Aiming to re-conceptualize liveness in the social media era, this paper explores the temporality of liveness within the lived experience and media practices of cultural events. Through qualitative analysis of extensive interview material, diaries and media content from three very different Dutch case …

Poster presentation, Saxion Research Conference 2018, Enschede A descriptive qualitative study. Aim: to dexcribe the lived experiences of older alduts asking for and receiving care ans support, and their expectations about this in the future. 

In our modern society, self-reflection is valued as an important tool to work on a positive and lasting self-identity and to find and define our own path in life. Self-reflection can be seen as the fruit of the scientific approach, which has taught us to divide reality into subject and object. The reflecting …

CONCORDIA - the greatest level of craftsmanshipThe transformation of a former textile factory into a University of Craft with the ambition for a improvement strategy of a small Polish town, Bolesławiec. INTRODUCTION We are citizens of the world, we travel long distances and seek new advantures. But …

To understand how transition across different thermal zones in a building impacts the thermal perception of occupants, the current work examines occupant feedback in two work environments — nursing staff in hospital wards and the workers in an office. Both studies used a mix of subjective surveys and …

The Dutch ‘NO’ during the Dutch referendum regarding the treaty establishing the European Constitution in 2005 was considered a political earthquake for the integration process of the European Union. A high percentage of ‘NO’-voters (>80%) lived in the five Dutch municipalities of Urk, Reiderland, Staphorst, …

In the course of our supervisory work over the years, we have noticed that qualitative research tends to evoke a lot of questions and worries, so-called frequently asked questions (FAQs). This series of four articles intends to provide novice researchers with practical guidance for conducting high-quality …

This paper concerns an on-going study aiming at finding evidence for the assumption that a study abroad episode with active intervention in the students engagement and reflection as part of intercultural learning will result in higher intercultural competence development scores than a study abroad without …

Social innovation and spirituality are often associated with each other. This association is one the main reasons for this study, especially because it has not been studied very much. Therefore the goal of this study is to explore the different levels and aspects of spirituality in the field of social …

This workshop is about sharing how including experts by experience benefits all those who are involved in social work (education) and contributes to change the nature and discourse of social work education and research. Participants in this workshop will learn about our learned lessons and are invited …