This dissertation is about the Wadden Sea Area in times of change. Conditions that predetermined the very existence of this distinct sea are now threatened by the sea level projected in the forthcoming 50-100 years. Therefore, this puts pressure on the water management to protect the area behind the …

Samenvatting Over dyscalculie bestaan er in Nederland nog veel onduidelijkheden. In de Nederlandse wetenschap zijn de meningen verdeeld over de diagnostiek, behandeling, begeleiding en de dyscalculieverklaring. Daarnaast is er verdeeldheid over de vraag of er in Nederland testmateriaal bestaat dat voldoende …

Door het missen van kennis over koolstofvezelcomposiet, maar vooral door het missen van ervaring met het materiaal, heerst onder de constructeurs van Philips Innovation Services een “koudwatervrees” om koolstofvezelcomposiet-onderdelen te ontwerpen. Om de drempel tot het construeren met koolstofvezelcomposieten …

The first part-time jobs came into development in the 1950's. Due to shortage of (female) workers companies started offering part-time jobs to married women. Only part-time jobs were offered since the norms and values of that time viewed raising children and doing the household as the primary task of …

There is a central dilemma embedded in the relationship between teachers and researchers. Teachers know the story of the classroom well, but they are seldom asked to tell their stories, nor do they usually have the opportunity. Researchers, on the other hand, are skilled at telling certain things about …