Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …

Throughout Europe cities face the same kind of problems. Therefore, a common idea occurred that there should be some sort of cooperation between these cities to solve these problems together. This common idea eventually led to the URBACT programme, which is a programme that consists of several networks …

The in-depth assessment of the situation of the European textile and clothing sector is composed by six independent reports with a close focus on key aspects useful to understand the dynamics and the development of the textile and clothing industry, drivers of change – most notably the impact of the …

A heterogeneous sample of 137 school-aged children with learning disabilities (IQ > 80) attending special needs schools was examined on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). The results show that compared to the available norm scores, 52.6% of the children tested performed below the 15th …

Recht op gelijke kansen, dat is waar het in het onderwijs om draait. Ook leerlingen met speciale onderwijsbehoeften hebben recht op een gelijke kans. Gelet op de huidige politieke ontwikkelingen op het gebied van passend onderwijs, zal de leerkracht worden aangesproken op zijn vaardigheden om, om te …

Roma are a transnational nomadic population. For centuries, they have traveled around the world due to persecutions or in search of economic prosperity. Roma are a heterogeneous minority. They are not one group. There are many different groups of Roma. Nowadays, an estimated 12 million Roma live in Europe …

Dit verslag toont de resultaten van mijn theoretische en praktisch onderzoek naar de invloed van Positive Behavior Support (PBS) op het gedrag van de leerlingen van Het Mozaïek binnen ruimten die de school als 'openbaar' definieert. SWPBS (Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support), kortweg PBS, is een methodiek …

Dit onderzoek is onderdeel van de Master Special Educational Needs. In deze samenvatting wordt kort de aanleiding en het onderwerp van het uitgevoerde onderzoek beschreven. Daarnaast wordt de conclusie gegeven en worden kort de aanbevelingen naar aanleiding van dit onderzoek besproken. Dit onderzoek …

This presentation compares the two main gifted education programmes for undergraduate students in the Netherlands and Germany. The programmes were evaluated and will be compared in terms of the institutions involved, the educational objectives pursued, the nature of support provided to the students, …

Regarding labour law, sexual-orientation discrimination in the workplace is forbidden in all countries throughout the European Union, although there are some contradictions in the Dutch constitution regarding freedom of education and the equal treatment of individuals. So-called "special schools" can …