The quality of mentoring in teacher education is an essential component of a powerful learning environment for teachers. There is no single approach to mentoring that will work in the same way for every teacher in each context. Nevertheless, most mentor teachers hardly vary their supervisory behaviour …

The paper briefly describes the outcome of an approach to inventory of the current situation, inventory user demands and suggestions to improve energy efficiency and thermal comfort in Borgers' church.

The paper briefly describes the outcome of two inventories: 1) an inventory based on fact sheets about daily use and energy consumption of historical buildings (mainly relative small churches) in the North of the Netherlands, and; 2) an inventory based on interviews with owners of historical buildings …

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission has been claimed to be one of the most important truth commissions. Moreover, it has been the first truth commission to use media extensively in its initiatives. The SATRC was created to address the atrocities caused by the apartheid, and furthermore, …

This article will briefly discuss the implications of the recognition of ecological justice in relation to environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD). It is argued that the present conception of environment taught through EE and ESD negates the subjectivity of non-human …

Although culture has been discussed in quite some detail, it remains an elusive concept, whether on content or in terms of consequences. Indeed, culture does not exist in a physical form (although bumping your nose to culture may be a near physical experience) and may be rather considered as a label …

An interactive full-length mirror that allows you to browse through an endless collection ofclothing and see immediately whether something fits you, including when you turn around, and which also allows you to send a picture quickly to your family and friends to hear what they think. This mirror is a …

This thesis will briefly explain what the Alliance of Civilizations entails. It will also discuss its meaningfulness and whether the Alliance could or should have a strong influence on foreign relations, with the ultimate goal of achieving peace. The Alliance discusses several focus points on achieving …

A psycho-organic disorder such as delirium is a frequently occurring and serious disorder especially on Intensive Care units. Nowadays, more attention is paid to this problem by physicians, nurses and by researchers, but assessment of delirium in all ICU patients is still not common practice. If patients …

The Centre of Research in Knowledge Organisations and Knowledge Management of Zuyd University has developed a knowledge management scan. The scan initiates from two models. The first model is based on the Value Based Knowledge Management approach (Tissen, Andriessen & Lekanne Deprez, 1998) and includes …