Wicked Arts Assignments zijn gewaagde, ongebruikelijke, dwarse, grappige, poëtische, inspirerende, sociaal betrokken of anderszins uitdagende kunstopdrachten. Iedereen die kunstlessen geeft, kent ze: zo'n opdracht die ogenschijnlijk simpel is, maar die deelnemers, studenten en leerlingen maximaal uitdaagt. …

Background: Art therapy (AT) is frequently offered to children and adolescents with psychosocial problems. AT is an experiential form of treatment in which the use of art materials, the process of creation in the presence and guidance of an art therapist, and the resulting artwork are assumed to contribute …

This research took place in the bilingual first-year class b1ct at Sintermeertencollege in Heerlen. Despite homogeneity with regards to age and education, the levels of English between classmates differs greatly. The goal of this study was, therefore, to ensure that the gifted learners in this group …

Background: While the participation of adults with visual and severe or profound intellectual disabilities (VSPID) in society and community life is important, evidence-based interventions to improve their participation are lacking. We conducted a process evaluation of the implementation of ‘Care for …

This thesis is about my assignment to simplify a complex software product called RadiMation®. RadiMation® is an application, written in C++, and is used to automate a range of EMC testing. This document also has the purpose of providing information about how the interfaces and device drivers within …

This article presents and discusses student assignments reflecting on the documentary film If a Tree Falls, written as part of the Business Ethics and Sustainability course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences. This article follows two lines of inquiry. First, it challenges mainstream environmental …

Anxiety is a major problem for many individuals, causing impairment in daily life. Art therapy is often deployed and although positive results are communicated in clinical practice, its effectiveness and working mechanisms have hardly been studied. Therefore, it is important to systematically describe …

Teachers play a crucial role in attaining a major objective of higher education: fostering students’ critical thinking (CT). Yet, little is known about how to foster teachers’ own CT-skills and attitudes towards teaching CT. In a quasi-experimental study (N = 54), we investigated whether a three-session …

In this episode two activities from the mathematics teacher training programme are described. Both of them are based on the so-called “expert-method” in Dutch terminology, or “jigsaw technique” in American educational literature. It relies on dependability between students. It breaks classes into groups …

This article aims to gauge students’ perceptions of the Dutch Party for Animals (PvdD) in order to reflect on the political representation of nonhumans (animals). The support for political representation of nonhumans is based on the ethical underpinning of deep ecology; growing recognition of the importance …