Nadat de mogelijke onderwerpen vanuit de stage duidelijk waren ben ik mij in beide onderwerpen gaan verdiepen. Zowel in de mogelijkheden binnen deze onderwerpen voor mijn scriptie als welke van de twee onderwerpen ik het meest interessant vond voor mijn scriptie. Bij IDDT merkte ik dat PMT mogelijk gemakkelijk …

This article reports on qualitative research among 48 social professionals, managers and policymakers and their perceptions of activating citizenship, social work roles and responsibilities, carried out in Utrecht and Tartu. Professionals from both countries agreed to the idea of activating citizenship …

Experts like Jouslin de Noray, Shiba and Hardjono discern three paradigms in quality management: control, continuous improvement and breakthrough. Van Kemenade argues that before being able to reach breakthrough you need another paradigm: commitment.

An authentic learning environment full of meaningful ‘pearls of inspiration’ for initiators, students and education experts. Working paper 2009.

In 2000 the European Union (EU) signed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a United Nations (UN) policy in order to reduce poverty until 2015 by half compared to the figures from 2000. The EU is fully committed to the achievement of these internationally established MDGs which aim to end poverty …

Sustainable development will be a major driving force for new developments in businesses. Most companies are very much aware of that but find it difficult to translate this insight into concrete actions. An often observed obstacle is that most, particularly SME's, find it difficult to evaluate how sustainability …

Economic underdevelopment in sub-Saharan Africa has a long history. Two centuries of globalization has left sub-Saharan Africa lagging far behind in its economic development - its income is twenty five times smaller than the income of the USA, the richest economy in the world. This unfavorable situation …

This paper provides an overview of the United States policy and its potential results in Iraq. The objective of this research is to establish to what extent has the ambitious US plan for the introduction of democracy in Iraq been accomplished. At the heart of the study lies the question of the effectiveness …

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is een derde generatie gedragstherapie, gebaseerd op de relationele kadertheorie. Volgens deze theorie lijdt ieder mens, door de werking van taal en cognitie. De mens is in staat verbanden te leggen, waardoor allerlei dingen ons aan pijnlijke gebeurtenissen herinneren. …

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) cannot be separated from today's business world. The ability for a business to reflect responsibility toward its stakeholders on its daily operation has becoming increasingly important in recent years as the pressure to implement is constantly higher. Consequently, …