In een door het lectoraat Revalidatie uitgevoerd onderzoek bij jongeren met niet aangeboren hersenletsel (NAH) hebben veertien studenten van de Academie voor Gezondheid geparticipeerd. Bij jongeren hebben zij, twee jaar na het oplopen van hersenletsel door een ongeval of hersenaandoening, tijdens een huisbezoek, verschillende vragenlijsten over sociaal-maatschappelijke participatie afgenomen. In de periode voorjaar 2010 tot najaar 2012 zijn in vier wervingsrondes hoofdfase studenten via drie methoden geworven voor participatie in het NAH-onderzoek. In dit artikel worden werkwijze werving, voorbereiding en begeleiding van de studenten beschreven. De voorbereiding bestond uit informatieverstrekking en training. De begeleiding vond plaats in de vorm van supervisie. Studenten kwamen in dit onderzoek rechtstreeks en intensief met deelnemers in contact. Bij dit contact worden (beroeps)competenties op de proef gesteld: in vele opzichten een belangrijke aanvulling op hun opleiding. De belangrijkste aanbeveling is, dat studentenparticipatie in praktijkgericht onderzoek goed voorbereid en ondersteund moet worden en aanzienlijk makkelijker verloopt als dit onderdeel is van het curriculum van de opleiding. Ook zal participeren in analyse en verwerking van de onderzoeksgegevens naast dataverzameling meerwaarde voor de student hebben. ABSTRACT Fourteen students of the Academy of Health participated in a research about the social impact of acquired brain injury (ABI) in adolescents. This research was performed by the research group Rehabilitation. The students conducted several questionnaires about social functioning while visiting the adolescents with ABI at home, two years after the youths had suffered from brain injury, through accident or brain illness. During four selection rounds that took place between Spring 2010 and Autumn 2012, students were recruited by three methods to participate in the data collection of the ABI research. This article describes methods of recruitment, preparation and supervision of the selected students. The preparation consisted of education and training. The supervision consisted of feedback and encouragement. Students were in direct and intensive contact with participants during this research. Their (professional) competencies were therefore put to the test and in many respects this was an important addition to their education. The most important recommendation is that student participation be properly prepared and supported in practically oriented research and be a much more integrated component of the programme curriculum. In addition to data collection, participation in the analysis and processing of research data will also be of added value for the student.
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This paper explores the impact of the physical and social dimensions of the work environment on satisfaction and perceived productivity of knowledge workers in Dutch universities of applied sciences. The approach took the form of a literature review, multiple case study of six research centres using interviews and logbook analysis, and web-based survey (N = 188). Optimally facilitating knowledge production requires both space for concentration (to support internalisation of knowledge) and space for interaction (to support externalisation of knowledge). None of the work environments involved in the study adequately supported all the phases of knowledge development adequately. Cellular offices with personal desks are preferred for solo work and, whereas new workplace designs with a focus on the office as a meeting place support interaction and collaboration. Spatial layout and interaction have a stronger impact than comfort and absence of distraction. The spatial layout should support both in-depth concentration and communication, fit the internalisation/externalization ratio of activities, and accommodate the proximity essential for collaborative knowledge development. Being able to choose is the key to success. In terms of research limitations, knowledge workers’ productivity was measured by self-assessment, but only a limited number of diaries were collected. The lessons learned can be used as inputs to decision-making processes regarding the design, implementation and management of workingenvironments in higher education settings. Few studies have been conducted concerning the spatial preferences and needs of knowledge workers in universities of applied sciences. The results show that the physical dimension (comfort and layout) is more important for collective productivity, whereas individual productivity is more strongly influenced by the social dimension (interaction and distraction).
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In de strategische beleidsagenda voor het hoger onderwijs, onderzoek en wetenschap bepaalt minister Plasterk voor de komende vier jaren ook de koers voor het informaticaonderwijs in Nederland. Wordt het informaticaonderwijs daar blij van? Waar gaat het vooruit en waar gaat het mogelijk minder, misschien mis of zelfs terug in de tijd? Een kritische beschouwing.
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