This book consists of thirteen chapters with elaborations on several perspectives of the Universities kaleidoscope. The aim of our book is not meant as a purely scientific endeavour, but as a contribution to the future development of universities. The style is popular science, primarily targeted at our …

Technological developments have a major impact on how we live, work and learn together. Several authors refer to a fourth revolution in which robots and other intelligent systems take over an increasing number of the current (routine) tasks carried out by humans (Brynjolfsson & McAfee, 2014; Est et al., …

In our work as lecturers, teachers, researchers, coaches or managers in a university of applied sciences, we do feel that the amount and variety of societal challenges on higher vocational education (HVE) is growing. Institutions in HE are in a process of transforming from traditional ‘either or’ research …

Increasing students’ motivation in higher education by designing a specific curriculum has always been a challenging but very complex process. The Department of Business, Finance and Marketing (BFM) of The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS) initiated a redesign of the curricula with the major …

In the social sciences, especially in social psychology and sociology, fear of the unknown and the tendency to favour the group one belongs to are recognised phenomena. This chapter will look at elements of these scientific theories and establish a link between these elements and the initial findings …

In summarizing the research on collaborative learning, the quest for the holy grail of effective collaborative learning has not yet ended. The use of the GLAID framework tool for the design of collaborative learning in higher education may contribute to better aligned designs and hereby contribute to …

In deze publicatie houden we een pleidooi voor socioprudentie in het sociaal werk. Wat is socioprudentie: Onder socioprudentie verstaan we de praktische wijsheid die de sociale professional ontwikkelt om ‘goed’ te handelen, en retrospectief om te kunnen toetsen of er goed gehandeld is. Deze toetsing/reflectie …

Artikel over proefschrift Frans Clignet over verpleegkundige interventiestudie voor patiënten met een depressieve stoornis op latere leeftijd

Research has shown that some 30% of total care needs in people with late-life depression (LLD) are unmet. It is not known to what extent patients actually don’t receive any care for these needs or consider the care to be insufficient and their satisfaction with the provided care. Results: In 67% of …

Dit is het verslag van een onderzoek naar de waarde van het periodeonderwijs in de huidige middelbare vrijescholen. Ik heb dit onderzoek tussen 2015 en 2018 gedaan als lid van de kenniskring van het Lectoraat Waarde(n) van Vrijeschoolonderwijs aan de Hogeschool Leiden. Hierbij heb ik voor de bijzondere …