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One of the key features of the Dutch education system, guaranteed under Article 23 of the Constitution, is freedom of education, that is the freedom to found schools (freedom of establishment), to organize the teaching in schools (freedom of teaching organization), and to determine the principles on which they are based (freedom of religious or ideological conviction). People have the right to found...
In this chapter the results of the transnational analysis are presented. First, the contexts of Quality Assurance in (I)VET in the six project countries are described. Next, the case study results for all six countries are compared as a basis for drawing conclusions about which overall factors matter for review activities in Quality Assurance. The final section (10.4) includes some general conclusions.
Isolated lung perfusion is an innovative technique to deliver high-dose chemotherapy to the lung. Our specific technique of clinical isolated lung perfusion is described in detail. Complete isolation of the lung is obtained to avoid any systemic exposure. A heat exchanger is incorporated in the circuit for precise temperature control of the perfusate. This technique can easily be combined with resection...
Surgical resection is a widely accepted treatment for pulmonary metastases on the condition that a complete resection can be obtained. However, many patients will develop recurrent disease in the thorax despite the use of systemic chemotherapy, dosage of which is limited because of systemic toxicity. Similar to the basic principles of isolated limb and liver perfusion, isolated lung perfusion is an...
In its current shape senior secondary vocational education has existed since 1996. Before that date, two types of senior secondary education co-existed: the apprenticeship system and senior secondary vocational education organised in schools. The apprenticeship system offered professional training courses in a great number of branches of industry, and was characterised by a combination of learning...
This chapter contains guidelines for the Quality Assurance of Vocational Education and Training (VET) in Europe. The guidelines are based on research into Quality Assurance within case study institutions providing healthcare VET in six EU countries: Denmark, Estonia, Germany, United Kingdom (England), Italy and the Netherlands. This research was undertaken by the EU-funded ‘From Review to Improvement’...