Most higher education alumni work in professional fields, making higher education responsible for the provision of high-quality professionalism throughout society. However, higher education does not yet fulfil its role as a provider of methodologies for the renewal of professionalism. In this lecture, …

Students in higher professionals education are prepared for high level professional practice. To be able to fulfill their future roles, their educational programmes provide them interaction with professional knowledge, theoretical knowledge and professional practice. These types of interactions are presumed …

In juni 2019 heeft de Vereniging Hogescholen (VH) de standaard voor masteropleidingen in het hbo geactualiseerd. Het hoger beroepsonderwijs beschikt hiermee over een up-to-date, gemeenschappelijk document, dat de kern van masteropleidingen binnen een hogeschool schetst.

Higher education institutions are more and more attempting to connect research to teaching. One way of enhancing this connection is within the work of academics. Currently it is unknown if research and teaching are connected in the work of academics and if this relationship differs between new and old …

In today’s era of content abundance, education has to deal with changed practices for the dissemination of knowledge. Many digital resources are available, and they have the potential to take the place of textbooks. ‘The role of the classic textbook as the key, immutable reference point for any class …

The current assignment of vocational programs in higher education is to educate future evidence-based professionals. Often is presumed that a substantial connection between research and teaching is needed to be able to provide the right context and content to achieve this aim with students (Healey & …

This article explores the criteria for ‘good research’ employed by lecturers in traditional universities and institutes of higher professional education. The implementation of research-related activities in the latter created a repositioning of both types of Dutch institutions, similar as in many European …

Op de Hogeschool Rotterdam neemt, zoals in het hele hoger beroepsonderwijs, het doen van praktijkgericht onderzoek een steeds belangrijker plaats in. De ambities zijn stevig: via praktijkgericht onderzoek een bijdrage leveren aan zowel de professionele ontwikkeling van het werkveld in Rotterdam als aan …