BACKGROUND: Given the negative consequences of early alcohol use for health and social functioning, it is essential to detect children at risk of early drinking. The aim of this study is to determine predictors of early alcohol use that can easily be detected in Preventive Child Healthcare (PCH). METHODS: …

This paper describes a comparative case study that aims to uncover the quantifiable differences between non-interactive and interactive public displays in the urban environment. The study involved a large temporary interactive public display on a central city square showing a selection of custom-made …

In de afgelopen maanden interviewde Marco Snoek samen met Hanneke Hallink drie startende leraren over hun ervaringen in hun eerste jaar van lesgeven: Max Hamel (februari), Lesley van Scherpenzeel (maart) en Annabelle Onrust (mei). In dit artikel maken Marco en Hanneke de balans op

In dit artikel wordt ingegaan op klimaatbewuste woningen in Bolsward. Dit artikel is verschenen het kader van de Noorderbreedte-special over het Kansen in Krimp-project. Dit project richt zich op energietransitie in krimpgebieden

Om de toepassing van biobased plastics te stimuleren is een belangrijke rol weggelegd voor ontwerpers. Omdat zowel gevestigde ontwerpers als studenten weinig tot geen kennis hebben van biobased plastics, doet de Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) onderzoek naar verschillende aspecten van ontwerpen met biobased …

Alcohol use among adolescents has become a major public health concern over the past decade. This alcohol use is associated with various other problems, therefore it is important to detect at-risk adolescents as a starting point for interventions. The main aim of this thesis is to identify determinants …

Mit der Sprechstörung Poltern haben sich bisher vergleichsweise wenige Autoren auseinandergesetzt. Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit dem Thema der Prävalenz von Poltern, da bisher keine konkreten Angaben über die Auftretenswahrscheinlichkeit von Poltern in der Bevölkerung gemacht wurden (vgl. Daly, 1993; …

Lecture held by Derk-Jan Stobbelaar and Hugo Hoofwijk at the International Living Knowledge Conference in 2012 in Bonn, Germany.

This study investigates what pupils aged 10-12 can learn from working with robots, assuming that understanding robotics is a sign of technological literacy. We conducted cognitive and conceptual analysis to develop a frame of reference for determining pupils' understanding of robotics. Four perspectives …