Housing associations make too small a contribution to society, the government has to step in too frequently because of maladministration, and the associations' executives are often unaware of the far-reaching impact of their decisions. These are the conclusions of new academic research conducted by Jan …

Consumers currently place increasing importance on the values that companies represent. Modern values such as transparency, benevolence to society, sustainability and fairness are becoming more relevant, as noted by many major consulting firms among which are Nielsen (2013), the World Federation of Advertisers …

In the Netherlands and Europe, there exist approaches to refugee (re)settlement where asylum seekers face long waiting periods, in large-scale centres often isolated from Dutch society, with little-to-no opportunity to structure their day or participate in activities which bring meaning to their lives. …

Abstract Background: Ecological models are currently the most used approaches to classify and conceptualise determinants of sedentary behaviour, but these approaches are limited in their ability to capture the complexity of and interplay between determinants. The aim of the project described here was …

In patients with COPD, self-management skills are important to reduce the impact of exacerbations. However, both detection and adequate response to exacerbations appear to be difficult for some patients. Little is known about the underlying process of exacerbation-related self-management. Therefore, …

Het doel van dit onderzoek is het verduidelijken van de functie van het medium met betrekking tot de werkalliantie van de vaktherapeut en jongeren, 12-25 jaar, binnen gedwongen kader. De doelgroep is door de adolescentie minder makkelijk te behandelen (Tieleman, M., 2011). Daarnaast is binnen de JJI …

Persuasive games exist for a wide variety of objectives, from marketing, to healthcare and activism. Some of the more socially-aware ones cast players as members of disenfranchised minorities, such as migrants, prompting them to 'see what they see'. In parallel, a growing number of designers has recently …

In dit onderzoek wordt geïnventariseerd hoe muziektherapeuten, binnen muziektherapie, actief muziek maken doormiddel van Digital Audio Workstations. De achtergrond van dit onderwerp wordt kort beschreven en onderbouwd door een literatuuronderzoek. Bij de frasering van de dataverzameling is gebruik gemaakt …

Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd om helderheid te verkrijgen over de huidige implementatie van vaktherapie binnen Stichting Meerkring, volgens de vaktherapeuten en het bestuur. De hoofdvraag is: ‘Welke mogelijkheden zijn er, met het verschil in doelstellingen, om de vaktherapie binnen Stichting Meerkring …

Although assessment practices are commonly part of the physical education (PE) curriculum they may often frustrate rather than support students’ basic needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness. Nevertheless, assessment also provides various promising opportunities to support these basic needs and …