Many students in higher education suffer from stress. The good news is that stress is manageable to a large extent. This book gives you hands-on advice on how to do so. It discusses the most common forms of stress in students: worrying, fear of failure and perfectionism. It also takes a closer look at writing anxiety and public speaking anxiety. As you are working with the exercises, you will notice that you experience less stress, stressful periods pass more quickly, and that you recover fas...

Bewegingswetenschappen zijn een relatief jong wetenschapsgebied, dat in de tweede helft van de twintigste eeuw is ontstaan. Van het begin af aan zijn binnen de bewegingswetenschappen ook filosofische vragen gesteld, bijvoorbeeld naar de wijze waarop bewegen begrepen dient te worden, of naar de samenhang tussen de opvatting van bewegen en de maatschappelijke dominante beelden van het lichaam. Behalve deze vragen naar het object van de bewegingswetenschappen, deden zich wetenschapsfilosofische ...

What are the sources of authority for evangelical Christians in their debates and practices? Evangelicals often refer to the Bible, but it is not their sole source. Practical results are also important, as are personal feelings and experiences. In this volume, fourteen researchers examine the sources of authority to which evangelicals appeal. It was assumed that evangelicals accepted a certain balance between the authority of the Bible, tradition, experiences and rationality. In the past two ...

Dit boek presenteert een scala aan oefeningen en adviezen voor mensen met de Ziekte van Parkinson en is in de eerst plaats geschreven voor hen. Maar het boek is evengoed een nuttig praktijkboek voor professionele zorgverleners, mantelzorgers en naaste familie. De oefeningen en adviezen zijn bedoeld om steun te bieden bij allerlei dagelijkse handelingen en routines, zoals zitten en opstaan, draaien in bed, corrigeren van gebogen houding, bewaren van evenwicht, behouden van lenigheid, op peil h...

In Mastering Econometrics: Exercises and Solutions, Jan R. Magnus and Sean Telg guide you through carefully selected and fully worked-out exercises in econometrics. The book is intended to accompany an introductory econometrics course at the Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD level, where students are assumed to have at least some background in linear algebra and statistics. Designed as a compendium to the first author’s Introduction to the Theory of Econometrics, the book can also be used for...

The Basics of Money and Banking is an accessible textbook for bachelor students of a number of disciplines. It can also be an invaluable resource for professionals who wish to master the language and principles of money and banking. This book covers monetary issues, including money creation and the role that commercial banks play in creating bank deposits. It addresses the important role of banks in financial intermediation, and explains these concepts in the context of historical developmen...

The replication crisis is hotly debated in all disciplines across the social sciences. Economics is not an exception. However, economics is different from the other social sciences, due to an exceptionally dominant paradigmatic core and an equally dominant methodological backbone, known as neoclassical economics and econometrics, respectively. In this book, we argue how this double strength can be a double weakness, too. We emphasize that any future for economics will benefit from a reduced d...