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- Koopmans, L. (author), Damen, N. (author), Wagner, C. (author) public lecture 2016
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Taminiau, E.M.C. (author), Kester, L. (author), Corbalan Perez, G. (author), Spector, J.M. (author), Kirschner, P.A. (author), van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (author)On-demand education enables individual learners to choose their learning pathways according to their own learning needs. They must use self-directed learning (SDL) skills involving self-assessment and task selection to determine appropriate pathways for learning. Learners who lack these skills must develop them because SDL skills are...article 2015
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Bosse, T. (author), Provoost, S. (author)Embodied conversational agents (ECAs) have been put forward as a promising means for the training of social skills. The traditional approach to drive the behaviour of ECAs during human-agent dialogues is to use conversation trees. Although this approach is easy to use and very transparent, an important limitation of conversation trees is that...conference paper 2015
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Sanders, J. (author), Dorenbosch, L. (author), Blonk, R. (author)This contribution aims to provide a framework for viewing the fragility of employability and potentially fruitful routes for making employability more sustainable. A second goal, is to inspire readers with examples from the Netherlands, to create and test promising interventions, so that a broad set of effective interventions becomes available...bookPart 2015
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Preenen, P.T.Y. (author), Verbiest, S. (author), van Vianen, A. (author), van Wijk, E. (author)Purpose. The purpose of this paper is to develop and investigate the idea that self-profiling and career control by temporary agency workers (TAWs) in low-skill jobs are positively related to informal learning and that this relationship is mediated by job challenge. Design/methodology/approach. An online survey study was conducted among 722 TAWs...article 2015
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Ybema, J.F. (author), Giesen, F. (author)Due to an ageing population and global economic competition, there is a societal need for people to extend their working lives while maintaining high work productivity. This article presents an overview of the labour participation, job performance, and job characteristics of older workers in the European Union. The way in which several factors,...other 2014
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Gründemann, R. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Sanders, J. (author)Recently, the Dutch government raised the retirement age of workers in the Netherlands. In this study we focused on the work values of low-skilled older workers, the extent to which their jobs fulfill these values, and the effect of work values on the willingness of these workers to extend their working life. This study is based on a literature...article 2014
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de Wind, A. (author), Geuskens, G.A. (author), Ybema, J.F. (author), Blatter, B.M. (author), Burdorf, A. (author), Bongers, P.M. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author)Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relative contribution of health, job characteristics, skills and knowledge, and social and financial factors to the transition from work to (non-disability) early retirement. Methods Employees aged 59–63 years (N=2317) were selected from the Study on Transitions in Employment, Ability and Motivation...article 2014
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- ten Have, K. (author), van Rhijn, J.W. (author), van Wijk, E.B. (author) report 2014
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de Jong, T. (author), Bos, E. (author), Pawlowska-Cyprysiak, K. (author), Hildt-Ciupinska, K. (author), Malinska, M. (author), Nicolescu, G. (author), Trifu, A. (author)This report gives an overview of the current and emerging OSH issues for health- and social care workers and how these affect their safety and health at work and influence the quality of care they provide. It combines a literature review and the responses received to a questionnaire sent to OSH experts in all Member States, therefore allowing...book 2014
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van Gameren-Oosterom, H.B.M. (author), Fekkes, M. (author), Sijmen, A. (author), Reijneveld, S.A. (author), Oudesluys-Murphy, A.M. (author), Verkerk, P.H. (author), van Wouwe, J.P. (author), Buitendijk, S.E. (author)Survival of children with Down syndrome (DS) has improved considerably, but insight into their level of daily functioning upon entering adulthood is lacking. We collected cross-sectional data from a Dutch nationwide cohort of 322 DS adolescents aged 16-19 (response 62.8%) to assess the degree to which they master various practical and social...article 2013
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Oeij, P.R.A. (author), de Vroome, E.M.M. (author), Dhondt, S. (author), Gaspersz, J.B.R. (author)Complexity of projects is hotly debated and a factor which affects innovativeness of team performance. Much attention in the past is paid to technical complexity and many issues are related to natural and physical sciences. A growing awareness of the importance of socio-organisational issues is announced by researchers and consultants which is...conference paper 2012
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Oeij, P. (author), de Vroome, E.E.M. (author), Dhondt, S. (author), Gaspersz, J.B.R. (author)Complexity of projects is hotly debated and a factor which affects innovativeness of team performance. Much attention in the past is paid to technical complexity and many issues are related to natural and physical sciences. A growing awareness of the importance of socioorganisational issues is announced by researchers and consultants,which is...conference paper 2012
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Broekens, J. (author), Harbers, M. (author), Brinkman, W. (author), Jonker, C. (author), van den Bosch, K. (author), Meyer, J.J.C. (author)In this paper we experimentally investigate learning effects of a rigourously set up virtual reality (VR) negotiation training. We discuss the design of the system in detail. Further, we present results of an experiment (between subject; three experimental conditions: control, training once, repeated training; n=42) investigating learning...conference paper 2012
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Goudswaard, A. (author), Dhondt, S. (author), Vergeer, R. (author), Oeij, P. (author), de Leede, J. (author), van C Adrichem, K. (author), Csizmadia, P. (author), Makó, C. (author), Illésy, M. (author), Tóth, A. (author)Companies in search of improved productivity use a wide range of approaches, from financial incentives and skills upgrading and training to increased autonomy of individuals and teams. Working time flexibility has the added advantage in that it can benefit both workers and employers: it gives workers more control over their work–life balance and...book 2012
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Alpay, L. (author), van der Boog, P. (author), Dumaij, A. (author)E-health is seen as an important technological tool in achieving self-management; however, there is little evidence of how effective e-health is for self-management. Example tools remain experimental and there is limited knowledge yet about the design, use, and effects of this class of tools. By way of introducing a new view on the development...article 2011
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van Diggelen, J. (author), Muller, T. (author), van den Bosch, K. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)In a good team, members do not only perform their individual task, they also coordinate their actions with other members of the team. Developing such team skills usually involves exercises with all members playing their role. This approach is costly and has organizational and educational drawbacks. We developed a more efficient and flexible...conference paper 2010
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Arendsen, J. (author), Janssen, J.B. (author), Begeer, S. (author), Stekelenburg, F.C. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) may benefit from 'self care' solutions which use social robotics principles. Specifically, the authors propose to use robots in various ways to help such children with the acquisition and training of important pragmatic social behaviors, for example greetings. In order to create such a learning...conference paper 2010
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Verdaasdonk, E. (author), Dankelman, J. (author), Schijven, M.P. (author), Lange, J.F. (author), Wentink, M. (author), Stassen, L.P.S. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)This study assesses the issue of voluntary training of a standardized online competition (serious gaming) between surgical residents. Surgical residents were invited to join a competition on a virtual reality (VR) simulator for laparoscopic motor skills. A final score was calculated based on the task performance of three exercises and was...article 2009
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Berger, M.A.M. (author), Krul, A. (author), Daanen, H.A.M. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Finger dexterity tests are generally used to assess performance decrease due to gloves, cold and pathology. It is generally assumed that the OConnor and Purdue Pegboard test yield similar results. In this experiment we compared these two tests for dry conditions without gloves, and for dry and wet conditions with two types of Nytril gloves. In...article 2009