At the end of January 2015 I was given a research assignment formulated and sponsored by two professors of professorships (hereafter lectoraten) associated with the Academy for Social Studies (SASS), and the manager of Professionals and Bedrijven (hereafter P&B). At a later stage, the research was expanded …

This research paper conducts a review of the development of facilities management as a profession and some of the key moments in that journey. It then considers the situation of New Zealand, which has a number of characteristics such as a small population, relatively few large organisations which might …

The complexity of the daily practice of social workers in the Netherlands has increased, while the social appreciation for their work has decreased. Stakeholders involved in social work practice agreed that a masters programme for social workers could be an important step to improve the quality of social …

Op 30 september 2009 vond in Maastricht de slotconferentie plaats van het tweejarige onderzoeksproject “Procivi”. De slotconferentie van het Procivi project was georganiseerd teneinde de doelen van RAAK te dissemineren. Procivi is een RAAK project, dat zich richt op de professionalisering van het welzijnswerk. …