Zoekresultaten

Attitudes of older adults towards a blended exercise program

Het goede leren; leraarschap als normatieve professie

Mijn stelling is dat normatieve professionalisering, in ons geval de professionalisering van leraren, een vorm is van levensbeschouwelijke vorming. Dat geldt zowel voor de professionalisering in de initiële opleidingen als voor de voortgaande ontwikkeling als professional in het onderwijs. Ik ga daarbij uit van een brede opvatting van levensbeschouwelijke vorming, waarbij het bij levensbeschouwing in een variant op de definitie van Brümmer, gaat om: ‘het totale complex van normen, idealen en eschatologische verwachtingen in het licht waarvan iemand zijn levenshouding richt en beoordeelt; een complex dat in zekere mate innerlijke consistentie vertoont en dat in zekere mate wordt geïntegreerd door eengrondovertuiging die eraan ten grondslag ligt’ (variant op Brümmer, 1975, 131-132) Bij een levensbeschouwing hoeft het in deze opvatting niet per se en primair te gaan om een gearticuleerde levensvisie, geworteld in een seculiere of religieuze traditie. Dat kan wel, maar hoeft niet en moet al helemaal niet als vanzelfsprekend worden voorondersteld. In het verlengde daarvan gaat het bij vorming dan ook om meer dan socialisatie en enculturatie. Het is de relatie tussen de begrippen Levensbeschouwelijke vorming, en hun relatie tot normatieve professionalisering, waar het in deze rede over gaat. Het verbinden van Levensbeschouwelijke vorming en Normatieve professionalisering, waarbij de laatste een concretisering van de eerste is, ervaar ik als een spannende onderneming en voor het opleiden van leraren staat er daarmee ook veel op het spel. Ik wil in deze openbare les deze verbinding graag nader verkennen.

Needs analysis report

For the needs analysis, an assessment of the national (and local) status quo in the area of Healthy Ageing, specifically towards Active and Healthy Lifestyles. This status quo will serve as important starting point for the exploration of a potential shared goal of the local community of practice. This needs analysis report includes generic sections towards definitions and methodologies, and an introduction towards the topics assessed. Secondly, national/ local chapters will outline the situation in the communities of Groningen (the Netherlands), Odense (Denmark), Malaga (Spain), Kaunas (Lithuania) and Cascais (Portugal). Within each local COP chapter the partners taking part of the COP are described and the shared goals illustrated. These shared goals are: COP Groningen: “stimulating a Healthy environment (physical & social) with focus on physical activity”. COP Odense: “further develop and educate professionals who work on stimulating physical activity in community dwelling older adult”’. COP Malaga: “developing, implementing and evaluating outdoor fitness” COP Kaunas: “to provide opportunities for primary school children and Kaunas district community members older than 50 more opportunities for exercising and physical activity” COP Cascais: “develop, organize for and together with the stakeholders and end users (youngsters from 12-24 years old) activities focused on healthy lifestyle (e.g., healthy cooking workshops, parent-child physical activities etc.) embedded in approach GERAÇÃO S+ “.

The Islamic State Unfiltered

Instagram has become an unsuspecting pulpit, seemingly caught off guard,for those determined to spread a militant message of Islamic State terror.Graphic, fanatical, and oftentimes heavily photoshopped images weave throughInstagram’s labyrinth of sunset snaps and gym selfies to advance a curiousmanifestation of cause-related self-promotion.

Formation of advanced glycated end-products can be counteracted by daily physical activity, an observational study in Dutch elementary school children

High consumption of carbohydrates is linked to metabolic syndrome, possibly via the endogenous formation of advanced glycated end-products. Many Dutch elementary school children have a carbohydrate intake of >130g/day, the estimated minimum requirement. In this observational study, 126 Dutch elementary school children (5-12y of age) from two schools differing in frequency of gym lessons (2 or 5 times a week) were included. In all participants, height, weight, waist circumference, autofluorescence of skin glycated end-products (AGE-score), sports activity and carbohydrate consumption were recorded once. Sports activities in leisure time differentiated participants in ‘sportsmen’ and ‘non-sportsmen’. Carbohydrate intake and AGE score were positively associated in non-sportsmen (p<0.003), but negatively in sportsmen (p<0.002). In sportsmen, but not in non-sportsmen (p>0.50), a positive association was found (p<0.002) between carbohydrate intake and subject age. The intake of total carbohydrate and carbohydrates from juices and soft drinks was lower (p<0.001) at the Wassenberg School relative to the Alexander School. Based on waist to height ratio, >95% of the children had normal fat mass. No correlations were found between waist to height ratio or BMI and carbohydrate intake. Waist to height ratio was positively associated with BMI (p<0.001)) and subject age (p<0.001). Of all principal parameters, AGE score is most affected by being sportsmen or not (p<0.001). This study indicates that an increased intake of carbohydrates can be counteracted by sufficient physical activity (>2.5 hours per week). This implies that skin autofluorescence is a fast and non-invasive method to screen children for life style.

Intercultural park design

Report in English on the results of the international Master Class by Stadslab on intercultural park design. The case described is a design for for a park in Eastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol. A redevelopment strategy is proposed for its historic Gorky Park (1936). The book also contains essays by intercultural cities expert Phil Wood and introductions by Marc Glaudemans, Beatriz Ramo and Olexandr Butsenko.