Eighteen years after the introduction of the graphing calculator in national examinations in the Netherlands, much has been learned about the use of technology in education. One of the key lessons was that integrating ICT as a tool for learning math is a complex task, and this complexity is often underestimated. …

The increase in the number of reported conversation partner programmes for conversation partners of people with aphasia demonstrates increased awareness of partner needs and the positive effect of trained partners on the communicative abilities of the person with aphasia. Predominantly small-scale studies …

Various discourses construct youth sport as a site for pleasure and participation, for positive development, for performance and for protection/safeguarding. Elite youth sport however continues to be a site for emotionally abusive coaching behaviour. Little attention has been paid to how the institutional …

Some gynaecological and pregnancy-associated conditions are more common in abused women than in non-abused women, but this has not been examined in family practice. We aimed to investigate intimate partner violence (IPV) prevalence in family practice and to investigate whether gynaecological and pregnancy-associated …

Due to a number of factors outlined in this article, the issue of population growth is excluded from the sustainability discussion. In this article, we explore some of the ethical presumptions that underlie the issues linking population growth and sustainability. Critics argue that action to address …

Informatie over de USE conferentie, Groningen 20 t/m 23 oktober 2015.

One of the issues concerning the replacement of natural gas by green gas is the seasonal pattern of the gas demand. When constant production is assumed, this may limit the injected quantity of green gas into a gas grid to the level of the minimum gas demand in summer. A procedure was proposed to increase …

The semantic differential is a widely applied measurement technique in the information systems field. As we demonstrate in this study, however, there is evidence that many of the applications of the semantic differential seem to be subject to common shortcomings. In this study, we address these shortcomings …

Laten we eens terugkijken op bijna honderd jaar volwasseneneducatie in Nederland. Daarvoor zijn tenminste drie aanleidingen. Recent verscheen er een megaboekwerk over de geschiedenis van het voor- en naoorlogse regionale volkshogeschoolwerk in Nederland. Dat verdient aandacht. Alleen al omdat men aan …

In verpleeg- en verzorgingshuizen is er enerzijds maar een zeer kleine groep die voldoende bewegen volgens de beweegnorm en anderzijds brengen de meeste bewoners een groot aantal uren zittend (sedentair) door. Juist dit sedentair gedrag is sterk geassocieerd met cardiovasculaire mortaliteit (sterfte …