The scope of policies within universities and professional practices is becoming increasingly global and more and more networks of professionals and researchers are conducting collaborative programmes and research projects. Translating these collaborations into flourishing practices is often more challenging …

Presentation of a casus in the region of Westerkwartier where the gebiedscoöperatie Westerkwartier as a whole new business model focussed on regional resilience in the triple helix formalised with a substantial role of higher education in the so called field labs in the region. The regional authority …

In het innovatieprogramma ‘Het succes van deGebiedsontwikkelaar’ is onderzoek gedaan naarhet competentieprofiel van de sociaalfysieke gebiedsontwikkelaar die bij een gemeente of corporatiewerkt. Onze gebiedsontwikkelaar is betrokkenbij vernieuwingsprojecten in buurten, wijken endorpen. De functiebenamingen …

Spatial planning has become contested ground in Dutch politics. After decades of a broadly shared belief in strategic spatial planning by central government and comprehensive planning by local and regional authorities, the balance of political thought has changed in recent years. The ministry of housing …

Hoe vindt praktijkverandering plaats? Wat is ervoor nodig? Wie is ervoor nodig? Op deze en andere vragen hebben talloze veranderkundigen al hun hoofd gebogen. De praktijk is immers weerbarstig, zo zegt men. Een verandering in de praktijk heeft vaak een tijdelijk karakter en veel veranderingen beklijven …

The question of how to design climate-resilient landscapes plays a major role in the European projects in which the green university has been involved, such as Future Cities and F:ACTS!. These are projects in which various European organizations, government authorities and universities have joined forces …

Avans University of Applied Sciences is redrafting its courses and curricula in view of sustainability. For chemical engineering in particular that implies a focus on 'green' and bio-based processes, products and energy. Avans is situated in the Southwest region of the Netherlands and specifically in …

Background: The aim of this study is to validate a newly developed nurses' self-efficacy sources inventory. We test the validity of a five-dimensional model of sources of self-efficacy, which we contrast with the traditional four-dimensional model based on Bandura's theoretical concepts. Methods: Confirmatory …

Ontwikkelingen in de maatschappij, in het bijzonder de ontwikkeling richting een kennismaatschappij, vereisen voor het onderwijs de ontwikkeling van een praktijkgericht en vraaggestuurd onderwijsmodel (Meijers, 2006). Studieloopbaanbegeleiding (slb), gericht op het realiseren van een loopbaangerichte …