This book, as a result of the Innovation in education seminar, held on 17th and 18th of October 2017 at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences in Mikkeli, Finland, presents good practices and research results from three areas related to innovations in education: new – innovative education …

Computational thinking is taking an ever increasing role in education. According to the Netherlands institute for curriculum development there currently is little to no education on this topic in Dutch primary schools. Since teachers are the key to high quality education, it is important to know which …

In Finland bestaat er in het strafrecht geen apart jeugdstrafrechtsysteem, maar worden er wel andere regels voor het straffen van minderjarigen gehanteerd. Het jeugdbeschermingsrecht is gebaseerd op het beginsel van het belang van het kind en geldt voor minderjarigen tot vijftien jaar. Vanaf vijftien …

This paper puts forward a conceptual framework to analyse emergence and the development of planned knowledge locations in cities (science and technology parks, creative factories, knowledge hubs, etc.). It argues that the study and the practice of developing these precincts can benefit from explicitly …

A primary teacher needs mathematical problem solving ability. That is why Dutch student teachers have to show this ability in a nationwide mathematics test that contains many non-routine problems. Most student teachers prepare for this test by working on their own solving test-like problems. To what …

Het Nederlandse onderwijssysteem kan beschouwd worden als ‘the hidden secret in education’ (Alma Harris). Weinig landen zijn in staat om hoge onderwijs kwaliteit te combineren met een grote mate van gelijke kansen. Daarmee kan Nederland naast gidslanden zoals Finland, Canada/Ontario en Singapore een …

In this handbook we would like to inform (future) social and public professionals about the results of our extensive comparative research on welfare state reforms in Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and UK. The research reveals how reforms take place in …

Despite the consequences for women’s health, a repeat cesarean section (CS) birth after a previous CS is common in Western countries. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) is recommended for most women, yet VBAC rates are decreasing and vary across maternity organizations and countries. We investigated …

In de documentaire "Where to invade Next" van Michael Moore, zien we de filmmaker in een aantal Europese landen om zich te laten voorlichten over onderwijs, gezondheidszorg, sociale wetgeving, gevangeniswezen en legalisering drugs. De voorbeelden zijn utopisch te noemen omdat bijvoorbeeld in Finland …

European Honours Council – Networking for talent development. Presentation at Nordisk talangkonferens, Vasa, Finland, 22-23 September 2016.