Constructed wetlands are one type of Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SUDS) that have been used for decades in The Netherlands. They provide stormwater conveyance and improve stormwater quality. European regulations for water quality dictate lower and lower concentrations for an array of dissolved …

This study reports on what 13 teacher educators going through a procedure to become registered as a teacher educator in 2011–2012 learned, what goals they formulated for their further professional development and what activities they planned to achieve these goals. The methods used in this study are …

This research paper conducts a review of the development of facilities management as a profession and some of the key moments in that journey. It then considers the situation of New Zealand, which has a number of characteristics such as a small population, relatively few large organisations which might …

This paper focuses on the vulnerability and protection of critical urban infrastructure from flooding. It presents a pragmatic and rapid screening procedure, referred to as a ‘Quick Scan methodology’. The purpose of the Quick Scan is to provide guidance for network operators and decision makers on identifying …

Dit onderzoek beschrijft de belangrijkste ecologische principes in natuurlijke bossen, welke de productiviteit en weerstand van voedselbos-ecosystemen zouden kunnen beïnvloeden. De onderzoeksmethodologie betreft literatuuronderzoek in combinatie met opname van interviews met een expert op gebied van …

Social return (SR) een belangrijk politiek onderwerp, want de overheid wil niet alleen een daling van de uitgaven aan sociale uitkeringen, maar bovenal een inclusieve samenleving; een belangrijk onderwerp voor werkgevers, omdat organisaties zich kunnen profileren als maatschappelijk verantwoord en een …

Literature reveals that beginning teacher educators are dealing with organisational and professional difficulties in their induction period. At the Teacher Education Institute of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, The Netherlands, a special induction programme was developed for the induction …

Careers work is a very political business. Since the early 1990s, successive governments in England and the Netherlands have persistently challenged those working in the careers sector to demonstrate the educational, social and economic value and impact of their work. In this context, the marketisation …

In this paper the focus is on professional development through informal learning. People learn a lot while performing tasks and doing their jobs, but they are not always aware of these processes. Encouraging the awareness for informal learning is a first step towards acknowledgement of informal learning …

This study aimed to create a tool for the new occupational therapy staff of the local hand therapy service, where they learned about Dupuytren’s disease, about the occupational therapist’s role before & after surgery, how to splint and the treatments which result in the best return to function for the …