Using an online questionnaire among 516 Dutch parents (children between 1 and 12 years; 68% mothers, 18% single parents) this study explored whether parents see media devices as useful tools in childrearing, and how parent-family characteristics and parental perceptions on parenting, media effects and …

Conducting a classroom dialogue for reasoning can be very challenging for teachers and, in particular for students-teachers. Research on classroom discussions provides examples of models that can be used to help teachers organize, analyse and conduct classroom discussions. One of these models is the …

Several facts and developments in the economy and the spa industry lead to shifting customer demands. In combination with an insufficient understanding of the process of experiences and their effects on customers result in the need for a deeper insight into the individual customer experience in the spa …

The Hospitality Business School of Applied Sciences situated in the Netherland, approached six bachelor 's degree students to conduct research in certain geographical areas for an upcoming master ' s degree in Hospitality Management. The students were also responsible for assisting HBS with the development …

In this paper, I explored how to research a sensitive topic such as gossip in organizations and used a narrative approach to illustrate the methodological and ethical issues that come up when considering a variety of research methods. I first attempted to conduct an ethnographic research on a project …

As in many large European Cities, Amsterdam is confronted with a large housing boom, partially fuelled by shortcomings in (affordable) housing development. Simultaneously, there is a persistent need to improve neighbourhoods with a weak socioeconomic status. The municipal government aims to both, develop …

In 2010 the decision was made to approve for the establishment of 16 marine protected areas in Vietnams national system. One of the established marine protected areas is the Con Dao National Park where this field study took place between 21 March and 11 May, 2018. Marine protected areas in Vietnam have …

This thesis shows the results of how an alternative design can influence online behaviour which is measured by data and tracked through A/B tests. This research can be used as an example to show customers the value of conducting such an experiment. These experiments can be used by the customer to test …

The first reason for this study is that a gap appears to exist in the available theories on corruption; very little research is available on corruption by a network, nor does the network theory thoroughly discuss the risks or pitfalls of networks. The second reason for this study is the observation that …

In de praktijk komt het voor dat de standaard veldgrootte onnodig wordt vergroot, zonder dat MBB’ers zich hier bewust van zijn. Hierdoor ontvangt de patiënt onnodig meer dosis en wordt het ALARA-principe niet nageleefd. De veldgrootte wordt onnodig aangepast bij laterale knie opnames. Hierdoor ontstaat …