This article draws on Robinson, McNeill and Maruna’s argument (2012) about the adaptability of community sanctions and measures, observed through four distinctive penal narratives, in order to shed light on the regional development of community service in Wroclaw, Poland. While the managerial adaptation …

Dit afstudeerwerkstuk heeft als onderwerp de Sommeltjesberg, vernoemd naar de Sommeltjes, wezentjes die volgens een lokale mythe in het bergje woonden. De Sommeltjesberg was tot 1777 een bergje aarde ten zuidoosten van het dorp de De Waal op het eiland Texel. In November 1777 besloot de toemalige landeigenaar …

Empathy competence is considered a key aspect of excellent performance in communication professions. But we lack an overview of the specific knowledge, attitudes, and skills required to develop such competence in professional communication. Through interviews with 35 seasoned communication professionals, …

The professional growth of midwives, essential for optimizing midwifery leadership globally, can be enhanced through twinning collaborations. How twinning promotes growth is unclear. This case study explores how professional growth is affected by cultural differences between twins. We used a longitudinal …

Health professionals’ attitudes to substance abusers have been reported as suboptimal with potential adverse consequences for the quality of health care provided. Less is known about professionals working with addicted clients in mandated contexts. The aim of this study is to gain insight into forensic …

Cumulative assessment refers to interspersed testing in which each assessment covers all previous content and the mean assessments’ grade weighs in for the final exam grade. The effect of cumulative assessment on motivation and performance might differ between summative (i.e. assessment grades weigh …

Hoofdstuk in Armoede en bestaansonzekerheid: beleid en sociaal professionele aanpak (red.) Toby Witte. Coutinho, Bussum, 2021. ISBN 9789046906941 Armoede is samen met bestaansonzekerheid en sociale ongelijkheid een complex vraagstuk dat in vele vormen tot uiting komt. Werkloosheid, eenzaamheid of bijvoorbeeld …

Culture has been viewed as the biggest obstacle to change i n the legacy media newsroom. Older as well as recent literature points out that professional culture typically hinders newsroom innovation processes, and newsrooms in transformation often seem to find culture clashes on their path. These transformational …

While live event experiences have become increasingly mediatized, the prevalence of ephemeral content and diverse forms of (semi)private communication in social media platforms have complicated the study of these mediatized experiences as an outsider. This article proposes an ethnographic approach to …

While criminality is digitizing, a theory-based understanding of the impact of cybercrime on victims is lacking. Therefore, this study addresses the psychological and financial impact of cybercrime on victims, applying the shattered assumptions theory (SAT) to predict that impact. A secondary analysis …