Is sociaal kapitaal belangrijk om als talentvolle professional te kunnen floreren? In deze bijdrage verkennen we hoe sociaal kapitaal van invloed is op de talentontwikkeling van individuen in kennisintensieve organisaties. Wat kunnen HRD’ers in de praktijk met deze inzichten?Een artikel naar aanleiding van een onderzoek naar de relatie van kenmerken van sociaal kapitaal en individueel talent. Kenmerken van sociaal kapitaal zijn hier "onderling vertrouwen , een "gedeelde identiteit" en een "toegankelijk netwerk". Talent kan worden omschreven als de optelsom van kunnen, willen en durven dat wordt beïnvloed door de context; hier de sociale context uitgedrukt in termen van sociaal kapitaal. Talent is deels aangeboren. Maar de ontwikkelruimte is groot en belangrijker dan het genetisch basismateriaal. de context is bepalend voor de mate waarin iemand zijn/haar talenten ontwikkeld. De vraag in deze studie is of en in welke mate sociale kenmerken in de werkgemeenschap van invloed zijn op de talentinzet van individuen. In een sportmetafoor: schaatst Sven Kramer harder als in de schaatsploeg sprake is van bepaalde sociale kenmerken, zoals een hoog onderling vertrouwen? Sociaal kapitaal lijkt voor talentontwikkeling een noodzakelijke voorwaarde. Zonder sociaal kapitaal lukt het niet. het is echter geen voldoende voorwaarde. Daar is meer voor nodig, zoals externe prikkels die mensen uitdaagt tot prestaties. De drie gekozen onderzoeksingrediënten van sociaal kapitaal zijn positief te verbinden aan talentontwikkeling: - Onderling vertrouwen in een team heeft een directe, maar vooral een indirecte impact op talent. Onderling vertrouwen zorgt voor condities voor talentinzet en –ontwikkeling, het biedt aanknopingspunten om te werken aan geloof in eigen kunnen. - Een sterke gedeelde identiteit is van waarde voor het kunnen, willen en durven, maar heeft ook een schaduwzijde. Het geeft sturing en het verbindt, maar het remt de autonomie en creativiteit, doordat tegengeluid niet wordt geaccepteerd. Te dominante normen en waarden voelen dan beknellend. - Een belangrijk effect van een laagdrempelig en informeel netwerk is de mate waarin men elkaar kan vinden en elkaars sterkten en zwakten kent. De geïnterviewden gaven aan dat een lage toegangsdrempel de prestaties verhoogt en dat informele ontmoetingen het eigen kennisniveau verhogen.
Talent development programmes for professional soccer clubs aim to guide players towards professional level performance. We identify whether the intermittent endurance capacity of these players may have changed over time. Since the 2000/2001 competition season, the intermittent endurance capacity of players in the talent development programmes of two professional soccer clubs was measured annually. A total of 492 players participated, divided across seven age categories (under 13 (U13), U14, U15, U16, U17, U18, U19) and resulting in 953 measurements. Analyses of variance showed an improvement in intermittent endurance capacity from the 2000/2001 season to 2009/2010 of around 50% in all age groups (P < 0.05). A possible explanation is the increased quantity and quality of training over the years. When identifying, developing and selecting young players, scouts, trainers and coaches have to be aware that the current level of soccer and its underlying performance characteristics--such as intermittent endurance capacity--are improving over time. This factor may have consequences for current young players aiming to make it to the top 10 years from now.
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Train today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs and let today’s professionals develop themselves alongside the progress in their field - these are the two most urgent demands we need and want to meet in vocational education. However, the world is changing so rapidly that the focus of Universities of Applied Sciences (UAS) only on the design of initial education is no longer enough. Education must connect with industry, governments, NGOs and population in a more intensive and permanent manner.In the Northern Netherlands, in particular in the city of Groningen, higher and secondary vocational education are aware of this urgency. Therefore, knowledge institutions have innovatively developed formal partnerships with industry, governments, population and social organisations in their field. What stands out most is the cooperative model in which education institutions, local governments, citizens and entrepreneurs steadily collaborate within a single organisation, a new type of company. This is a business model where education and research cooperate with hundreds of companies, civil society organisations and social organisations in the city and the region. Each level has its own form: a Regional Cooperative for the region and a Community Cooperative for the neighbourhood. In this brochure we would like to introduce you to these forms of collaboration.
The project aims to improve palliative care in China through the competence development of Chinese teachers, professionals, and students focusing on the horizontal priority of digital transformation.Palliative care (PC) has been recognised as a public health priority, and during recent years, has seen advances in several aspects. However, severe inequities in the access and availability of PC worldwide remain. Annually, approximately 56.8 million people need palliative care, where 25.7% of the care focuses on the last year of person’s life (Connor, 2020).China has set aims for reaching the health care standards of the developed countries by 2030 through the Healthy China Strategy 2030, where one of the improvement areas in health care includes palliative care, thus continuing the previous efforts.The project provides a constructive, holistic, and innovative set of actions aimed at resulting in lasting outcomes and continued development of palliative care education and services. Raising the awareness of all stakeholders on palliative care, including the public, is highly relevant and needed. Evidence based practice guidelines and education are urgently required for both general and specialised palliative care levels, to increase the competencies for health educators, professionals, and students. This is to improve the availability and quality of person-centered palliative care in China. Considering the aging population, increase in various chronic illnesses, the challenging care environment, and the moderate health care resources, competence development and the utilisation of digitalisation in palliative care are paramount in supporting the transition of experts into the palliative care practice environment.General objective of the project is to enhance the competences in palliative care in China through education and training to improve the quality of life for citizens. Project develops the competences of current and future health care professionals in China to transform the palliative care theory and practice to impact the target groups and the society in the long-term. As recognised by the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC), palliative care competences need to be developed in collaboration. This includes shared willingness to learn from each other to improve the sought outcomes in palliative care (EAPC 2019). Since all individuals have a right to health care, project develops person-centered and culturally sensitive practices taking into consideration ethics and social norms. As concepts around palliative care can focus on physical, psychological, social, or spiritual related illnesses (WHO 2020), project develops innovative pedagogy focusing on evidence-based practice, communication, and competence development utilising digital methods and tools. Concepts of reflection, values and views are in the forefront to improve palliative care for the future. Important aspects in project development include health promotion, digital competences and digital health literacy skills of professionals, patients, and their caregivers. Project objective is tied to the principles of the European Commission’s (EU) Digital Decade that stresses the importance of placing people and their rights in the forefront of the digital transformation, while enhancing solidarity, inclusion, freedom of choice and participation. In addition, concepts of safety, security, empowerment, and the promotion of sustainable actions are valued. (European Commission: Digital targets for 2030).Through the existing collaboration, strategic focus areas of the partners, and the principles of the call, the PalcNet project consortium was formed by the following partners: JAMK University of Applied Sciences (JAMK ), Ramon Llull University (URL), Hanze University of Applied Sciences (HUAS), Beijing Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Guangzhou Health Science College (GHSC), Beihua University (BHU), and Harbin Medical University (HMU). As project develops new knowledge, innovations and practice through capacity building, finalisation of the consortium considered partners development strategy regarding health care, (especially palliative care), ability to create long-term impact, including the focus on enhancing higher education according to the horizontal priority. In addition, partners’ expertise and geographical location was also considered important to facilitate long-term impact of the results.Primary target groups of the project include partner country’s (China) staff members, teachers, researchers, health care professionals and bachelor level students engaging in project implementation. Secondary target groups include those groups who will use the outputs and results and continue in further development in palliative care upon the lifetime of the project.
