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Griffioen, Jaco; van der Drift, Monique; van den Broek, Hans – Education Sciences, 2021
This paper sets out to enhance current Maritime Crew Resource Management (MCRM) training, and with that to improve the training of technical and non-technical skills given to bachelor maritime officers. The rationale for CRM training is improving safety performance by reducing accidents caused by human error. The central notion of CRM training is…
Descriptors: Management Development, Marine Education, Case Studies, Attitude Change
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Loo, Ivo De; Bots, Jan – Accounting Education, 2018
This paper describes the development, evaluation, and the changes made to a research course for part-time Master of Science students in accounting. The course prepares students for their Master of Science thesis and aims to develop their research skills. On top of this, it managed to overcome barriers between faculty members who were chiefly…
Descriptors: Accounting, Information Systems, Information Science Education, Course Descriptions
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Coenders, Fer – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2016
In 21st century education students should have ample opportunities to collaborate on authentic problems. Many teachers however find it difficult to make the transfer from teacher to student-centered education. Giving students autonomy can be disquieting to teachers, as they fear to lose control of student learning. Teachers in a teacher…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Student Journals, Teaching Methods
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de Jong, Nynke; Könings, Karen D.; Czabanowska, Katarzyna – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2014
The shift to a knowledge information society has given rise to a need for lifelong learning programmes. Such programmes are especially relevant for public health professionals, whose dynamic field of practice is subject to changes due to rapidly developing technologies, evolving expectations of the labour market and new health treats. Lifelong…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Public Health, Labor Market, Lifelong Learning
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van de Pol, Janneke; Volman, Monique; Oort, Frans; Beishuizen, Jos – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2014
Adapting support contingently to student needs by first diagnosing their current understanding, that is, scaffolding, is considered a key aspect of excellent teaching. The use of classroom scaffolding is rare, however. We therefore investigated the benefits to teachers of a professional development program that was based upon a model of contingent…
Descriptors: Intervention, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Teamwork, Experimental Programs
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Eckstein, Emiel; Veenhoven, Gert; De Loo, Ivo – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2009
Becoming a "winning organization" when one currently is an "ugly ducking" can be a difficult and strenuous task. BAT Niemeyer in the Netherlands succeeded in making such a transformation over the course of four years. Action learning was used, among other methods, to steer part of this transformation, in which employee…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Employees, Professional Development
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van der Valk, Ton; de Jong, Onno – International Journal of Science Education, 2009
The present study deals with a school-based professional development trajectory for secondary science teachers, aiming at scaffolding teachers in open-inquiry teaching for the topic of water quality. Its design was based on the leading principle of "guiding by scaffolding". Seven experienced teachers participated in institutional…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Faculty Development
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Biesma, Regien G.; Pavlova, Milena; Vaatstra, Rina; van Merode, Godefridus G.; Czabanowska, Katarzyna; Smith, Tony; Groot, Wim – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Constant changes in society and the public health domain force public health professionals into new roles and the development of new competencies. Public health professionals will need to be trained to respond to this challenge. The aim of this comparative study among Poland, the UK and the Netherlands is to identify competence needs for Master of…
Descriptors: Health Personnel, Public Health, Labor Market, Graduates
Veenman, Simon; van Benthum, Niek; Bootsma, Dolly; van Dieren, Jildau; van der Kemp, Nicole – 2000
This study described the effects of a course on cooperative learning (CL) for student teachers. The course was conducted at two teacher education colleges in The Netherlands. Data collection included observation of the desired CL teaching behaviors and elementary students' engagement rates during cooperative activities; surveys of preservice…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Activities
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Van Drie, Jannet; Van Boxtel, Carla; Erkens, Gijsbert; Kanselaar, Gellof – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2005
In this article the authors focus on how features of a computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) environment can elicit and support domain-specific reasoning and more specifically historical reasoning. The CSCL environment enables students to collaborate on a historical inquiry task and in writing an argumentative essay. In order to support…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Learning
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers