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Abstract: Purpose – This study aims to explore generational differences in the psychological contract of hospitality employees and work outcomes such as commitment and turnover intention.Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected in 20 hotels (n=359) from a four‐star hotel chain in The Netherlands using a self‐administered questionnaire. Data were analysed using MANOVA and post‐hoc analysis.Findings – Findings suggest that opportunities for development and challenge, variation and responsibility are more important to younger generations of hospitality workers. Generation X placed high value on work‐life balance, autonomy and job security. No differences were found for work atmosphere, salary and task description. Significantly lower commitment and higher turnover intention was also found for Generation Y.Practical implications – The findings provide insight into generational differences in expectations that hospitality workers have of their employers. This helps managers in developing management styles as we...

207 citations


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TL;DR: Results suggest that students paid more attention to immediate than to delayed feedback, and the time spent reading feedback was positively influenced by students' attitude and motivation.
Abstract: The effects of written feedback in a computer-based assessment for learning on students' learning outcomes were investigated in an experiment at a Higher Education institute in the Netherlands Students were randomly assigned to three groups, and were subjected to an assessment for learning with different kinds of feedback These are immediate knowledge of correct response (KCR) + elaborated feedback (EF), delayed KCR + EF, and delayed knowledge of results (KR) A summative assessment was used as a post-test No significant effect was found for the feedback condition on student achievement on the post-test Results suggest that students paid more attention to immediate than to delayed feedback Furthermore, the time spent reading feedback was positively influenced by students' attitude and motivation Students perceived immediate KCR + EF feedback to be more useful for learning than KR Students also had a more positive attitude towards feedback in a CBA when they received KCR + EF rather than KR only

202 citations


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TL;DR: Only the last comparison yielded a significant and small-to-medium effect, which shows that institutional youth care can be equally effective as non-institutional youth care, and demonstrates that it seems more effective to provide youth with EBT during their stay in the institution.

100 citations


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TL;DR: The study provided indications in favour of the LCP; pregnancy could indeed be an event in a woman's life that causes increased nutrition awareness and should be kept in mind when healthy nutrition promotion activities are being developed.
Abstract: Method. Data were collected in a cross-sectional study with the aid of a face-to-face interview, based on our conceptualization of nutrition awareness and the 'rules of thumb' designed by the Dutch Nutrition Centre. The sample consisted of five groups each of similar to 100 Dutch nulliparous women: women not trying to conceive a child, women trying to conceive a child and women in their first, second or third trimesters of pregnancy. Results. The measurement tool based on our conceptualization of nutrition awareness resulted in a Cronbach's alpha of 0.84. Pregnant women are significantly more aware of their nutrition than women who are not trying to conceive. The scores on nutrition awareness do not differ significantly between the three trimester groups of pregnant women. Women who are trying to conceive do not have a significantly higher nutrition awareness than women who are not trying to conceive. Conclusions. Our conceptualization of nutrition awareness has shown to be fruitful in obtaining a better understanding of behavioural changes in health. The study provided indications in favour of the LCP; pregnancy could indeed be an event in a woman's life that causes increased nutrition awareness. This should be kept in mind when healthy nutrition promotion activities are being developed.

50 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, an authentic form of cooperative learning has long existed in the foundations of Vietnamese education and a true hybrid form of CL which takes into account the authentic CL will have more potential to make this method not only culturally but institutionally appropriate.
Abstract: Under pressure of the continuing need to modernize, Vietnam is rapidly reforming its education system. Cooperative Learning (CL) with a Western-based model is being enthusiastically applied. This paper suggests that an authentic form of CL has long existed in the foundations of Vietnamese education. The reasons why Western-based CL is encouraged can be attributed to false universalism (the belief that a practice that originated from elsewhere can be “cloned” with similar results) and neo-colonialism (the perpetuation of a colonial mindset under the pressure of financial loans). While an adjusted form of CL has been suggested by previous studies to make CL culturally appropriate, this paper argues that a true hybrid form of CL which takes into account the authentic CL will have more potential to make this method not only culturally but institutionally appropriate. The paper indicates a strong need to identify and incorporate indigenous practice in the process of educational reform.

34 citations


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TL;DR: To further increase the quality of information, a redesign of both process and system seems necessary, which reduces the information needs of nurses and rewards the nurse for accurate data-entry.

31 citations


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a network-centric concept to organize geographical information in such a way that it supports risk and emergency management more effectively, which implies that those involved in risk management are connected and that they have the capability to share and access information.
Abstract: A considerable amount of the required information in risk and emergency management is geographical, but this information does not always reach the right actors at the right time, so how can geographical information be organised in such a way that it supports risk and emergency management more effectively? The answer requires a conceptualisation of risk and emergency management practices resulting in the network-centric concept, which implies that those involved in risk and emergency management are connected and that they have the capability to share and access information. The concept was made operational through the development of an information system and the exchange of geographical information within the system was facilitated by the use of peer-to-peer networking in combination with a client server network. On the application level, the information was presented in both map and text forms to support the exchange of information between actors. This way of organising geographical information and technology leads to improved information and communication, better situational awareness and faster decision making.

29 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership, and labour flexibility within small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), using a sample comprising 755 employees, rating 121 supervisors within 50 Dutch small and medium sized companies.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership, and labour flexibility within small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using a sample comprising 755 employees, rating 121 supervisors within 50 Dutch small and medium-sized companies, the authors examined the relationship between transformational and transactional leadership on the one hand, and temporal and functional flexibility on the other. Further, to test whether the expected associations could be perceived as a social exchange between supervisor and employees, this study investigated the mediating role of affective organisational commitment. Design/methodology/approach – Because data were nested, the authors used multilevel analysis for hypothesis testing. Findings – Both dimensions of transformational leadership, visionary leadership and coaching, were positively related to temporal flexibility; also two dimensions of transactional leadership, contingent reward and active management by exception, were also positively associated with temporal flexibility. All of these associations were mediated by affective organisational commitment, indicating social exchange relationships. As opposed to expectations, passive management by exception, representing poor transactional leadership, was positively related to temporal and functional flexibility. Affective commitment did not mediate these relationships. Practical implications – SMEs are therefore advised to improve visionary leadership, coaching skills, contingent reward, and active management by exception. Originality/value – The paper shows that, remarkably, labour flexibility can be increased by both effective and poor leadership. On the one hand, effective leadership seems to promote temporal flexibility by creating employees’ commitment to the organisation. Poor leadership, on the other hand, does not call for people's affective commitment and thus seems to be forcing employees into demonstrating flexible behaviours, as a way of compensating for bad management

25 citations


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors report on two studies that focus on the experimental testing of several of the basic FRIS assumptions and find that higher levels of involvement and risk perception stimulate the intention to seek additional risk information as well as the actual risk information.
Abstract: Although a growing body of risk communication research focuses on how people process risk information, one question that is overlooked is how the seeking of information contributes to behavioral adaptation toward the risk issue. How are people’s behavioral responses to risks affected by the search for risk information? Building on the Framework of Risk Information Seeking (FRIS), this paper reports on two studies that focus on the experimental testing of several of the basic FRIS assumptions. In study 1, a 2 (involvement: high vs. low) × 2 (risk perception: high vs. low) between-subjects experiment was conducted to test the assumption that higher levels of involvement and risk perception stimulate the intention to seek additional risk information as well as the actual risk information. Study 2 is a partial replication of study 1. In study 2, a 2 (involvement: high vs. low) × 2 (fear appeal: present vs. absent) × 2 (response efficacy: high vs. low) between-subjects experiment was conducted to test how varying the levels of involvement, risk perception, and response efficacy influence actual and intended information seeking, as well as the intention to adopt risk-mitigating actions. The results showed that the high-involvement, high-risk perception, high-response efficacy group was most likely to actually seek information and make behavioral changes. The results are in accordance with basic FRIS assumptions. Implications for risk communication are discussed.

21 citations


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TL;DR: The Fablab is a set up that allows for collaboration and the knowledge exchange needed for the development of smart textile systems, and the collaboration between these different disciplines speeded up the process by reducing the resistance to the new and skipped the frustration on failure
Abstract: Research through design allows creating a dialogue with the material. It uses making and reflection on action as a generator of knowledge. Our aim is to explore the opportunities and challenges of smart textiles. The Fablab is our set up, a place that allows us to combine the hacking- scientific-, and design community. It stimulates collaboration and the knowledge exchange needed for the development of smart textile systems. A collaborative prototyping workshop for medical products combined two worlds. The textile world in Saxion aims at incorporating conductive materials into textile structures and functional- / 3D printing to create systems for applications such as flexible heating systems and wearable technology. We combined this with the world of Industrial Design at TU/e, focused on the design of intelligent products, systems and services by the research through design approach. The collaboration between these different disciplines speeded up the process by reducing the resistance to the new and skipped the frustration on failure.

18 citations


Proceedings ArticleDOI
04 Jan 2012
TL;DR: The EPR fits the context of the nursing home and is adopted by the care providers, but additional functionalities are needed to support multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Abstract: In a nursing home an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) is implemented to replace the paper records. Objective: The research aimed to measure the adoption of the EPR by the end-users, and to measure the suitability of the EPR for the context of a nursing home. Methods: A paper questionnaire is distributed to all 341 care providers who used the EPR daily. 130 (38%) responses were included in the research. The questionnaire comprised questions about use of the EPR, ease of use, and support of providing care. Additional twelve interviews are held based on the USE IT-framework. Results: Most appreciated is the access anywhere, anytime, and the legibility. Medical staff was less satisfied, because the EPR was less supportive to their task. Conclusion: The EPR fits the context of the nursing home and is adopted by the care providers. But additional functionalities are needed to support multi-disciplinary collaboration.

01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define the added value of the work environment with respect to the perceived knowledge productivity of academics and find that a high performance workplace supports both externalization and internalization of knowledge, allowing group members to collaborate and communicate according to need.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define the added value of the work environment with respect to the perceived knowledge productivity of academics. Design/methodology/approach – Literature review; a multiple case study based on literature review (6 cases); a survey (n=188). Findings –To determine the role of research within the organisation the strategic orientation could be a starting point (Treacy & Wiersema, 1996). From the interviews it becomes clear that directors, professors and researchers do not have a shared vision on the role of research in their institution. Knowledge workers share two basic needs: time for working in isolation (internalization of knowledge); time for interaction with others (externalization of knowledge); activities that require different spatial concepts. None of the work environments involved in the study adequately support all of the phases in the knowledge development process. Survey results show a difference between the direct effect of the work environment on the perceived personal productivity and the productivity of the collective (team and organization). The physical and social dimensions combined explain approx. 50% of the variance of the perceived productivity. Conclusions - A high performance workplace supports both externalization and internalization of knowledge, allowing group members to collaborate and communicate according to need. Recommendations - The role of research within the institution must be clearly defined for FM to be of added value. Academics should be allowed to choose as to how, where and when they work and involved during the development of new concepts. Paper type: Research paper

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the design of a generic model for a professional development programme to prepare teachers with and assist them during the implementation of a multidisciplinary science module.
Abstract: Schools are increasingly integrating multidisciplinary education into their programmes. The Minister of Education, Culture and Science has introduced a new, integrated science subject in secondary education in the Netherlands, called Nature, Life and Technology (NLT). This research note describes the design of a generic model for a professional development programme to prepare teachers with and assist them during the implementation of a multidisciplinary science module. Three sources were used for this design: subject features including school practices, the curriculum design phases, and professional development characteristics, in combination with three factors influencing the quality of the professional development: context, process and content. These sources and factors have been translated into a generic model. Three experts evaluated this generic model: a teacher trainer who was also involved in the development of NLT modules; a biology and NLT teacher who was also involved in a regional NLT information centre; and a chemistry and NLT teacher. Overall, the experts were positive. They judged 12 out of 13 aspects of the model as sufficient or better. They were, however, critical about the issue of whether the model offers sufficient possibilities for participants to familiarise themselves with new subject content knowledge.

01 May 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate what (tangible) characteristics of the environment people associate with cleanliness, to determine what aspects - apart from technical cleanliness - are involved when people perceive their (working) environment to be 'clean'.
Abstract: The aim is to investigate what (tangible) characteristics of the environment people associate with cleanliness, to determine what aspects - apart from technical cleanliness - are involved when people perceive their (working) environment to be 'clean '.

Journal Article
TL;DR: In this paper, Tinto's interactionele theorie over de oorzaken van studie-uitval and Becher's theory over wetenschapsgebieden is combined with verklaring van studievoortgang of eerstejaarsstudenten in het hoger beroepsonderwijs.
Abstract: In dit artikel combineren we concepten uit Tinto’s interactionele theorie over de oorzaken van studie-uitval en Becher’s theorie over wetenschapsgebieden ter verklaring van studievoortgang van eerstejaarsstudenten in het hoger beroepsonderwijs. De data zijn verzameld via een online-vragenlijst, afgenomen bij ruim 8.000 eerstejaarsstudenten van vijf ho- gescholen (respons 30%). Eerst is voor een selectie van de totale responsgroep (N = 1.876) een lineair structureel model getoetst waarin voorbereiding, ervaringen en studiegedrag in het eerste jaar studievoortgang verklaren. Vervolgens zijn modellen voor de sectoren Economie (N = 920), Techniek (N = 313), Gezondheidszorg (N = 284), en Gedrag & Maatschappij (N = 359) ontwikkeld en vergeleken. De ‘intentie om te blijven’, gemeten na drie maanden in het eerste jaar, blijkt in alle sectoren de belangrijkste voorspeller van studievoortgang. Goede voorbereiding op actief leren en academische kennis en vaardigheden in de vooropleiding beinvloeden tevredenheid over aansluiting en studievoortgang. De factoren geslacht, vooropleiding, voorbereiding op actief leren in de vooropleiding, contacturen en zelfstudie laten per sector belangrijke verschillen zien in effecten op eerstejaarservaringen en studievoortgang. De resultaten impliceren dat een generieke benadering voor het verklaren van studievoortgang, rendementsanalyses, kwaliteitszorg en verbetering van de aansluiting onvoldoende is. Meer aandacht is gewenst voor verschillen tussen sectoren.

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: Van der Aalsvoort and Lidz as mentioned in this paper discussed the meaning of the patterns that emerge during instruction for understanding a child's learning potential using dynamic assessment (DA) as a diagnostic procedure.
Abstract: This chapter deals with the meaning of the patterns that emerge during instruction for understanding a child’s learning potential. For a long time the potential to learn was assessed by means of dynamic assessment (DA). This procedure has now been available as a diagnostic procedure for well over thirty years, with ideas related to its development ranging back to the beginning of the twentieth century (Van der Aalsvoort & Lidz, 2007). DA is a generic term for procedures that embed intervention within the ongoing assessment, and that usually include a pretesttraining- posttest format that directly links assessment to intervention.

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the organization of schooling promotes or restricts learning, and is a crucial factor to understand how children from a diversity of backgrounds profit from instruction, which is the first urgent issue to be considered by teachers and teacher education in our socio and culturally diverse society.
Abstract: Learning is to a large extent an ongoing social process as both students and their teachers learn by being part of shared social practices through social interactions that facilitate learning gains. Learning gains are facilitated by different factors. Sociocultural research shows that the organization of schooling promotes or restricts learning, and is a crucial factor to understand how children from a diversity of backgrounds profit from instruction. This is a first urgent issue to be considered by teachers and teacher education in our socio and culturally diverse society.

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effects of active planning on learning and found that participants thought they had learned more when they actively created a plan themselves, knowledge tests showed no differences on performance between actively planning a learning route or receiving it ready-made.
Abstract: Is actively planning one’s learning route through a learning domain beneficial for learning? Moreover, can learners accurately judge the extent to which planning has been beneficial for them? This study examined the effects of active planning on learning. Participants received a tool in which they created a learning route themselves before accessing learning material and, for comparison, also worked with a tool in which the route was planned automatically. Eighty-three participants participated in learning sessions with both tools over two topics in statistics. Both tools were found to influence the learning process. However, results indicate inconsistency between participants’ judgement of the relative effectiveness of the two types of tools and their actual learning outcomes. Although participants thought they had learned more when they actively created a plan themselves, knowledge tests showed no differences on performance between actively planning a learning route or receiving it ready-made

Journal Article
TL;DR: In this article, the formation of quasi-steady beaches and dunes via breaking waves in a tabletop tabletop Hele-Shaw experiment is reported, where zeolite particles act as sand.
Abstract: We report the formation of quasi-steady beaches and dunes via breaking waves in our tabletop ‘Hele-Shaw’ beach experiment. Breaking waves are generated by a wave maker, and zeolite particles act as sand. The tank is narrow, just over one-particle diameter wide, creating a quasi-2D set-up. Classical breaker types are observed on a time-scale of about a second. Beach formation under breakers occurs on a longer time-scale, and is a matter of minutes for a range of mono-chromatic wave frequencies. Alternating the wave maker motion between two frequencies generally leads to beach formation but occasionally to formation of a stable dune with water on either side. Finally, the Hele-Shaw configuration explored here experimentally lends itself to multi-scale modeling of beach dynamics.

Proceedings Article
30 Jan 2012
TL;DR: This paper addresses a concept for development of end user driven telemedicine applications followed by an evaluation methodology that enables the added value of these applications to be shown when applied in every day care.
Abstract: It is hypothesized that telemedicine applications can make rehabilitation care more effective and efficient. Besides the demonstrated potential of image/audio-based technology, it is expected that telemedicine applications, which use biomedical and ICT technology, to support physical and cognitive behavioral rehabilitation at home or daily life style management, both under remote supervision of professionals, are considered very promising. Compared to traditional rehabilitation methods, these telemedicine applications enable the patient to receive more intensive treatment at moments they prefer, or when care/coaching is needed, instead of when scheduled. In addition they also have the advantage that no translation of the learned skills to everyday life is needed. However, these telemedicine applications are often too much technology driven and insufficiently guided by the need of end users and the added value of these applications is still insufficiently known as a proper evaluation methodology is scarcely applied and large studies are lacking. This paper addresses these two aspects by describing a concept for development of end user driven telemedicine applications followed by an evaluation methodology that enables us to show the added value when applied in every day care. This is illustrated for telemedicine applications that focus on physical rehabilitation of patients with a chronic disease who are experiencing problems with physical functioning. Based on the results available so far, it can be concluded that these telemedicine applications are well accepted by patients and are at least as effective as traditional care. Keywords-telemedicine; chronic disease; physical reconditioning; ambulant monitoring; home treatment; feedback.

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present results of empirical research from classroom and settings related to learning, diversity and identity, including findings from regular classrooms and from special classes organized for children and young people described as having socio-emotional problems, learning disabilities or having reading and writing difficulties.
Abstract: The book presents results of empirical research from classroom and settings related to learning, diversity and identity. It includes findings from regular classrooms and from special classes organised for children and young people described as having socio-emotional problems, learning disabilities or having reading and writing difficulties. It also includes research in classrooms outside of mainstream provision, such as minority ethnic groups language and culture schools.

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: Bereiter et al. as mentioned in this paper argue that knowledge-intensive work requires that individuals, their professional communities, and their organizations develop new competencies, advance their knowledge and their understanding as well as produce innovations.
Abstract: Rapid changes in the current knowledge society present new challenges to human competence. Productive participation in knowledge-intensive work requires that individuals, their professional communities, and their organizations develop new competencies, advance their knowledge and their understanding as well as produce innovations. This is reflected in developments in professional communities wherein work is increasingly focused on deliberate advancement of knowledge rather than on the mere production of material artefacts (Bereiter, 2002). In parallel with these changes in society, conceptions about learning, knowledge practices, and social organization of learning have to be transformed to facilitate corresponding competencies.

30 Jun 2012
TL;DR: A brief overview of the history and development of facility management research in the Netherlands can be found in this paper, where the authors provide future directions of research in facility management in general.
Abstract: This article provides a brief overview of the history and development of facility management research in the Netherlands and indicates future directions.

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TL;DR: This study aimed at revealing scaffolding sequences of behavior during the training phase of a learning potential test, with no significant differences in the number of sequences between the conditions.
Abstract: This study aimed at revealing scaffolding sequences of behavior during the training phase of a learning potential test. Involved were two conditions of four children with learning gains and four children without learning gains after the training phase of the subtest Classification of the Application of Cognitive Functions Scales. This subtest included three tasks: classification of color, form, and size. A dynamic system approach was used to describe the existence of four types of scaffolding that supposedly underlie the training phase. A microgenetic data analysis of the videotapes allowed coding of the behaviors of the training phase from the children and the diagnostician. Four sequences of scaffolding were defined, asking for attention of the child and giving attention as a child, asking for understanding of the child and responding to the diagnostician as a child; giving feedback to the child and responding to the feedback of the child, and offering strategies to the child and using strategies as a child. The results revealed no significant differences in the number of sequences between the conditions. Changes, however, were exposed in the relative frequency of each type of scaffolding from subtask 1 to 3. Moreover, the hierarchy of frequency of sequences differed between the conditions. The description of the findings of a boy from each condition in frequency per sequence, rainbow plot, and representative transcript revealed emergence of sequences over time. The findings are discussed with regard to theoretical reflections and methodological issues.

25 Mar 2012
TL;DR: In this paper, a context-based chemistry high school curriculum was introduced in the Netherlands, and the question was how to best prepare teachers for such a new curriculum in the classroom.
Abstract: Teachers play a crucial role in curriculum changes, as they are the ones to implement a new curriculum in class. Therefore, teachers need to bring their knowledge and beliefs (pedagogical content knowledge) in line with the new curricular demands. The reason for the study is the introduction of a context-based chemistry high school curriculum in the Netherlands, and the question was how to best prepare teachers for such a new curriculum. Teacher learning for two groups of teachers form the bases for this model. One group developed and subsequently class enacted student learning material for this new curriculum, and the other group only class enacted this learning material. The combination of developing student learning material and class enactment proves instrumental for teacher learning. In the model, an extension of the Interconnected Model of Teacher Professional Growth, teacher learning during the development phase and the class enactment phase becomes visible. The consequence of this model is that for teacher learning in the context of a curriculum renewal to take place, both a (re)development phase as a class enactment phase are essential. Especially the design of the External Domain facilitates initial teacher learning.