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Global Governance in Practice – what skills are needed for (future) global governance professionals?

Our approach is multi-actor and solution driven: • We study global problems with the people directly involved in those problems. • We study what those people do, how they do it, and how their practices can be improved. • This allows us to unpack global governance into more local practices of new and underrepresented actors, and • to develop new collaborative solutions to global problems through communities of practice • using research methods such as interviews, surveys, focus discussion groups, archival work, and citizen science

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06/09/2022
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Global Diffusion of Montessori Schools

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11/30/2022
Global Diffusion of Montessori Schools
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Bridging the KAP-gap in global education

This article reflects on the workshop Bridging the KAP-gap in global education, which was part of the DEEEP-conference Global Justice through Global Citizenship. The objective of the workshop was, to learn about strategies to bridge the KAP (Knowledge, Attitude, Practice) -gap and to gain ideas how to apply these strategies to participants’ own practices. The workshop turned into a slightly different direction and raised some fundamental questions: What could one expect of global education? Which others factors influence learners’ behaviour? To which manner does global education aim to change behaviour? Should global education aim to change behaviour? This article summarizes the outcomes of an evaluation which was done amongst alumni-students of the minor programme Global Development Issues of Fontys University of Applied Sciences and the main issues that were discussed during the workshop, also based on the integrated model of behavioural prediction. The article ends with some lessons learned, especially for the curriculumowners of the minor programme, who organised this workshop.

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12/31/2012
Bridging the KAP-gap in global education

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Best practices for the design and verification of coastal protection works

The research proposal aims to improve the design and verification process for coastal protection works. With global sea levels rising, the Netherlands, in particular, faces the challenge of protecting its coastline from potential flooding. Four strategies for coastal protection are recognized: protection-closed (dikes, dams, dunes), protection-open (storm surge barriers), advancing the coastline (beach suppletion, reclamation), and accommodation through "living with water" concepts. The construction process of coastal protection works involves collaboration between the client and contractors. Different roles, such as project management, project control, stakeholder management, technical management, and contract management, work together to ensure the project's success. The design and verification process is crucial in coastal protection projects. The contract may include functional requirements or detailed design specifications. Design drawings with tolerances are created before construction begins. During construction and final verification, the design is measured using survey data. The accuracy of the measurement techniques used can impact the construction process and may lead to contractual issues if not properly planned. The problem addressed in the research proposal is the lack of a comprehensive and consistent process for defining and verifying design specifications in coastal protection projects. Existing documents focus on specific aspects of the process but do not provide a holistic approach. The research aims to improve the definition and verification of design specifications through a systematic review of contractual parameters and survey methods. It seeks to reduce potential claims, improve safety, enhance the competitiveness of maritime construction companies, and decrease time spent on contractual discussions. The research will have several outcomes, including a body of knowledge describing existing and best practices, a set of best practices and recommendations for verifying specific design parameters, and supporting documents such as algorithms for verification.

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De VS-ggz als regiebehandelaar

Verpleegkundig specialisten (VS’en) zijn hbo-master-opgeleide professionals die acteren op het hoogste beheersingsniveau binnen de verpleegkunde (NLQF 7). Zij hebben in Nederland hun intrede gedaan sinds de eeuwwisseling. Binnen de ggz is de inzet van de VS als regiebehandelaar echter pas sinds januari 2017 bekrachtigd in het Model Kwaliteitsinstituut. Elke ggz-instelling is verplicht om een Kwaliteitsstatuut te heb-ben, waarin inzichtelijk wordt gemaakt hoe de kwaliteit en doelmatigheid van de zorgverlening vorm krijgt. De VS als regiebehandelaar wordt in het Model Kwaliteitsstatuut aanbevolen voor cliënten waarbij de pri-maire focus van de behandeling gericht is op de gevolgen van de psychiatrische stoornis. VS’en-ggz vragen zich af hoe zij invulling kunnen geven aan de rol van regiebehandelaar. Het resultaat van dit RAAK-project moet een handreiking worden voor VS’en-ggz om hen te ondersteunen bij het invullen van de rol als regie-behandelaar binnen het multidisciplinaire team. We richten ons in dit project op de basis- en specialistische ggz die geboden wordt vanuit de ggz-instellingen. Om te komen tot een handreiking kiezen we voor data-triangulatie door drie verschillende methoden in te zetten, namelijk 1. nationale survey, 2. multiple casestu-die met mixed methods en 3. ontwerpgericht design om een handreiking te ontwikkelen. Tijdens het onder-zoeksproject en bij de verspreiding van kennis werken we samen met: cliëntraden, cliënten/naasten, VS’en-ggz, psychiaters en psychologen uit zeven ggz-instellingen; lectoren en docenten uit zes instellingen voor Hoger Beroeps Onderwijs; beroepsverenigingen voor VS’en, psychiaters en psychologen; hoogleraar verple-gingswetenschap en brancheorganisatie GGZ Nederland. Op deze wijze borgen we dat het onderzoek en de handreiking daadwerkelijk leiden tot breed gedragen handvatten voor de dagelijkse praktijk die bijdragen aan de invulling van de rol van regiebehandelaar door de VS, wat resulteert in kwaliteitswinst voor cliënten die in behandeling zijn bij een ggz-instelling.

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