HEERLEN

hārˈlən, city (1994 pop. 95,794), Limburg prov., SE Netherlands. It is an industrial and transportation center. Manufactures include textiles and food products. The city was a major coal-mining center from the late 19th cent. to the early 1970s, when mining operations were closed.

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books on: Heerlen  - 134 results

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Integrated E-Learning: Implications for Pedagogy, Technology and Organization
Book by Wim Jeroen; RoutledgeFalmer, 2003
Subjects: Education, Higher--Effect Of Technological Innovations On, Employees--Training Of--Computer-Assisted Instruction, Instructional Systems--Design, Internet In Higher Education
...pedagogical metamodel behind EML , OUNL, Heerlen Online eml.ou.nl/introduction...and didactic design), OUNL-OTEC, Heerlen Van Den Boom, G and Schlusmans, K...University of the Netherlands , OUNL-OTEC, Heerlen Verreck, W, De Craene, B, Poelmans...
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Medicine and Colonial Identity
Book by Mary P. Sutphen, Bridie Andrews; Routledge, 2003
...K. Vereeniging Moederschapszorg te Heerlen, Bij gelegendheid van het 25-jarig...ontstaan van de Vroedvrouwenschool te Heerlen, Maasgouw , 107 (1988), 142-58...De Kweekschool voor Vroedvrouwen te Heerlen 1913-1955 , p. 18. 29 C. Meuleman...
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Poverty: A Persistent Global Reality
Book by John Dixon, David Macarov; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: Poverty--Case Studies, Poverty--Developing Countries--Case Studies
...Statistical Yearbook 1992), Voorburg/Heerlen: Statistics Netherlands. --(1996a...Statistical Yearbook 1996), Voorburg/Heerlen: Statistics Netherlands. --(1996b...Population Statistics), 96/1, Voorburg/Heerlen: Statistics Netherlands. --(1996c...
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Midwives, Society, and Childbirth: Debates and Controversies in the Modern Period
Book by Hilary Marland, Anne Marie Rafferty; Routledge, 1997
...De Kweekschool voor Vroedvrouwen te Heerlen en de Kindersterfte in de Zuidelijke Provincien...15 Kweekschool voor Vroedvrouwen te Heerlen. le Jaarverslag, 1912-13, p. 9...De Kweekschool voor Vroedvrouwen te Heerlen, 1911, art. 3. 17 For this often explosive...
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Interreligious Learning: The Problem of Interreligious Dialogue in Primary Education
Book by Carl Sterkens; Brill, 2001
Subjects: Religions--Relations--Study And Teaching (Primary), Religious Education Of Children
...Allochtonen in Nederland 1995. Voorburg/Heerlen. -, (1997). Bevolking naar geboorteland...Allochtonen in Nederland 1998. Voorburg/Heerlen. -, (1999). Allochtonen in Nederland 1999. Voorburg/Heerlen. Chapra M.U. (1992). Islam and...
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journal articles on: Heerlen  - 18 results

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Burnout among Dutch Reformed Pastors
Journal article by Will Evers, Welko Tomic; Journal of Psychology and Theology, Vol. 31, 2003
Subjects: Dutch Reformed clergy--Psychological aspects, Dutch Reformed clergy--Research
...perceived self-efficacy on burnout. Heerlen: Open University, M.S. Thesis. Sparks...of Psychology at The Open University, Heerlen, the Netherlands. Will Evers is a research...Sciences, P.O. Box 2960, 6401 DL Heerlen, the Netherlands. Email welko.tomic...
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Internet versus Paper Mode of Health and Health Behavior Questionnaires in Elementary Schools: Asthma and Fruit as Examples
Journal article by Resiti T. Mangunkusumo, Joop S. Duisterhout, Nijs De Graaff, Erik J. Maarsingh, Harry J. De Koning, Hein Raat; Journal of School Health, Vol. 76, 2006
Subjects: Elementary school students--Health aspects, Elementary school students--Surveys, Health behavior--Surveys, Questionnaires--Comparative analysis
...of foreigners according to different definitions. Voorburg Heerlen Central Bureau voor de Statistiek Statistics Netherlands...30.) Statistics Netherlands. Statline. In. Voorburg/Heerlen, the Netherlands: CBS. Available at http://statline...
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The Impact of Recohabitation on Fertility: Evidence from Life History Data in the Netherlands
Journal article by Matthijs Kalmijn, John Gelissen; Journal of Comparative Family Studies, Vol. 38, 2007
Subjects: Cohabitation--Influence, Family studies, Fertility--Research
...burgerlijke staat, Population trends 2004, 4th quarter. Voorburg/Heerlen: Statistics Netherlands. Lye, D. (1996). Adult child...2005). Population Trends, 2nd quarter 2005. Voorburg/Heerlen: Statistics Netherlands. Thomson, E. (1983). Individual...
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Elicitation Support Requirements of Multi-Expertise Teams
Journal article by Marlies Bitter-Rijpkema, Rob Martens, Wim Jochems; Journal of Interactive Learning Research, Vol. 16, 2005
Subjects: Delphi technique--Methods, Diversity training--Analysis, Knowledge acquisition (Expert systems)--Analysis
...MARLIES BITTER-RIJPKEMA Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, The Netherlands marlies.bitter@ou.nl ROB MARTENS...leidenuniv.nl WIM JOCHEMS Open Universiteit Nederland, Heerlen, The Netherlands wim.jochems@ou.nl
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They Are among Us and They Are against Us: Contemporary Horror Stories about Muslims and Immigrants in the Netherlands1
Journal article by Theo Meder; Western Folklore, Vol. 68, 2009
Subjects: Muslims, Narratives, News media, Research
...district, but also in the Dutch province of Limburg, especially about the Christmas Fairs in Maastricht, Sittard, and Heerlen. Newspaper De Limburger stated that due to the persistent rumours, fewer people visited the Christmas Fair on the Vrijthof...
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magazine articles on: Heerlen  - 9 results

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Rationalist Representation
Magazine article by Raymund Ryan; The Architectural Review, Vol. 199, April 1996
Subjects: Architects--Services, Arets, Wiel--Services, Office buildings--Design and construction
...AZL headquarters in Arets hometown of Heerlen develops themes present in the Maastricht...Head office is in the inner suburbs of Heerlen, occupying a flat slice through a block...medium of its glass block skin - AZL in Heerlen is grafted into its setting by Arets manipulation...
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"Mission Is a Must": Intercultural Theology and the Mission of the Church
Magazine article by Stephen B. Bevans; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 27, July 2003
Subjects: Missionaries, Nissen, Peter, Nonfiction, Theology, Wijsen, Frans
...Festschrift for the Dutch missionary/ missiologist Rogier van Rossum, who was professor of missiology at the Universities of Heerlen and Nijmegen from 1966 until 1998. The title alludes to a 1978 article by van Rossum that played on a then-current slogan...
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Shift Away from Defined Benefit Gains Momentum
Magazine article by Thao Hua; Workforce Management, November 2008
Subjects: Multinational corporations, Retirement benefits, Risk management, United Kingdom, United States
...level because of market movements, employees may see their benefits reduced. Akzo Nobel NV, Amsterdam, and Royal DSM NV, Heerlen, were among the first to implement such programs in 2005 and 2006, respectively, and others have moved in this direction...
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Why Eva Works for Varity
Magazine article by Victor A. Rice; Chief Executive, January 1996
Subjects: Accounting procedures, Case studies, Corporate culture, Farm machinery, Performance evaluation, Strategic planning, United States, Varity Corp
...manufacturing facilities for our KelseyHayes business to manufacture anti-lock brake systems in Fowlerville, MI, and in Heerlen, the Netherlands. Using the EVA model, we determined that the risk associated with these investments was more than offset...
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Between Reality and Fairy Tales: Thomas Bernhard Has Been Caricatured as a Gloomy Misanthrope. in Fact He Is an Extremely Funny Writer, a Master of Surrealist Comedy
Magazine article by Gabriel Josipovici; New Statesman (1996), Vol. 140, January 10, 2011
Subjects: Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Authors--Works, Bernhard, Thomas--Criticism and interpretation, Bernhard, Thomas--Works, Writers--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Works
...Thomas Bernhards "My Prizes: an Accounting" is published by Knopf ($22) THOMAS BERNHARD A life in letters 1931 Born in Heerlen, Netherlands 1957-58 Publishes three volumes of poetry 1963 Publishes Frost, his first novel, about a doomed, misanthropic...
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newspaper articles on: Heerlen  - 5 results

 
 
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Ex-Welsh Boxer Feared Missing after Tsunami
Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), January 5, 2005
...reported as missing by Dutch friends while he was staying in Sri Lanka. Yesterday, an overjoyed Rudy Roodenburg, speaking from Heerlen, Holland, said, I got a call from a friend that David Menhinick is fine at the moment . And Roxane Harris, of Newport...
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Obituaries
Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), August 2, 2006
Subjects: University of Oregon
...Sept. 3, 1918, in Bellefonte, Pa., to John and Mary Cole Barnhart. He married Winifred Driver on June 28, 1945, in Heerlen, Netherlands. Barnhart was the director of housing at the University of Oregon from 1949 to 1979. He had served in the Armys...
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Football: LIFE & CRIMES OF IBROX BAD BOY: Fernando Ricksen
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), February 16, 2005
Football: LIFE CRIMES OF IBROX BAD BOY: Fernando Ricksen. 1976: Born July 20, Heerlen, Holland. 1988: Begins working towards a professional career with Roda JC. 1992: Moves to Fortuna Sittard. 1995: Wins promotion...
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FOOTBALL: THE SIXTH SENSE; Amoruso: 6-2 Game Was Horror Start but I Knew Fernando Would Be Great Once He Ditched Crazy-Eyes Look
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 16, 2005
...exceptionally well but he is so much better with Barry alongside him and Celtic will know that. RICKSEN FACTFILE 1976: Born July 20, Heerlen, Holland. 1992: Signs for Fortuna Sittard. 1997: Joins AZ Alkmaar . 2000: July - Joins Rangers for pounds 3.6m. Nov...
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Murdered Scot Was Found in Wardrobe
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 23, 2007
...carried out, but police have not disclosed how Mr Kennedy, of Ayr, died. He had been in Holland for a year and worked in Heerlen, near Maastricht. His family and girlfriend had been clinging to the hope that the body was not Mr Kennedy, but the news...


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encyclopedia articles on: Heerlen  - 3 results

 
 
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Heerlen
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
HEERLEN har l n, city (1994 pop. 95,794), Limburg prov., SE Netherlands. It is an industrial and transportation center. Manufactures...
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Limburg , Province, Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...clothing, and metal products. Wheat is grown, and pigs and poultry are raised. Market gardening is important in Venlo . Heerlen , Roermond , and Sittard are other principal cities. Rich in historic antiquities, the province takes its name from the former...
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Netherlands
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...and sandy soil. Leading cities include Breda , s Hertogenbosch , Eindhoven , and Tilburg in North Brabant; Maastricht and Heerlen in Limburg; and Arnhem and Nijmegen in Gelderland. Linguistic conformity to Dutch, the official language, is complete except...


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