Cruise tourism depends on a global workforce, with many crew members recruited from the Global South. While cruise employment can offer income, family support and future opportunities, it also involves demanding working and living conditions, hierarchy and long periods away from home. This research examines …

Het NO-GIZMOS-project heeft aangetoond dat gedecentraliseerde energiebronnen in het laagspanningsnet congestieproblemen op middenspanningsniveau (MV) effectief kunnen oplossen. Onze pilot in Ansen heeft aangetoond dat een gemeenschapsgebaseerde en algoritmisch aangestuurde virtuele energiecentrale, bestaande …

Mobile Instant Messaging apps, such as Signal and WhatsApp, are part of everyday communication in the Netherlands. Yet, technology-adoption literature mainly focuses on functional aspects like ease of use and usefulness, while the role of human values in switching intention is often overlooked. This …

This study aimed to develop a measurement instrument of frailty experiences, the Frailty Experiences Scale, in community-dwelling older adults and test its psychometric properties. The process involved three steps: expert sessions (n = 10) to assess face and content validity; think-aloud interviews (n = 5) …

Technical mastery is often prioritized in Higher Music Education, leading students to focus predominantly on instrumental accuracy to play correctly (Hultberg, 2007). This emphasis can come at the expense of expressive development, hindering self-confidence and negatively affecting performance experiences …

Background Practical work provides the unique opportunity for students to make a clear connection between their hands-on activities and the underlying minds-on concepts, but research indicates that these possibilities are used relatively little or unsuccessfully. Purpose In this study, lesson design …

Samenvatting Behandelbeslissingen voor oudere oncologie patiënten zijn vaak complex. Dit komt door de grote variatie in achtergrond, comorbiditeiten, functionele capaciteiten en de impact van kankerbehandelingen op zowel de levenskwaliteit als de levensverwachting. In deze context is samen beslissen, …

Young adults with psychotic-spectrum disorder have lower odds of attaining educational goals, partly due to cognitive problems. Cognitive remediation (CR) could improve cognitive- and potentially academic functioning. The current study examined an adapted CR-intervention ‘Mindset’ aimed at academic functioning …

Muzikanten die muziekactiviteiten voor asielzoekers in Nederland willen organiseren, worden vaak geconfronteerd met aanzienlijke praktische en organisatorische belemmeringen, die het opzetten en uitvoeren van dergelijke projecten frustrerend, tijdrovend en demotiverend kunnen maken. In februari en maart …

Stargazing Live! aims to capture the imagination of students with a combination of live and interactive planetarium lessons, real astronomical data, and lessons built around interactive knowledge representations . The lessons were created using a co-creation model and tackle concepts in the pre-university …