Deze bundel met casuïstiek uit de praktijk van social work nodigt (toekomstige) professionals en docenten uit om in gezamenlijkheid te reflecteren op de verhalen. De bij de casussen aangeleverde dialoog- en verdiepingsvragen kunnen hierbij behulpzaam zijn. Ze zijn zo geformuleerd dat ze iedereen uitnodigen …

Research in the field of out-of-school science is gradually increasing. These programs are considered to be important, yet more evidence about the learning effect is needed. This study aims to contribute to that matter by means of microgenetic measurements. We wanted to answer the question: How is the …

The World Rowing Championships (WRC) took place at Amsterdam’s Bosbaan from 24 to 31 August 2014. In organising this event, the World Rowing Federation (FISA) raised the bar for world class rowing events. Athletes, spectators, sponsors and rowing fans around the world followed the event on different …

The identification of translation initiation sites (TISs) constitutes an important aspect of sequence-based genome analysis. An erroneous TIS annotation can impair the identification of regulatory elements and N-terminal signal peptides, and also may flaw the determination of descent, for any particular …

Dit werkboek is samengesteld voor groepen vrijwilligers en professionals uit een bepaalde regio, dorp of wijk om elkaar te helpen bij de ondersteuning van mensen die kampen met eenzaamheid of sociaal isolement. Eenzaamheid en sociaal isolement treft mensen van alle leeftijden en uit alle lagen van de …

Community forestry is a way to combine forest conservation with economic development of forest depending communities. In the Pacific zone of northern Peru, the rural population heavily relies on the endemic dry forest ecosystem as a source of firewood, timber and as grazing area. Bad management, overuse …

De NSvP ondersteunde de afgelopen jaren verschillende projecten op het terrein van culturele diversiteit. Martha Meerman (lector Hogeschool van Amsterdam) nam het initiatief om de verschillende projectleiders bij elkaar te brengen om de ontwikkelde inzichten in een breder kader te plaatsen. Waar liggen …

BACKGROUND: Loneliness is expected to become an even bigger social problem in the upcoming decades, because of the growing number of older adults. It has been argued that the use of social network sites can aid in decreasing loneliness and improving mental health. The purpose of this study was to examine …

The Saxion Research Centre for Design and Technology employs many students during research projects. This paper discusses a series of student design projects on safety helmets in the Safety@Work project. At construction sites workers are required to wear personal protective equipment during their work. …