Progetto Ustica is an experiment in "civically-engaged game design" and addresses the Ustica Massacre ("Strage di Ustica"), where 81 people lost their lives as an air-to-air missile hit a civilian aircraft in 1980. Progetto Ustica has been developed as part of an Action Research effort with the objective …

Diminishing motor function is commonly observed in the elderly population and is associated with a wide range of adverse health consequences. Advanced Glycation End products (AGE’s) may contribute to age-related decline in the function of cells and tissues in normal ageing. Although the negative effect …

The use of robots as educational tools provides a stimulating environment for students. Some robotics competitions focus on primary and secondary school aged children, and serve as motivation for students to get involved in educational robotics activities. Although very appealing, many students cannot …

The use of robots as educational tools provide a stimulating environment for students. Some robotics competitions focus on primary and secondary school aged children, and serve as a motivation factor for students to get involved in educational robotics activities. But, in most competitions students are …

Reading a novel about a dying person and the people attending the dying, one can not only reflect upon the moral involvement between the literary characters depicted, but also upon the way in which the reader takes the position of a “bystander” in this scene. In two novels, The Death of Ivan Ilyich by …

Familierelaties kunnen goede zorg voor een persoon met dementie soms moeilijker maken. Dat is jammer voor alle betrokkenen. Een eenvoudig loyaliteitsmodel gebaseerd op het gedachtegoed van Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy, grondlegger van de gezinstherapie, kan professionals en familieleden helpen om gedrag anders …

In het nieuwe Handboek Systeemtherapie (Savenije, van Lawick & Reijmers (red.), 2008) komen de naam van Ivan Boszormenyi–Nagy en begrippen als ‘intergenerationeel’ en ‘loyaliteit’ op diverse plaatsen voor, maar is de contextuele therapie als afzonderlijke stroming weggevallen. Er is in het Handboek (hoofdstuk …

In dit artikel wordt verslag gedaan van een pilot gehouden binnen Fontys Sociale Studies in de periode 2008-2010 rondom de MBSR-aandachttraining bij eindejaars studenten, begeleid door onderzoek vanuit Tilburg University. De pilot is gehouden onder de noemer 'aandachttraining en zelfzorg van de professional. …