The proportion of elderly people in the society is constantly growing. The elderly who live alone form one of the most vulnerable groups in the society that is also at considerable risk for poverty and social isolation. According to the last population census in Estonia (2011), 39.3% of the elderly (65+) …

Demographic changes, such as the ageing of society and the decline of the birth rate, are gradually leading to the loss of valuable knowledge and experience in the Dutch Labour market. This necessitates an explicit focus on workers' sustainable employment so that they can add value to the organisation …

The main focus of this article is on performance anxiety and stage fright in musicians, seen through the lens of biographical research. In short, biographical research deals with research into learning, taking as point of departure that important learning always needs to be understood in relation to …

This study examined whether instruction in genre knowledge enriches students’ feedback on each other’s writing, resulting in better writing quality. In total 140 sixth-grade students (age 11–13) participated in the study. Two approaches to peer response with additional instruction were compared. In one …

This article will discuss the role of environmentalism in environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD) in the context of ecopedagogy. Ecopedagogy calls for the remaking of capitalist practices and seeks to re-engage democracy to include multispecies interests in the face …

Hoofdstuk 5 in Vitale clubs voor sport en samenleving: kennis-bron voor de stimulering van vitale en open sportverenigingen. Over Nederlandse sportverenigingen bestaan twee verhalen. Het eerste verhaal gaat over de kracht van het verenigingsleven. Het aantal vrijwilligers behoort tot het hoogste in …

In this study we examined how physical features of a natural setting influenced perceived coherence and three positive outcome variables: preference, pleasure, and (self-reported) restoration. Furthermore, we examined the mediating role of perceived coherence. One hundred thirty-one students evaluated …

Hoofdstuk 8 in Verlossing van schuld en boete.

Uit vooronderzoek is gebleken dat meerdere studenten Huidtherapie aan De Haagse Hogeschool willen doorstuderen na de opleiding, maar niet weten welke mogelijkheden er zijn. In dit onderzoek is de behoefte om door te studeren in kaart gebracht, gekeken hoe deze behoefte bevredigd kan worden, welke doorstudeermogelijkheden …

Designing meaningful audio for interactive applications such as video games or sonic user interfaces, presents designers with several challenges. One challenge is the fact that the perception of musical meaning involves cultural or learned aspects when it comes to tonality (Huron, 2006; Patel, 2008). …