Significant attention has been paid in the international literature to the effect of in-service training on the interaction skills of teachers in early childhood education and care. The growth of pre-service teachers during teacher education has received relatively little attention to date, however. …

Data mining seems to be a promising way to tackle the problem of unpredictability in MRO organizations. The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences therefore cooperated with the aviation industry for a two-year applied research project exploring the possibilities of data mining in this area. Researchers …

Over the last two decades, much work has been done for developing person-centred approaches in social and health services in order to deliver better treatment and care for older people. Communication is pivotal in person-centred care and services. Communication skills are necessary to understand the …

Purpose The purpose of this report is to research the possible effects of the English language in the study program European Studies on the Dutch language proficiency of the Dutch students. European Studies is a four years bachelor program at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. The central question …

In House of Skills werkt de Hogeschool van Amsterdam – samen met overheden, werkbemiddelaars, bedrijfsleven en vakbonden – aan een duurzaam ondernemingsplan voor een op skills georiënteerde arbeidsmarkt in de regio. Skills zijn (leerbare) vaardigheden die nodig zijn om een bepaalde activiteit uit te …

Lesson study is a professional development program that combines teachers’ active engagement and observation of teachers’ lessons. During a lesson study teachers collaborate in a lesson study team. In this study, four participating research supervisors have developed, taught, evaluated and redesigned …

Student achievement is a frequently debated issue in many European countries. In most public debates, it is assumed that all school-level stakeholders hold the same beliefs about student achievement. This paper contributes to the debate by presenting the results of research on the beliefs of teachers …

English -- The impact of residualisation on social work has so far hardly been explored. Based on existing literature and recently started empirical research in Amsterdam we analyze several consequences. Residualisation refers to the process whereby urban social housing is strictly allocated to the lowest …

Onderzoek naar de mogelijkheden om vanuit het onderwijs, in dit geval groen MBO, om via het service platform in de regio in de vorm van een gebiedscoöperatie vraagsturing op leven lang ontwikkelen te organiseren

In today’s era of content abundance, education has to deal with changed practices for the dissemination of knowledge. Many digital resources are available, and they have the potential to take the place of textbooks. ‘The role of the classic textbook as the key, immutable reference point for any class …