This article explores the integration of a co-mentoring scheme within the participatory music practice of Meaningful Music in Healthcare (MiMiC) in Dutch medical hospitals. Building upon prior research that revealed a shared aspiration among MiMiC musicians and nurses to enhance collaborative efforts, …

Many have suggested that AI-based interventions could enhance learning by personalization, improving teacher effectiveness, or by optimizing educational processes. However, they could also have unintended or unexpected side-effects, such as undermining learning by enabling procrastination, or reducing …

In turbulent times marked by environmental urgency and democratic uncertainty, Generation Z is emerging as a vital actor in sustainability transitions. Defined as those born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z is known for growing up in a digital world, with strong values around inclusion, climate action, and …

Background Recently, a cluster-randomised controlled trial was conducted within Dutch ambulatory mental healthcare to assess the effectiveness of a one-year smoking cessation intervention consisting of group sessions, peer support and pharmacological treatment (KISMET). This article presents its process …

Given the substantial increase in children attending center-based childcare over the past decades, the consequences of center-based childcare for children’s development have gained more attention in developmental research. However, the relation between center-based childcare and children’s neurocognitive …

In kunsteducatie is visievorming van belang. Een visie geeft antwoord op fundamentele vragen over kunsteducatie. Levert de Talentenkrachtaanpak een mogelijke bijdrage aan visievorming in de kunsteducatie? In het diverse Nederlandse veld van de kunsteducatie zijn verschillende visies geformuleerd. De …

Dit artikel bespreekt een dynamische benadering van de muzikale (talent)ontwikkeling bij jonge kinderen (Steenbeek, Van Geert & Van Dijk, 2011). Volgens een theoretisch, dynamisch kader is ontwikkeling een emergente eigenschap. Talent kan bij elk kind ontstaan als er een opwaarts dynamisch proces tot …

Many organizations are seeing an increase in employees balancing work with informal caregiving. To support them, a workplace participatory approach (PA) intervention was implemented in four Dutch organizations. This study evaluated the implementation, influencing factors, and stakeholder experiences. A …

During crime scene investigations, numerous traces are secured and may be used as evidence for the evaluation of source and/or activity level propositions. The rapid chemical analysis of a biological trace enables the identification of body fluids and can provide significant donor profiling information, …

In this paper, we draw on our subjective experiences as Early Career Academics (ECAs) at a Dutch University to demonstrate our complex relationship between academic life and parenthood. Building on the sensemaking literature, we employ a collective autoethnography to unveil six distinct new parent scripts …