This entry starts with a chronological discussion of the different conceptualizations of work-family balance over time. Where pioneering studies focused on work-family (and family-work) conflict, more recent studies introduced the concepts of work-family (and family-work) enrichment and more holistic work-family constructs. Subsequently, frequently examined antecedents and consequences of work-family conflict and enrichment are presented. In addition, a critical discussion of the work-family literature is given by, among others, reflecting on the small amount of studies examining work-family concepts within a (cross-) cultural or social context. This entry concludes with the presentation of several directions for future work-family research including the proposition of an integral framework.
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Background: There are indications that older adults who suffer from poor balance have an increased risk for adverse health outcomes, such as falls and disability. Monitoring the development of balance over time enables early detection of balance decline, which can identify older adults who could benefit from interventions aimed at prevention of these adverse outcomes. An innovative and easy-to-use device that can be used by older adults for home-based monitoring of balance is a modified bathroom scale. Objective: The objective of this paper is to study the relationship between balance scores obtained with a modified bathroom scale and falls and disability in a sample of older adults. Methods: For this 6-month follow-up study, participants were recruited via physiotherapists working in a nursing home, geriatricians, exercise classes, and at an event about health for older adults. Inclusion criteria were being aged 65 years or older, being able to stand on a bathroom scale independently, and able to provide informed consent. A total of 41 nursing home patients and 139 community-dwelling older adults stepped onto the modified bathroom scale three consecutive times at baseline to measure their balance. Their mean balance scores on a scale from 0 to 16 were calculated—higher scores indicated better balance. Questionnaires were used to study falls and disability at baseline and after 6 months of follow-up. The cross-sectional relationship between balance and falls and disability at baseline was studied using t tests and Spearman rank correlations. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to study the relationship between balance measured at baseline and falls and disability development after 6 months of follow-up.
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Assessment in higher education (HE) is often focused on concluding modules with one or more tests that students need to pass. As a result, both students and teachers are primarily concerned with the summative function of assessment: information from tests is used to make pass/fail decisions about students. In recent years, increasing attention has been paid to the formative function of assessment and focus has shifted towards how assessment can stimulate learning. However, this also leads to a search for balance between both functions of assessment. Programmatic assessment (PA) is an assessment concept in which their intertwining is embraced to strike a new balance. A growing number of higher education programmes has implemented PA. Although there is consensus about the theoretical principles that form the basis for the design of PA, programmes make various specific design choices based on these principles, fitting with their own context. This paper provides insight into the design choices that programmes make when implementing PA and into the considerations that play a role in making these design choices. Such an overview is important for research purposes because it creates a framework for investigating the effects of different design choices within PA.
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Heb je wel eens gemerkt dat de premie voor je autoverzekering verandert als je in een andere wijk gaat wonen? Verzekeraars berekenen dit met een algoritme, wat kan leiden tot indirecte discriminatie. Dit project onderzoekt hoe zulke digitale differentiatie (DD) zowel eerlijk als rendabel kan.
In dit project verricht het lectoraat Familiebedrijven van Hogeschool Windesheim samen met CAH Vilentum in Dronten, LTO Noord, NAJK en agrarische MKB familiebedrijven praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de familiale en bedrijfsmatige aspecten rond opvolging bij agrarische MKB familiebedrijven. Met dit project wordt nieuwe kennis ontwikkeld, die aansluit bij kennis over opvolging in familiebedrijven en die specifiek wordt toegepast binnen de agrarische sector. Bijna de helft van alle agrarische bedrijven in Nederland heeft een bedrijfshoofd van 55 jaar of ouder. Het merendeel van deze bedrijven is een familiebedrijf en heeft te maken met het onderwerp bedrijfsopvolging. Voor een geslaagd opvolgingsproces is het belangrijk dat familiebelangen en bedrijfsbelangen adequaat worden gebalanceerd. In de praktijk blijkt het lastig deze belangen rond overdracht van leiding en eigendom bespreekbaar te maken en goed af te wegen. Vanuit agrarische families is daarom de vraag hoe het opvolgingsproces het beste kan worden vormgegeven en welke instrumenten daarbij kunnen worden ingezet. De belangrijkste doelstelling van dit project is om nieuwe kennis op te doen over het opvolgingsproces bij agrarische familiebedrijven en het opvolgingsproces met instrumenten in positieve zin te veranderen. Door kwalitatief onderzoek worden belemmerende factoren rond opvolging in de agrarische context onderzocht. Op basis van deze nieuwe inzichten worden instrumenten ontwikkeld die het opvolgingsproces faciliteren. Door interventies zal worden vastgesteld of de instrumenten in de praktijk werken. De kennis die uit dit project voortkomt, beoogt daarmee het handelingsvermogen van agrarische families rond bedrijfsopvolging te ondersteunen. Het project levert een bijdrage aan bestaande kennis door gebruik te maken van multi-level onderzoek (perspectief van de opvolger, overdrager, familieleden, familie en bedrijf) en het observeren van gesprekken over het opvolgingsproces, de familie en het bedrijf. Het meest concrete resultaat is een beschrijving van een model opvolgingsproces met bijbehorende instrumenten om belangrijke onderwerpen rond opvolging bespreekbaar te maken, zoals een zelfanalyse instrument, een stappenplan, hulpmiddelen om gesprekken te faciliteren en een model familiestatuut afgestemd op agrarische familiebedrijven.
Due to the existing pressure for a more rational use of the water, many public managers and industries have to re-think/adapt their processes towards a more circular approach. Such pressure is even more critical in the Rio Doce region, Minas Gerais, due to the large environmental accident occurred in 2015. Cenibra (pulp mill) is an example of such industries due to the fact that it is situated in the river basin and that it has a water demanding process. The current proposal is meant as an academic and engineering study to propose possible solutions to decrease the total water consumption of the mill and, thus, decrease the total stress on the Rio Doce basin. The work will be divided in three working packages, namely: (i) evaluation (modelling) of the mill process and water balance (ii) application and operation of a pilot scale wastewater treatment plant (iii) analysis of the impacts caused by the improvement of the process. The second work package will also be conducted (in parallel) with a lab scale setup in The Netherlands to allow fast adjustments and broaden evaluation of the setup/process performance. The actions will focus on reducing the mill total water consumption in 20%.
Lectoraat, onderdeel van NHL Stenden Hogeschool
