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. …

Veruit de meeste gemeenten voeren schuldhulpverlening (SHV) uit. Ze doen dit zelf of kopen het in. De uitvoering vindt plaats in een dynamische context. In de afgelopen jaren steeg het aantal aanvragen in de meeste gemeente zeker met tien procent per jaar. Hiernaast worden de schuldpakketten waarvoor …

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 …

Onderzoek uitgevoerd in het kader van het innovatieprogramma Moreel Competent, een tweejarig programma gericht op de morele vorming van leerlingen in het voortgezet onderwijs. Het onderzoek diende inzicht te bieden in hoe de docent zich verhoudt tot de thematiek van morele vorming. Onder docenten blijkt …