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van Rooijen, L. – Higher Education, 1986
A study of the adjustment of third-, fourth-, and sixth-year university students in the humanities, sciences, and medicine in a Dutch university is reported. The study examined mental health variables, satisfaction, interpersonal orientations, and assessments of the learning environment across sexes, majors, and cohorts. (MSE)
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Environment, College Students, Foreign Countries

Vrooman, J. C. and Dronkers, J. – Sociology of Education, 1986
Examines changes in the Dutch educational attainment process over a 25-year period by analyzing two student generations in two stages: societal change effects and attainment process measurement changes. Results show that societal changes have affected attainment for certain groups and that there has been considerable change in the attainment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Educational Attainment, Educational Change
Muijen, Heidi – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2004
Despite the mainstream technological approach of science in academic curricula, with its focus on specialisation, the Dutch history of higher education is an interesting example of an alternative development. The Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam has declared in its mission statement a pedagogical ideal of "broad academic education",…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Sustainable Development, Foreign Countries, College Curriculum
The Use of Analogies in Language Teaching: Representing the Content of Teachers' Practical Knowledge
Hulshof, Hans; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
This study sought to determine how experienced language teachers use analogies to help students comprehend a text on the course of their regular teaching routines. It is assumed that analogies constitute one important component of the content of teachers' practical knowledge in the context of reading-comprehension instruction. The framework of the…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Logical Thinking
Schmidt, Henk G.; Patel, Vimla L. – 1987
The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which problem analysis facilitated the subsequent processing of expository text, both for novices and a comparison group. A text on osmosis consisted of six-pages and was used as reading material. The ninth-grade students were considered novices because they were unfamiliar with the…
Descriptors: Biology, Content Area Reading, Decoding (Reading), Foreign Countries
Kaaks, Adriaan – 1988
Between the years of 1978 and 1987, the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO) developed a core curriculum of objectives and content for a new social and political education curriculum. These new programs were to take effect in the secondary modern schools and lower vocational schools for students age 14-16. The empowering…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Study Centers
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1976
This series of papers was commissioned to improve understanding and appreciation of common issues of concern in international studies confronting both North American and Western European scholars. Six countries were surveyed, each by a native scholar in the field of international studies: United Kingdom, France, Federal Republic of Germany, The…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

van Steijn, Frans – European Journal of Education, 1985
The Dutch "extraordinary professor," who has an occupation outside the university from which he gains his value as an academic, has recently become an element in national science policy and seen as a means for intensifying the relationship between the university and industry. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Tuijnman, Albert – 2000
This 22-country survey was conducted between 1994 and 1998. Representative samples of adults aged 16-65 were interviewed and tested at home using the same literacy tests. The main purpose of the survey was to find out how well adults use information to function in society. Another aim was to investigate the factors that influence literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Benchmarking, Charts, Cross Cultural Studies

Gibbons, Judith L.; And Others – Journal of Social Psychology, 1989
Compared adolescent perceptions of the opposite-sex ideal. Subjects were students from 44 countries attending secondary schools or universities in the Netherlands. Results showed that males put more emphasis on physical attributes whereas females placed emphasis on inner qualities. (GG)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Cultural Studies, Females, Foreign Countries

Welch, Wayne W.; Anderson, Ronald E. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1994
Discussion of performance assessment focuses on a study that was part of the International Evaluation of Achievement of computer education that tested students in grades 8 and 11 on word processing performance tasks. Results are examined to determine the useability, reliability, and validity of the process. (eight references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Science Education, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods

Haan, Jos de; Leeuw, Frans L. – American Sociologist, 1995
Traces the history of Dutch sociology from the turn of the century (when it was called "sociography") to the current state of the profession. The discipline experienced radical changes in the 1980s brought on by a consolidation of programs at research schools and the emergence of Explanatory Sociology. (MJP)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Environment
Van daele, Henk, Ed.; Vansteenkiste, Marc, Ed. – 1986
This selection of the papers presented at a conference includes 6 introductory papers, 32 papers dealing with innovations and experiences in the authors' own countries, and reports from 6 working groups. These working groups addressed the six key topic areas of the conference: (1) relationships between new technologies and labor relations and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Developed Nations, Developing Nations

van Gils, Wouter – Information Services and Use, 1994
Describes the library of the Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Netherlands, explains its collaboration with other scientific libraries, and discusses the results of a survey of users that was conducted to determine document delivery needs. Highlights include interlibrary loan requests, information suppliers, methods of access, and price.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Higher Education

Wolffensperger, Joan – Gender and Education, 1993
Describes a study of the challenges to female university students at Wageningen Agricultural University in the Netherlands in 1987 and 1988. Female students were critical of their studies, although most completed their degrees. The university teacher represents a gatekeeper to the academic community holding knowledge as a key resource. (JB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Agricultural Colleges, College Students, Dropouts