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 …

The aims of this study were to examine howworkers negative age stereotypes (i.e., denying older workers ability to develop) and negative meta-stereotypes (i.e., beliefs that the majority of colleagues feel negative about older workers) are related to their attitudes towards retirement (i.e., occupational …

European tourism destinations are confronted with a trend toward increased environmental responsible behaviour. This trend seeks to improve the quality of life within those destinations for residents and tourists equally. Relating this subject to the principle of sustainable development, tourism destination …

This research addresses the question on how Delfzijl can take advantage of the dykes referred to recreational activities within the next five years. In order to investigate this problem statement, the elaboration was started with the definition of research questions and secondary research. Here, brochures, …

Amaidi is an organization located in the south of India that focus on placing volunteers from, mainly Europe, in projects of Indian partners. Many volunteers come to India with wrong expectations about work, culture, accommodation and the contribution that they can make. That is why I have done research …

This paper presents the results of a literature review in regard to Social Media and participation. Besides that, to understand the meaning and impact of Social Media on elections, we show field results from the 2010 and 2011 elections in the Netherlands. There are several challenges when it comes to …

The aim of this paper is to give the reader a comprehensive approach to the topic of the emerging Regional Policy in Bulgaria and its progress. The issue gained a large scope of attention since Bulgaria started working her way to the European Union. The regional policy has a great importance for the …

The Fontys University of professional Education, department of Mechanical Engineering, has started development of a new curriculum during the year 2000-2001, Human Mechanical Engineering (HME). Next to immersion of our students in actual technology practices, we aim to include for our students new topics …