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Digiziek : pleidooi voor offline leven
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ISBN: 9789045032139 Year: 2016 Publisher: Amsterdam Uitgeverij Atlas Contact

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De digitalisering van ons dagelijks leven blijft onstuitbaar voortgaan en dat heeft funeste gevolgen voor onze gezondheid. De vermaarde hersenonderzoeker Manfred Spitzer laat op basis van nieuw wetenschappelijk onderzoek zien hoe computergebruik ons digiziek maakt. Dat computergebruik slecht is voor het geheugen weten we sinds zijn bestseller Digitale dementie, maar de gezondheidsrisicos blijven daar niet toe beperkt: stress, depressie, slapeloosheid en een verslechterde motoriek en conditie behoren allemaal tot de risicos. Manfred Spitzer waarschuwt ons voor wat er kan gebeuren wanneer we de digitale media ons leven laten overheersen, maar laat ook zien hoe we onszelf kunnen beschermen.


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The economics of immigration : theory and policy
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ISBN: 9783540777960 9783540777953 Year: 2009 Publisher: Berlin Springer

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"The Economics of Immigration. Theory and Policy" is written as a both a reference for researchers and as a textbook on the economics of immigration. It is aimed at two audiences: (1) researchers who are interested in learning more about how economists approach the study of human migration flows; and (2) graduate students taking a course on migration or a labor economics course where immigration is one of the subfields studied. The book covers the economic theory of immigration, which explains why people move across borders and details the consequences of such movements for the source and destination economies. The book also describes immigration policy, providing both a history of immigration policy in a variety of countries and using the economic theory of immigration to explain the determinants and consequences of the policies. The timing of this book coincides with the emergence of immigration as a major political and economic issue in the USA, Japan Europe and many developing countries.


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Interdependencies between fertility and women's labour supply.
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ISBN: 9789400712836 9789400712843 Year: 2011 Publisher: Berlin Springer

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The book explores interlinkages between women's employment and fertility at both a macro- and a micro-level in EU member states, Norway and Switzerland. Similarly as many other studies on the topic, it refers to the cross-country variation in the macro-context for explaining  cross-country differences in women's labour supply and fertility levels. However, in contrast to other studies, which mainly focus on Western Europe, it extends the discussion to Central and Eastern European countries. Furthermore, it looks at the macro-context from a multi-dimensional perspective, indicating its four dimensions as relevant for fertility and women's employment choices: economic (living standards), institutional (family policies), structural (labour market structures), and cultural (social norms). A unique feature of the study is the development of indices that measure the intensity of institutional, structural, and cultural incompatibilities between women's employment and fertility. These indices are used for ranking European countries from the perspective of the country-specific conditions for work and family reconciliation. A country where these conditions are the worst, but where women are additionally perceived as important income providers, is picked up for an in-depth empirical study of the interrelationship between fertility and women's employment choices. Finally, against the review of theoretical concepts predominantly used for studying interdependencies between fertility and women's labour supply the book assesses the micro-level empirical studies available on the topic and proposes an analytical approach for modelling the two variables. Thereby, it also contributes to methodological developments in the field.


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Underemployment : psychological, economic, and social challenges.
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ISBN: 9781441994127 9781441994134 Year: 2011 Publisher: New York Springer

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Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges   Douglas C. Maynard and Daniel C. Feldman, Editors   While joblessness is a signature problem during times of economic stress, underemployment the lack of adequate, meaningful work affects large numbers of workers even during relative prosperity. Historically overshadowed by unemployment, the pervasive and serious social problem of underemployment warrants  greater attention from scholars in a variety of disciplines.   Recognizing underemployment as a series of related phenomena (e.g., fewer hours of work, poor pay, jobs for which workers are overqualified), Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges is the first book to provide an in-depth examination of the causes, dynamics, and consequences of underemployment and how the problem might be addressed. Experts from management, economics, psychology, and sociology present their unique approaches to understanding underemployment in terms of theory development, empirical findings, and implications for policy and practice. Some of the major topics covered include:   Effects of underemployment on short-run and long-run earnings Underemployment among youth, women, older workers, immigrants, and minorities Effects of underemployment on mental health and physical health Impact of underemployment on family members, friends, and communities Measurement and tracking of underemployment over time Effects of underemployment on work attitudes and job performance Directions for future theoretical and empirical research on underemployment   A comprehensive look at a most timely issue, Underemployment: Psychological, Economic, and Social Challenges will inform the work of researchers, scholars, managers, and policy makers dealing with underemployment issues for years to come.  


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Evalueren in het geschiedenisonderwijs
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ISBN: 9030171847 Year: 2001 Volume: 11 Publisher: Deurne Wolters Plantyn

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De evaluatie van leerlingen via goed doordachte toetsen is voor de leerkracht geschiedenis een allesbehalve eenvoudige opdracht. Dit Cahier wil met concrete voorbeelden aantonen hoe leerkrachten hun toetsvragen kunnen optimaliseren. Het boek opent met enkele beschouwingen over de didactische functie van de evaluatie en de noodzakelijke correlatie tussen leersituatie en toetsing. Vervolgens wordt aandacht besteed aan de kenmerken en aan de voor- en nadelen van de verschillende vraagvormen (open vragen en de belangrijkste vormen van gesloten vragen). Daaropvolgend wordt de problematiek behandeld van de keuze van de vraagvorm, de kenmerken die iedere toets moet bezitten en de beoordeling van de resultaten. Ten slotte wordt een reeks gesloten vragen aangeboden die afgestemd zijn op specifieke onderwijsdoelen voor het vak geschiedenis. De theoretische inzichten worden zoveel mogelijk geïllustreerd met geselecteerd toetsmateriaal uit een relatief groot aantal Vlaamse ASO en TSO scholen, waardoor het geheel is afgestemd op de reële klaspraktijk.


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Relaxed voor de klas : van stimuleren tot corrigeren
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ISBN: 9789401447126 Year: 2018 Publisher: Leuven LannooCampus

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Hoe bouw je een goede band op met je leerlingen?Hoe ga je om met storend gedrag in de klas?Hoe kun je ontspannen lesgeven?Het is niet gemakkelijk om als leerkracht het hoofd altijd koel te houden en in elke situatie de juiste beslissing te nemen. Soms neemt de spanning en chaos in de klas toe en raak je als leerkracht geïrriteerd of overweldigd.Relaxed voor de klas reikt een vijfdelig model aan waarmee je moeilijke situaties kunt aanpakken. De vijf bouwstenen - vertrouwen, observeren, installeren, stimuleren en corrigeren - leren je spanning detecteren, vermijden of verminderen. Zo breng je een positieve dynamiek tot stand in de klas.Aan de hand van anekdotes, opdrachten en speelse illustraties reikt dit boek handvatten aan voor herkenbare problemen. Of je nu pas in het vak staat of een doorwinterde leerkracht bent: met deze handige tips en een flinke scheut passie kun je de leerkracht zijn die je leerlingen verdienen.(Bron: www.lannoo.be)


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Dat is pedagogiek : actuele kwesties en sleutelteksten uit de Westerse pedagogische traditie van de 20ste eeuw
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ISBN: 9789462701496 9462701490 Year: 2019 Publisher: Leuven Universitaire Pers Leuven

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Referentiewerk voor pedagogen en iedereen met interesse in het pedagogisch denken.. anthologie van meer dan 40 sleutelteksten uit verschillende pedagogische domeinen. basiswerk voor wie pedagogiek studeert, voor wie pedagogisch werkzaam is of voor wie interesse heeft in het pedagogisch denken. geschikt voor zowel academische als professionele master- en bacheloropleidingen die te maken hebben met pedagogische vraagstellingen. inspiratiebron voor leerkrachten, opvoeders, ouders en iedereen die werkzaam is in de pedagogische of sociale hulpverleningscontextPedagogische praktijken en instellingen zoals de school, het gezin, de universiteit, de zorg, en het jeugd- en volwassenenwerk ondergaan grondige veranderingen. Ze stellen de pedagogiek voor de uitdaging om met deze veranderingen zowel theoretisch als praktisch om te gaan. In Dat is pedagogiek vindt de lezer hiertoe de nodige inspiratie. In het boek worden de belangrijke teksten uit de westerse pedagogische traditie van de 20ste eeuw samengebracht, in Nederlandse vertaling en voorzien van een korte introductie en situering. Het zijn stuk voor stuk sleutelteksten die tot op vandaag betekenisvol en actueel zijn. Ze stimuleren en voeden discussies binnen de pedagogiek. Tegelijk vormen de verzamelde en vertaalde tekstfragmenten ook een handig referentiewerk voor wie pedagogiek studeert, voor wie pedagogisch werkzaam is of voor wie interesse heeft in het pedagogisch denken van de 20ste eeuw.bron: https://lup.be/products/108224


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Ageing in Advanced Industrial States : Riding the Age Waves - Volume 3
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ISBN: 9789048135530 9789048135578 9789400732254 9789048135523 9789402415919 Year: 2010 Publisher: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands Imprint Springer

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Population growth slowed across the world in the last decades of the 20th century, changing substantially our view of the future. The 21st century is likely to see the end to world population growth and become the century of population aging, marked by low fertility and ever-increasing life expectancy. These trends have prompted many to predict a gloomy future caused by an unprecedented economic burden of population aging. In response, industrialized nations will need to implement effective social and economic policies and programs. This is the final volume in a series of three. The papers included explore many examples and strengthen the basis for effective economic and social policies by investigating the economic, social, and demographic consequences of the transformations in the structures of population and family. These consequences include changes in economic behavior, both in labor and financial markets, and with regard to saving and consumption, and intergenerational transfers of money and care.


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The labour market impact of the EU enlargement : a new regional geography of Europe?
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ISBN: 9783790821642 9783790821635 Year: 2010 Publisher: Heidelberg Physica-Verlag

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Until recently, regional labour market imbalances were considered transitory phenomena, a consequence of state failure in generating distorted investment incentives in depressed regions as well as of excessive labour market rigidities. Labour mobility and wage flexibility were at the core of the debate over the causes of and cures for regional labour market imbalances. This book bears witness to the changed perspective of research on these issues. In the recent literature, internal labour migration is depicted as a cause of further divergence between advanced and backward regions, as higher returns on human and physical capital are expected to be paid in those regions where these factors are already concentrated. The book contributes to the debate by presenting important new findings on: a) the reasons why structural change in some sectors causes a slump in some regions, but not in others; b) the extent to which poverty traps explain regional imbalances as compared to such other alternative factors as spatial dependence and nonlinearity in growth behaviour; c) the degree of convergence across EU countries and regions; d) the role of labour mobility in reducing/increasing regional labour market imbalances, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe; e) and the role of an active labour market policy and child care facilities in alleviating the hardship of the weakest segments of the population.


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Materials in progress
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ISBN: 9783035613582 3035613583 9783035613704 3035613702 9783035613667 3035613664 Year: 2019 Publisher: Basel

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Nach dem Erfolg von Material Revolution 1 und 2 legt der Autor einen neues Buch vor, das der rasanten Entwicklung der Materialforschung in handlicher Form noch besser Rechnung trägt. Materials in Progress stellt die aktuellen Werkstoffinnovationen der letzten Jahre im Kontext von acht Megatrends vor und macht ihren Einfluss auf die gesellschaftliche Entwicklung anschaulich. U.a.: duftende Kacheln, heilende Fasern, Textilien aus Brennnesseln. New materials and technologies play a significant role in architecture and design. Environmentally compatible materials and production methods are demanded just as much as smoothly functioning recycling management. In addition, trends like digitalization, 3D printing and intelligent systems and materials have a decisive influence on material innovations.The book's eight chapters span a bridge from science and industrial research to applications in architecture and design. In a compact format, it offers a well-grounded overview of the latest material innovations, including edible packaging, liquid light and intelligent natural materials. At the same time, the societal dimension of such developments is taken into consideration.

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