Het Nederlandse onderwijssysteem kan beschouwd worden als ‘the hidden secret in education’ (Alma Harris). Weinig landen zijn in staat om hoge onderwijs kwaliteit te combineren met een grote mate van gelijke kansen. Daarmee kan Nederland naast gidslanden zoals Finland, Canada/Ontario en Singapore een …

In hoeverre kan een computerspel een zinvolle aanvulling zijn op lessen? Bernadette Schrandt en Harry van Vliet deden een casestudie naar de computerspellen bij de erfgoedleerlijn Reizen in de Tijd. Opvallend is dat ze daarbij niet alleen gebruikerservaringen onderzochten, maar ook aannames van de ontwerpers …

This thesis project ‘’Novel polymer-composite artificial muscles: designing, production & testing’’ has been conducted to fulfill the graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Process & Food Technology (PFT). The project is a continuation of the research done by Haines et al (21 Feb 2014, …

This dissertation explores whether the German news media framework that is constructed around the issue of trafficking in human beings (THB) is biased or framed in terms of gender. The past decade has seen major developments in efforts towards the eradication of THB on an international and national …

Climate change is a global issue, and it may result in consequences. In order to solve climate change, actors gather at the UN Climate Change Conference to conclude an agreement. However, sometimes reaching an agreement cannot be successful. Compared to animals, it can be said that animals make accurate …

Collapses of school or dormitory buildings experienced in recent earthquakes raise the issue of safety as a major challenge for decision makers. A school building is ‘just another structure’ technically speaking, however, the consequences of a collapse in an earthquake could lead to social reactions …

Un gran efecto en la prestación de servicios jurídicos está teniendo el desarrollo de la tecnología. Atrás van quedando figuras como la del procurador, mientras se abren nuevos caminos y oportunidades, especialmente para abogados innovadores que entiendan el lenguaje de los jóvenes emprendedores.

On this website I blog about Quantified Self, health, statistics, wearables, self-tracking. Relevant experiments, issue's, thoughts, and idea's are discussed.

Against the backdrop of depopulation and Big Society, citizen initiatives in rural areas are believed to be able to mitigate service-provision inequalities between urban and peripheral regions. Factors influencing the success and failure of such citizen initiatives and their potential in providing solutions …