Social work is a profession that is very much part of and contributes to an ever changing and evolving society. It is therefore essential that social work is able to respond to the diverse and dynamic demands that it may encounter in that society and in the future. The critique of social work is, however, …

In an previous research project a new type of greenhouse with an integrated concentrated photovoltaic system (CPV) was developed which has an integrated filter for reflecting the near infrared radiation (NIR) to the greenhouse and exploiting this radiation in a solar energy system. The performance of …

Twee welzijnsinstellingen in Limburg, te weten Trajekt in het zuidelijk deel en Wel.Kom in het noordelijk deel van de provincie, zijn samen met de onderzoeksgroep CESRT van Hogeschool Zuyd in 2007 op basis van een landelijke RAAK subsidie, gestart met een tweejarig actieonderzoek. Doel was om de ‘tacit …

Veel mensen krijgen tijdens hun loopbaan, levensloop, te maken met een of andere vorm van verlies. Zij worden dan geconfronteerd met wat wij aanvankelijk venijnige vraagstukken noemden, maar later hebben verwoord als loopbaanknooppunten. Situaties met consequenties voor loopbanen; situaties die leiden …

This Framework is intended to act as a guide for those individuals and organisations seeking to develop forms of lifelong learning and professional development that are rooted in a culture of reflective and reflexive practice.

Het project "werkplaats Oud-Oost" is opgezet om verkokering tussen organisaties te verkleinen, versnippering van aanpak en projecten te voorkomen en kennis die in het werkveld wordt ontwikkeld vast te houden. Het project beoogt daarmee een bijdrage te leveren aan ontschotting, professionalisering en …

This study investigates the extent to which mentor teachers experience reflective moments during mentoring dialogues. Any description of the phases of professional growth includes the degree to which explicit action goes hand in hand with deliberate consideration and thinking. There is little known about …

This paper will discuss the process of the MA program ePedagogy / Visual Knowledge Building during the first semester of the academic year 2005 – 2006. This MA program is a joint venture between the Universities of Helsinki, Hamburg and INHOLLAND. This publication will discuss and evaluate the concrete …

This article intends to focus on those critical issues arising from the Connect case study (Renshaw, 2005) that have wider applicability in contemporary professional practice in terms of lifelong learning. Special attention will be given to the following areas: • formal, non-formal and informal learning; …

I intend to do an action research on how I can improve educating teachers by means of training them in reflective skills through Socratic Dialogue. In order to be able to meet demands posed to student teachers by the recently introduced changes in higher professional education in the Netherlands and …