Since 2001, newer universities in the Netherlands have expanded their core business of teaching by including research activities. The installation of professors and research groups at these institutions is one example of the change in policy. The current innovations place serious demands on the flexibility …

Teaching strategies to elicit excellence in higher education.In L. McAlpine (Chair), An international perspective on stimulating excellence in higher education. Symposium: An international perspective on stimulating excellence in higher education, conducted at the biennale meeting of the European Association …

De huidige Nederlandse herzieningsregeling kent met zijn Romaans-Franse rechtstraditie slechts herziening van zaken waarin sprake is van een onterechte veroordeling ten voordele van de gewezen verdachte. Het herzien van een van de overige twee einduitspraken (vrijspraak of OVAR) is derhalve niet mogelijk. …

Rekenen is hot. Doorgaande leerlijnen en referentieniveaus vragen alom de aandacht. Rekenen wordt weer ingevoerd als te toetsen vak op het VO. Protocollen voor leerlingen met ernstige rekenachterstanden of dyscalculie worden geschreven voor PO en VO en deskundigen proberen het eens te worden over diagnose …

Pedagogy for gifted and talented students in higher education is the main topic of this study. Teachers of educational programmes designed for talented or highly motivated students in higher education (here called honours programmes) are challenged to stimulate students to increase the quality of their …

The argument for many innovations in higher education provided by the Ministry of Education is the realization of a knowledge economy in the Netherlands (Ministerie van OC&W, 1999). A significant example of such an innovation to support the knowledge economy is the installation of professors (lectoren) …

The argument for many innovations in higher education provided by the Ministry of Education is the realization of a knowledge economy in the Netherlands (Ministerie van OC&W, 1999). A significant example of such an innovation to support the knowledge economy is the installation of professors (lectoren) …

Universities of Applied Science in the Netherlands started in 2001 with an expansion of their core business teaching with research. Lecturers are confronted with novel researcher roles in combination with current teacher roles. Enhancing their research expertise is seen as fundamental for achieving a …

Since 2001, Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences are expanding their core business teaching with research. Lecturers have to engage in novel researcher roles while maintaining their performance in teacher roles. First, we present a framework that acknowledges the intricacies of this double role transition. …