Before the start and during the first weeks of their first year, it has been observed by teachers that engineering students start with a high level of motivation, which often seems to decrease during the course of the first semesters. Such a decrease in motivation can be a main driver for students …

Presentation: Increasing sustainable labour participation of older wokers by using self-tracking devices.In a broader context (EU-goals):• (early) prevention of drop-out of older workers.• contributing to healthier lifestyle of (older) workers, while workers themselves are the main ‘actors'.

Background: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in old age, but they remain mostly untreated. Several clinical trials have shown promising results in preventing or reducing depressive symptoms. However, it is not clear how robust these effects are in the real world of day-to-day care. Therefore, …

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus on the effects of career development and guidance among students (age 17-23) enrolled in higher education in The Netherlands. First the paper explores whether the development of career competencies contribute to career identity, learning motivation, certainty …

Jaarlijks zijn er vele drop-outs en gaan er dus sporters verloren. Dit is niet alleen slecht voor de sport, maar ook voor de gezondheid. Een leven lang bewegen is dus het streven, maar hoe blijft men een leven lang gemotiveerd? Uit de literatuur blijkt dat er verschillende deelnamemotieven zijn die …

The objective of this research is to enable its reader to gain comprehension on what the consequences of the European Emission Trading Scheme are for the airline industry. The main research question that is answered by means of this paper is: how is the airline industry affected by the European Emission …

Op de afdeling Klinische Psychotherapie, de Spiegel van Triversum te Alkmaar, worden jongeren tussen de 14 en 22 jaar behandeld. Sinds kort wordt op deze afdeling runningtherapie aangeboden. Het is echter niet duidelijk wat de kansen en de bedreigingen van runningtherapie voor deze doelgroep zijn. In …

Uit het jaarverslag van 2010 is gebleken dat Studium Generale (HU)voldoet aan de verdiepingsvraag van studenten en dat, ondanks de geringe bekendheid onder studenten, de cursussen bijna allemaal vrij kort na het openen van de inschrijving vol zitten. Echter, Studium Generale kampt met het zogeheten no-show …

The central goal of this study is to clarify to what degree former education and students' personal characteristics (the 'Big Five personality characteristics', personal orientations on learning and students' study approach) may predict study outcome (required credits and study continuance). Analysis …

In September 2009 the department of Engineering of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands has started a pilot honours program for excellent engineering students called PRogram OUstanding Development (PROUD). Aim of this program is to give those engineering students, who have the ambition, …