Recent efforts of the European Union to integrate new member states such as Romania expand to the social economy sector as well. Works by Hoogendoorn et al. (2010) and Kerlin (2010) regard Europe as accommodating two schools of thought related to social entrepreneurship: EMES and the UK - social enterprise. …

This article explores the intersection between institutional hierarchies and learning at a UK conservatoire. Conceptualizing learning as a social practice situated in a hierarchical social space, the article draws on the theorization of Bourdieu to understand how students are positioned in the conservatoire …

For a successful public value strategy, the elements “public values/strategic goals”, authorizing environment” and “operational capability” should be coherently aligned. In this paper, we discuss how we have aligned these elements in the context of Open Data. We focus on the relationships between …

ITRACT central platform: Building Blocks.Presentation held on June 6, 2013 in Skipton, UK.Mid term conference ITRACT. Reaching the Frontiers: Improving Connectivity in the Remoter Regions Conference, Skipton.

ITRACT WP4: Progress and to do.Presentation held on June 5, 2013 in Skipton, UK.Transnational partner and stakeholder meeting ITRACT.

Update on finance after 1st claim.Presentation held on June 5, 2013 in Skipton, UK.Transnational partner and stakeholder meeting ITRACT.

ITRACT 4th transnational partner and stakeholders meeting: developments and issues WP1.Presentation held on June 5, 2013 in Skipton, UK.

International partnerships are a mechanism for supporting the academic development of occupational therapy and promoting cultural competence. This case study describes the factors that have helped to sustain a post-qualifying programme implemented by five higher education institutions in Denmark, the …

In this paper we explore the influence of the physical and social environment (the design space) son the formation of shared understanding in multidisciplinary design teams. We concentrate on the creative design meeting as a microenvironment for studying processes of design communication. Our applied …

Conservatoire cultures of musical hierarchies: implications for music in higher education.While studies of conservatoire cultures remain relatively rare, those in existence point to the hierarchical organisation of these institutions, where students compete for performance opportunities and recognition. …