Open University of the Netherlands

Effective Strategies for Learning Solving Well-Structured Problems in STEM Education: A Systematic Literature Review

Problem-solving is central to STEM in higher education, yet evidence on effective learning strategies for problem-solving remains fragmented across cognitive psychology and discipline-specific research. This systematic literature review, conducted following the PRISMA framework,...

Legitimacy-Conversion Crimes: A Crime Script Analysis of Illicit Gold Laundering

Abstract Illicit markets are not isolated from the legitimate economy; rather, they often depend on it. For illegally sourced commodities to become profitable, they need to find their way into legitimate markets. Their illicit origins must be obscured and replaced with a provenan...

Evaluation methods and metrics towards trustworthy AI

Abstract The ongoing developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are introducing new technologies, initiatives, and applications. To assure that these developments do not translate into potential risks that are not captured, understood, measured, and managed, a trustworthiness a...

Beyond a Technocentric Transition: A Diverse Economies Perspective for Social Justice in Circular Economy Business Models

ABSTRACT The circular economy, dominated by capitalocentric, technocentric, and eco‐modernist discourses, risks perpetuating systemic injustice because of its limited consideration of the social and of what is possible. In this article, we examine how social justice can be embedd...

Why should I leave? - The development of teacher attrition intentions in Dutch secondary schools

Teacher attrition is a major challenge for secondary education as it threatens school stability and the continuity of high-quality teaching. Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, the development of secondary teachers’ attrition intentions over time and the school-lev...

Learning from those who leave: intrinsic and extrinsic satisfaction as determinants of employee retention

A central challenge in turnover research is that employees who exit the firm are no longer observed, leaving a blind spot regarding the factors that drive actual turnover behaviour. This study overcomes this limitation by capturing the perspectives of workers who have left their...

Can Rising Incomes Support Sustainable Well-Being? No Evidence for a “Double Dividend” in the United Kingdom

The double dividend hypothesis suggests that acting in more pro-environmental ways will not only benefit the environment but also carries a subjective well-being premium for those who do so, hence paying off doubly. We test the well-being payoff part of this hypothesis using a tw...

Cases of collective learning? Combining Value Creation and Multilevel Boundary Crossing in cross organizational Professional Learning Communities

In gaining insight into the complex process of learning in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) both the Value Creation (VC) Framework and Multilevel Boundary Crossing (MBC) were combined as method of analysis in a multiple case study. The members of two heterogenic education...

When networking pays unequally: proactive personality, gender and career satisfaction in Vietnam and the United States

Purpose This study investigates how proactive personality shapes employees’ career networking and career satisfaction across two national contexts and whether the career returns to networking differ by gender. Drawing on the social role theory, we argue that proactive employees a...

Functional Characterization of Myelodysplastic Syndrome by Multiparameter Flow Cytometry: The Clinical Synergy Between Ki-67 and Bcl-2 and Their Potential Role in Diagnostics and Personalized Therapy

The diagnosis and clinical management of myelodysplastic neoplasms are increasingly challenged by the disease’s inherent heterogeneity, particularly with respect to the diagnosis of low-grade variants. While standardized flow cytometric protocols traditionally rely on static biom...

Circular Economy and Sustainable Development in China's Textile Industry: Challenges and Innovation Pathways

ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) is increasingly promoted as a strategy for addressing environmental degradation and resource inefficiencies. Despite growing policy support, CE implementation remains fragmented in many resource‐intensive industries, particularly in emerging eco...