In the Self-Determination Theory (SDT) basic psychological needs for relatedness, autonomy and competence are distinguished. Basic psychological need fulfilment is considered to be critical for human development and intrinsic motivation. In the Netherlands, the concept of basic psychological need fulfilment …

The objective of this study was to identify factors that influence emergency nurses adherence to an emergency department national protocol (EDNP). A survey of emergency nurses (n=200) and physicians with medical end responsibility on an emergency department (n=103) was carried out. Emergency nurses self-reported …

Dieses Manifest postuliert, dass die aus den Geisteswissenschaften kommenden Medienwissenschaften keinen produktiven Zugriff auf die Neuen Medien und vor allem das Internet ermöglicht haben. Der übergeordnete Begriff «Medien» wird mehr und mehr zu einem leeren Signifikanten. In Zeiten universitärer Reformen, …

Proefschrift Koekkoek, B.W., 2011, Dissertation Introduction This thesis concerns patients that are perceived as ‘difficult’ by professionals in mental health care. It is a study of an interpersonal phenomenon with moral implications (judging patients) related to a specific context (community mental …

Physical exercise education in overweight and obese patients not only requires knowledge of physical exercise programs, but also knowledge of psychological processes such as cognitions that may hamper adherence to the exercise program and knowledge of social processes, e.g., consciousness of the stigma …

We thank the authors Hayden and Glenn for commenting on our paper ‘The introduction of a nursing guideline on depression at psychogeriatric nursing home wards: Effects on Certified Nurse Assistants’, which was published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies (Verkaik et al., 2011). In our paper …

Physical exercise education in overweight and obese patients not only requires knowledge of physical exercise programs, but also knowledge of psychological processes such as cognitions that may hamper adherence to the exercise program and knowledge of social processes, e.g., consciousness of the stigma …

Change is endemic in modern society, and the educational systems that operate in it. In Higher Education societal trends such as globalization and economic rationalism are impacting on teachers. Changes in the student population, new educational methods derived from shifting perspectives on the role …

Designing Playful Math: How to design autonomy-supportive math games. DiGRA 2011. Presented at the Think Design Play, Hilversum: DiGRA.

The first part of this paper will start with an introduction of the general context of the education system in The Netherlands. This is followed by a presentation of the general characteristics of the teacher education system, of the balance between school autonomy and government control, and of the …