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Meral, Erdem O.; van Beest, Ilja; Karaduman, Cana – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2023
Social exclusion has a myriad of negative effects on students' psychological and social well-being. One way to combat such negative effects is to raise awareness about social exclusion in schools. Here, we describe and evaluate a training program that was carried out across schools in The Netherlands. The program relies on basic experiential…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Social Isolation, Inclusion, Experiential Learning
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Peijen, Roy; Wilthagen, Ton – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2022
As in many other countries, individuals with disabilities in the Netherlands have difficulties in establishing sustainable careers. In the Netherlands, "Royal Philips" offers a work-experience program with the possibility to follow vocational education. Based on national register data, a control group was constructed that includes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Work Experience
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Grooters, Saskia; Zaal, Emma; Gerkema, Menno – Industry and Higher Education, 2023
The need for employees in the exact and natural sciences sector with both work experience and academic qualifications, especially combined with an entrepreneurial mindset, is rising. The University of Groningen offers an alternative Master's program entitled Science, Business and Policy (SBP). SBP combines entrepreneurship education with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Entrepreneurship
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Amagir, Aisa; Groot, Wim; Maassen van den Brink, HenriĆ«tte; Wilschut, Arie – Citizenship, Social and Economics Education, 2019
Using a framework for educational design research, this article reports and evaluates the (process of the) design of a financial education program. The program is designed for high school students in the prevocational track in the Netherlands. The aim of the program is to improve students' financial knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Design, Money Management, Vocational Education
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Mann, Anthony; Rehill, Jordan; Kashefpakdel, Elnaz T. – Education Endowment Foundation, 2018
This study, commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), is designed to review current evidence on the most effective ways in which employers can support schools to improve pupil educational and economic outcomes. It is a study in three parts. It aims, first, to conceptualise employer engagement in education as a strategic tool,…
Descriptors: Employers, School Business Relationship, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries
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Grohnert, Therese; Beausaert, Simon; Segers, Mien – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2014
This study was conducted to investigate which pitfalls users of personal development plans (PDPs) perceive in business and governmental organisations with mandatory PDP use. Hundred and thirty-one written statements of PDP users across three Dutch organisations were analysed and categorised into nine pitfalls. Next to an overall lack of use and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Experiential Learning, Reflection
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Eckstein, Emiel; Veenhoven, Gert; De Loo, Ivo – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2009
Becoming a "winning organization" when one currently is an "ugly ducking" can be a difficult and strenuous task. BAT Niemeyer in the Netherlands succeeded in making such a transformation over the course of four years. Action learning was used, among other methods, to steer part of this transformation, in which employee…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Employees, Professional Development