Citizenship Education for MBO Students: Fostering Belonging and Understanding of Politics

The current form of our democracy is not inclusive. Therefore, local governments try to enable political participation (Slingerland et al., 2020). Political participatory forms do not seem to have a great impact on policy, despite positive intentions (Edens & Klabbers, 2019). Youth is often not involved in political participation and policy...

Rake Praat: Designing for the political participation of mbo-students

Political participation of a group representative of society is essential for the legitimacy of a democratic system. But adolescents are not heard sufficiently and receive too little attention in contemporary democracy. Their political participation is very low and not representative for their age group, as politically engaged adolescents often...

Multiple Beam Synthesis of Passively Cooled 5G Planar Arrays Using Convex Optimization

An extended-feature, system-driven convex algorithm for the synthesis of uniform-amplitude, irregular planar phased arrays with simultaneous multi-beam optimization for mm-wave 5G base station applications in multi-user scenarios is presented. The inter-user interferences are suppressed by minimizing the maximum sidelobe level (SLL) for a...

Onderwijs in Bedrijf: De verkenning naar een nieuwe typologie voor het beroepsonderwijs in Charlois

Onderwijs in Bedrijf is een ruimtelijk onderzoek naar een nieuwe architectonische typologie voor het beroepsonderwijs in Rotterdam Zuid. Kansen worden gezien in de ruimtelijke integratie van het onderwijs en het bedrijfsleven. Het model van de hybride leeromgeving bied de mogelijkheid om het leerproces ruimtelijke te integreren met bedrijven. In...

Carrot Runner: Persuasive game design to prevent secondary vocational education students from getting overweight by means of a smartphone application

Research shows that secondary vocational education students (Dutch:MBO-leerlingen) are gaining more and more weight, but the number of intervention programs on weight gain among this population is limited. It is hard to reach the target group because health awareness requires long-term commitment. Having problems with making and meeting plans in...

Legacy Tag: A persuasive game design for answering questions concerning personal identity and life goals of ROC-students.

The Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam started a project in 2010 with the aim to increase the wellbeing of ROC-students by stimulating purposeful behavior. Compared to other students their age, ROC-students experience a worse physical and mental health. Theories on well-being suggest pursuing intrinsic authentic goals contributes to mental...