Gender representation in video games is a current and sensitive topic in entertainment media. Gender studies in video games look at the difference between the portrayal of female and male characters and how these representations affect the target audience. Most video games tend to over-represent stereotypes …

In deze lezing en in dit artikel wordt de hedendaagse problematiek van het fotografische beeld beschreven vanuit de theorie van Vilem Flusser: beelden zijn concepten geworden die ons het zicht op de werkelijkheid ontnemen. Het expertisecentrum PRICCAPractice brengt artistieke praktijken bij elkaar waarin …

The challenges of physics teacher education are obvious: 1) physics teaching in schools is often uninspiring and ineffective, the many brilliant ideas for exciting physics are underused; 2) in many countries there is a shortage of qualified physics teachers, enrolments in physics teacher education are …

http://cts.som.surrey.ac.uk/publication/lets-say-goodbye-the-moralising-practices-of-gap-year-organisations-in-the-netherlands/wppa_open/Responding to the growing appeal of the gap year amongst young people, thehigher education sector, governmental institutions and, perhaps foremost, the tourismindustry …

The short-term aim of this R&D project (financed by the Centre of Expertise Creative Industries) is to develop a virtually simulated textile database that renders 3D visual representations of these fabrics. The idea is for this database to be open source and be able to interface with 3D design applications …

De World Conference on Physics Education vond plaats in Istanbul van 1 – 6 juli met als thema The Role of Context, Culture,and Representations in Physics Teaching and Learning. Deze conferentie wordt eens in de vier jaar door de Europese, Aziatische, en Amerikaanse natuurkunde onderwijs organisaties …

Poland's veto against the Low Carbon Roadmap 2050 of 9 March 2012 represents the point of departure for this research. The aim was determine the extent to which the Council of Ministers retains veto powers on legislation pertaining to their national energy mix, or whether energy policy is governed by …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the appreciation of written education about pain neurophysiology in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and its effects on illness perceptions and perceived health status. METHODS: A booklet explaining pain neurophysiology was sent to participants with FM. Appreciation was assessed …

Many studies report changes taking place in the field of higher education, changes which present considerable challenges to educational practice. Educational science should contribute to developing design guidance, enabling practitioners to respond to these challenges. Design patterns, as a form of design …

During the last twenty years, a remarkable new type of service has been developed in the world of sports, which can be described as the indoorisation of outdoor sports. Typical outdoor sports like climbing, skiing, surfing, rowing, and skydiving, which used to be exclusively practiced in a natural environment …