Poster presentation

In recent publications in International Journals in 2010 and 2011, I described the phenomenon of a new approach to education and training called ‘Gyroscopic Management’ (See list publications). To give the reader an insight and overview of this, I will introduce and explain this gyroscopic management …

What is student excellence? Excellence programs in higher education in the NL / Hanzehogeschool

This groundbreaking handbook serves as a guide to internationalization of higher education and offers new strategies for its further development and expansion in the years to come. With a decidedly global approach, this volume brings together leading experts from around the world to illustrate the increasing …

In the following paper I investigate the correlation between students’ use of Facebook and their first year grade point average in the Department of Media, Communication and Information at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Differences in grade points will be measured against whether or not …

In this article I will discuss theories on students’ success in higher education and the need for adjustments of these theories in the contemporary, information and media saturated world. The integration theory on student retention, founded by Tinto and further developed by him and many others, lies …

ABSTRACT This article argues that the role of the lecturer in an internationalised higher education institution is not limited to teaching internationally or interculturally diverse groups of students. Teaching staff members will normally be required to undertake a variety of tasks, which require different …

Background: On two Care Innovation Units in the Netherlands, staff, students and Lecturer Practitioners work intensively together to provide care, create a rich learning environment, and to foster innovation and research. In striving to advance the quality of care and to develop person centred cultures …

ONK is a company who provides advise in the field of art, furthmore, it also organizes art fairs in The Netherlands. Survey has shown, that almost 60% of the visitors are 60 year and older. The question then arises: "How can ONK increase the amount of visitors by 25% in 1 year time?" This is the main …

Environmental or ‘green' education is an important driving force behind the ‘greening' of society as it plays a critical role in raising environmental awareness and preparing students for green jobs. None of the existing environmental attitudes and behavior measures is focused on the evaluation of green …