Social return (SR) een belangrijk politiek onderwerp, want de overheid wil niet alleen een daling van de uitgaven aan sociale uitkeringen, maar bovenal een inclusieve samenleving; een belangrijk onderwerp voor werkgevers, omdat organisaties zich kunnen profileren als maatschappelijk verantwoord en een …

Dit onderzoek beschrijft de belangrijkste ecologische principes in natuurlijke bossen, welke de productiviteit en weerstand van voedselbos-ecosystemen zouden kunnen beïnvloeden. De onderzoeksmethodologie betreft literatuuronderzoek in combinatie met opname van interviews met een expert op gebied van …

Lean Six Sigma is applied in a wide range of economic domains ranging from industry to services to healthcare. These are all domains that have markedly different structures. Recently a set of papers has appeared indicating that the successes in applying Lean Six Sigma to new domains such as government, …

This publication was developed as a learning resource for the C3 Design Methodology course, which forms part of the curriculum of the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture. This reader is a product of our series on Design Methodology and it presents six essays on design processes written by Dutch professionals, …

Hoofdstuk 3 Leren transformeren. 1. Door wie wordt er geleerd? In dit hoofdstuk wordt het model van de ontwikkelwerkplaats (OWP) beschreven aan de hand van ervaringen van deelnemers aan drie OWP’s van de Wmo-werkplaats Utrecht rond het thema ‘samenspel formele – informele zorg’ bij volwassen mensen met …

Internationalisation has become an “institutional imperative” for many institutions of higher education. Two propositions are that internationalisation would help students develop competencies needed in todays globalised world, and increase the employability of students. This piece summarises findings …

Careers work is a very political business. Since the early 1990s, successive governments in England and the Netherlands have persistently challenged those working in the careers sector to demonstrate the educational, social and economic value and impact of their work. In this context, the marketisation …

Literature reveals that beginning teacher educators are dealing with organisational and professional difficulties in their induction period. At the Teacher Education Institute of Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Tilburg, The Netherlands, a special induction programme was developed for the induction …

In September 2010, Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen (the Netherlands) started a 20-week international program titled GameOn! The object of this program is for students to develop serious games, that aim to help the youth become aware of social and/or health related issues. Since the …

This paper will focus on the role of artists and designers as agents of change in sustainability innovation. We will analyse the characteristics of this role on the basis of a review of literature that discusses various concepts, methodologies and strategies applied by artists and designers in innovation …