In de zomer van 2024 onderzochten we de impact van het zomerbrugprogramma voor eerstegeneratiestudenten van de HvA. We deden dit in samenwerking met onderzoekers Tieme Janssen, Felicitas Biwer, Niklas Wenzel en Sanne van Herpen, en met Mohammed Skori, Aimee Kaandorp en Sabina Nahar van Studentenzaken. …

Game-based learning (GBL) and gamification can improve the learning experience of students by making learning more fun, interesting, and motivating. However, integrating games in practice is challenging for many teachers as it requires competences that not necessarily are part of their teaching repertoire. …

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) often struggle with company innovation, compared to their larger counterparts. A university-business collaboration (UBC) programme in the north of the Netherlands attempts to increase the innovation capabilities of regional SMEs with the support of graduating …

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‘Gezinnen met meervoudige en complexe problemen’ is het eerste themanummer van Jeugd in Ontwikkeling. Waarom een themanummer? De ondersteuning van de gezinnen waarover dit themanummer gaat, vraagt om een integrale, domeinoverstijgende aanpak en nodige kennis en vaardigheden van alle betrokken partijen: …

In het artikel "Waarom hebben sociale robots in de supermarkt (nog) geen succes als wijnadviseur?" (Hindriks et al., 2024) onderzochten Koen Hindriks, Stephanie van de Sanden, Merle Reimann, Jesper van de Graaf, Nina van Gulik, Jacqueline Arnoldy, Ewout Nas, Filip Otten en Tibert Verhagen de inzet van …

Collaboration among various professions often faces barriers owing to divergent perspectives, priorities, and expertise shaped by distinct socialization processes. These differences can hinder effectiveness, efficiency, and workforce well-being. The Extended Professional Identity Theory (EPIT) addresses …

Semen traces are considered important pieces of evidence in forensic investigations, especially those involving sexsual offenses. Recently, our research group developed a fluorescence-based technique to accurately determine the age of semen traces. However, the specific compounds resonsible for the fluoresescent …

Frailty is a common but complex phenomenon that is approached from theoretical and professional perspectives but rarely from the perspectives of older people and their essential stakeholders. Different or opposing perspectives on frailty at personal, organisational, and community levels can negatively …