Construction and demolition waste (CDW) is the most important waste stream in the EU in terms of mass, with around 340 million tonnes between 2010 and 2018 (EEA, 2020). Most member states achieved a recovery target of 70% for this fraction, however, it is mainly based on backfilling or downcycling. Materials …

Background:   Intellectual disability (ID) is a developmental disorder that causes considerably below-average intellectual performance and adaptive behaviour. In the context of the present study, families raising a child with ID are reported to experience multiple challenges that appear not to be well …

Verouderde infrastructuur, de vraag naar betaalbare woningen en snel oplopende kosten door klimaatverandering vragen om een nieuwe aanpak in de bouwketen. Die nieuwe aanpak vraagt niet alleen om technische innovaties maar ook om een andere cultuur en ander gedrag: een cultuurverandering bij zowel de …

The transition from secondary education to the first year of higher education is a phase in which students are faced with many challenges. First-year students may lack the academic capital that is needed to understand explicit and implicit rules of higher education. We investigated students’ participation …

De Simpel Fit! interventie is ontwikkeld in 2009 door de GGD Noord- en Oost-Gelderland (GGD NOG) voor de Turkse doelgroep en veelvuldig uitgevoerd in en rondom Gelderland. Sinds 2016, wordt de interventie ook uitgevoerd in Amsterdam door de Stichting voor Interculturele Participatie en Integratie (Sipi). …

Philosophy is an elective subject in secondary education in the Netherlands, which is not often studied in the context of citizenship education. This is probably because only a minority of students participate in philosophy classes in the upper grades of secondary education (approximately 2-5% of all …

Background Fall prevention programs have been proven effective in reducing falls and fall-related injuries in specific target groups and settings. However, implementing these programs on a larger scale often requires adjustments for feasibility. This study assessed the effectiveness of a nationally implemented …

In het artikel "Liever een humanoïde of een niet-humanoïde robot op de winkelvloer?" (Van de Sanden et al., 2024) onderzochten Stephanie van de Sanden, Ewout Nas, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Tibert Verhagen, Filip Otten en Koen Hindriks welke type sociale robot beter past binnen een winkelomgeving: de mensachtige …

Learning by creating qualitative representations is a valuable approach to learning. However, modelling is challenging for students, especially in secondary education. Support is needed to make this approach effective. To address this issue, we explore automated support provided to students while they …