Physical activity (PA) contributes to health throughout life. In particular, young people can benefit from this. Schools can play a key role in providing learning conditions to experience meaningful PAs aimed at inspiring students to lifelong PA. In this article, we argue the need for a salutogenic approach …

As a result of the COVID-19 measures, many people experienced social isolation and a lack of meaningful contact, especially vulnerable elderly people. For a specific group of musicians specialized in person-centred artistically-led participatory practices in healthcare settings, this sparked the exploration …

When organizations start to digitize, this often means that processes will be changed. The management paradigm that is centered on the continues review and improvement of organizational processes is Business Process Management (BPM). To digitize processes, an organization should have the right competences …

Brain & Technology is about the relationship between mind and technology, so about brain and lifelong learning, and therefore about the extended mind. More generally, humanity uses technology to outsource brain processes (mind) to smart devices, just as we partially outsource our digestion to cooking …

This thesis is written for Saxion HBS that is part of Saxion University of Applied Sciences. With different bachelor and master programmes, offered in Dutch or English, a significant number of students graduate and receive their degree in hospitality. This research aimed to advise Saxion HBS on how …

Background: Burden of disease estimates are an important resource in public health. Currently, robust estimates are not available for the burn population. Our objectives are to adapt a refined methodology (INTEGRIS method) to burns and to apply this new INTEGRIS-burns method to estimate, and compare, …

The pace of introduction of new technology and thus continuous change in skill needs at workplaces, especially for the engineers, has increased. While digitization induced changes in manufacturing, construction and supply chain sectors may not be felt the same in every sector, this will be hard to …

Er iets paradoxaals aan de hand met het leren van leraren. De complexiteit van het beroep neemt toe en docenten opereren onder grote onder druk. Die complexiteit vraagt om levenslang lerende leraren en staat tegelijkertijd dat leren in de weg. Terwijl er steeds meer oog is voor de sleutelrol die de leraar …

Education and the so-called Matthew effect (the rich get richer, the poor get poorer) are inextricably linked. Over forty years ago, the psychologist Stanovisch was the first who demonstrated that children who achieve the intended results of education early (reading, writing and math skills) have a lifelong …