This thesis explores the opportunities for developing and assessing learners’ EFL oral skills in pre-vocational classrooms in the Netherlands. The thesis contains four studies. First, we evaluate the oral interaction practice offered in EFL coursebooks. In the second study, we explore ways to assess …

This publication addresses the practical research of the Sustainable Cooperative Entrepeneurship (SCE) research group at Hanze University of Applied Science (UAS) Groningen. The SCE research group links market, education and public administration in their commitment to improve local and regional resillience …

The focus of this three year study was to develop, validate and pilot five modules (levels 4-7). The needs analysis phase included responses from 660 students in higher education from …

We are at the start of the research group ‘Entrepreneurship in Transition’, which is an initiative of Hanze University of Applied Sciences and Alfa-college to conduct research and valorise knowledge about the relationship between entrepreneurship and education, entrepreneurial success factors, retail …

Today, multidisciplinary cooperation (MC) is an important objective of higher vocational education. The aim of this ongoing study was to explore how, and to what extent, fourth year bachelor students at two research centers (Built Environment and Energy, Hanze University of Applied Sciences) develop …

The ‘Sport Physical Education and Coaching for Health (SPEACH) project, co-financed by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union (2015-2017) aims to increase awareness and behavioral change in sport professionals and European citizens towards an active and healthy lifestyle. The target is to develop …

Bevordering van excellentie in het onderwijs is in Nederland al langer “hot”, maar niet in het mbo. Daar komt verandering in. Veel scholen, waaronder ROC Midden Nederland (ROCMN), vroegen subsidie aan om uitdagende programma’s te realiseren voor studenten die meer willen. Een interessante ontwikkeling …

Background In the Netherlands, there has been a strong increase in diversity among students in recent decades. Even though access for previously underrepresented groups based on economic status, ethnicity or culture has been realised to a certain extent, differences in student performance between groups …