In deze rapportage wordt verslag gedaan van het onderzoek naar de leerlijnen Nederlandse Gebarentaal & Tolkvaardigheden (in het vervolg: NGT en TV). De leerlijn NGT vormt een belangrijke onderwijskern voor zowel de beide uitstroomvarianten van de bacheloropleiding Leraar/Tolk Nederlandse Gebarentaal als de opleiding Associate Degree Schrijftolk (AD Schrijftolk ). Binnen de leerlijn NGT verwerven studenten de Nederlandse Gebarentaal in receptie en productie op ERK B2-niveau (niveau 4 op een totaal van 6 niveaus), terwijl de schrijftolken bij deze taalniveaus A1+ bereiken. Dit niveau houdt in dat een student van de bacheloropleiding aan het eind van zijn studie vloeiend en spontaan kan reageren, zodat een communicatie mogelijk is met de moedertaalspreker, zonder dat beide partijen zich al te zeer moeten inspannen. De leerlijn TV beslaat eveneens vier jaar en wordt alleen aangeboden binnen de uitstroomvariant Tolk NGT van de bacheloropleiding. De leerlijn TV heeft tot doel om studenten kennis, vaardigheden en houdingsaspecten aan te leren die het uitvoeren van de het beroep tolk NGT mogelijk maken.
This explanatory sequential mixed methods study explores the perceptions of academic and administrative managers responsible for teacher training at a public university in Colombia, as well as their views on improving such training after learning about the performance of teachers student teachers in the 2019 Saber Pro test, the differences in their test scores, and the relationships and statistical correlations between these outcomes and the students’ personal, family, socioeconomic and academic characteristics. Our findings show significant differences in the student teachers’ mean scores and performance when data are grouped according to personal, socioeconomic and academic conditions; a significant relationship between performance and student teacher characteristics; and correlations between critical reading scores and the other competencies assessed. Our data also highlight the lack of knowledge among academic and administrative managers about students’ life circumstances and the diversity of factors that may impact their performance; the importance of correlational data; the difference between expected and true outcomes; the inequity under which students seem to pursue their education; the limitations in access to resources; the training required for teachers to be able to analyze quantitative data and use specific software; the impact of teachers’ critical reading skills on student outcomes; the importance of data-driven decision-making; and the need for teachers to engage in quantitative research practices.
Abstract Background: Many countries in Europe have implemented managed competition and patient choice during the last decade. With the introduction of managed competition, health insurers also became an important stakeholder. They purchase services on behalf of their customers and are allowed to contract healthcare providers selectively. It has, therefore, become increasingly important to take one's insurance into account when choosing a provider. There is little evidence that patients make active choices in the way that policymakers assume they do. This research aims to investigate, firstly, the role of patients in choosing a healthcare provider at the point of referral, then the role of the GP and, finally, the influence of the health insurer/insurance policies within this process. Methods: We videotaped a series of everyday consultations between Dutch GPs and their patients during 2015 and 2016. In 117 of these consultations, with 28 GPs, the patient was referred to another healthcare provider. These consultations were coded by three observers using an observation protocol which assessed the role of the patient, GP, and the influence of the health insurer during the referral. Results: Patients were divided into three groups: patients with little or no input, patients with some input, and those with a lot of input. Just over half of the patients (56%) seemed to have some, or a lot of, input into the choice of a healthcare provider at the point of referral by their GP. In addition, in almost half of the consultations (47%), GPs inquired about their patients' preferences regarding a healthcare provider. Topics regarding the health insurance or insurance policy of a patient were rarely (14%) discussed at the point of referral. Conclusions: Just over half of the patients appear to have some, or a lot of, input into their choice of a healthcare provider at the point of referral by their GP. However, the remainder of the patients had little or no input. If more patient choice continues to be an important aim for policy makers, patients should be encouraged to actively choose the healthcare provider who best fits their needs and preferences.
The production, use, disposal and recovery of packaging not only generates massive volumes of waste, it also consumes raw materials, water and energy (Fitzpatrick et al. 2012). Simultaneously, consumers have shown an increasing interest in products incorporating sustainable and social attributes (Kletzan et al., 2006). As a result, environmentally friendly packaging, also called ecofriendly or sustainable packaging, has become mainstream. In this context, packaging is more than just ensuring the product's protection and easing transportation, it is also a communicative tool (Palmer, 2000) and it becomes associated with multiple drivers of the purchasing process. Consequently, companies face pressure to innovate responding to consumer demands, and focusing on sustainable solutions that reduce harmful materials and favour green alternatives for both, the product and the packaging. Although the above has triggered research on consumer choice for sustainable products and alternatives on sustainable packaging, the relation between sustainable packaging and consumer behaviour remains underexplored. This research unpacks this relationship, i.e., empirically verifies which dimensions (recyclability, biodegradability, reusability) of sustainable packaging are perceived and valued by consumers. Put differently, this research investigates consumer behaviour towards the functions of sustainable packaging in terms of product protection, convenience, reliability of information and promotion, and scrutinises the perceived credibility of the associated ethical responsibility claims. It aims to identify those packaging materials and/or sustainability characteristics perceived as more sustainable by consumers as well as the factors influencing actual consumer choice towards sustainable packaged products. We aim to gain more insights in the perceptual frame that different types of consumers apply when exposed to sustainable packaging. To this end, we will make use of revealed preference methods to measure consumer valuations of sustainable packaged products. This game-theoretic approach should provide a more complete depiction of consumers' perceptions and preferences.
Hogeschool Utrecht zet hoog in op praktische, tweejarige Associate degree-opleidingen. Maar hoe ontwerp je een goede Ad-opleiding? Het lectoraat Beroepsonderwijs werkt samen met Instituut voor Associate degrees (IAD) aan ontwerpkennis over leeromgevingen op niveau 5.Doel Er is weinig onderzoek gedaan naar Associate degree-onderwijs (Ad-onderwijs) in het hbo. Dit zijn praktische, tweejarige opleidingen op niveau 5. Om ontwikkelaars van nieuwe Ad-opleidingen te ondersteunen, werken we aan ontwerpkennis. We willen een bijdrage leveren aan toekomstbestendig hbo-onderwijs, waarin de samenwerking tussen opleiding en het regionale werkveld centraal staat. Resultaten In dit project ontwikkelen we samen met het Instituut voor Associate Degrees ontwerpkennis over leeromgevingen op niveau 5. We werken aan de volgende resultaten: Een theoretische onderbouwing voor leeromgevingen op niveau 5 (Ad); Een globale inventarisatie van de didactiek van Ad-onderwijs in Nederland; Een instrument dat door ontwikkelaars van Ad-opleidingen wordt ingezet om het ontwerp van leeromgevingen op niveau 5 te optimaliseren. Looptijd 01 november 2018 - 01 augustus 2021 Aanpak Er is samengewerkt aan een theoretische onderbouwing en een overzicht van didactische aanpakken van andere Ad-opleidingen in Nederland. Een ontwerpspiegel wordt gebruikt om Ad-opleidingen vorm te geven en verder te optimaliseren. Meer lezen Lees meer over de theoretische onderbouwing: Is het Associate degree-onderwijs klaar voor de toekomst?; Lees meer over het gebruik van de ontwerpspiegel: De ontwerpspiegel: instrument voor reflectie ontwerp Ad-leeromgevingen; Bekijk het antwoord van de NRO Kennisrotonde op de vraag Welke kenmerken van de leeromgeving en welke aanpakken in een associate degree-opleiding bevorderen studiesucces van studenten afkomstig uit het mbo?; Luister de podcast over de ambities van de Hogeschool Utrecht bij het Instituut voor Associate degrees in samenwerking met het Kenniscentrum Leren en Innoveren.
