool (Europees Platform, 2004) is een onderwijsvariant die steeds meer terrein wint in Nederland. Ditzelfde geldt voor het tweetalig onderwijs (tto), waarbij maximaal 50% van de vakken …