This article describes a European project which was aimed at improving the situation of persons with psychiatric or learning disabilities with regard to social participation and citizenship. The project took place in three countries (Estonia, Hungary and the Netherlands) and four cities (Tallinn, Budapest, …

Designing meaningful audio for interactive applications such as video games or sonic user interfaces, presents designers with several challenges. One challenge is the fact that the perception of musical meaning involves cultural or learned aspects when it comes to tonality (Huron, 2006; Patel, 2008). …

Achtergrond: Het vaststellen van lymfoedeem in de thorax blijkt in de praktijk niet altijd even gemakkelijk (Williams, 2006; Medifocus, 2013; Zuther & Norton, 2013). Tot op heden is er dan ook nog geen geschikte meetmethode voor het meten van lymfoedeem in de thorax ontwikkeld, die gebruikt kan worden …

Inleiding: De algemene verwachting is dat de gemiddelde leeftijd van de mens toe zal nemen. Wat eenieder graag wil is gezond oud worden. Of iemand gezond oud wordt is echter onderhevig aan tal van factoren die per individu van elkaar verschillen (Van den Berg et al., 2006, Brodin., et al 2008). In dit …

Social entrepreneurship has been defined until now by borrowing insights from commercial, Schumpeterian entrepreneurship as well as a new way of looking at non-profit work (Peredo and McLean, 2006; Short et al., 2009). Inspired by the use of a competence perspective to define entrepreneurship (European …

In retrospect, Kaplan's serendipitous encounter with the scorecard of Analog Devices Inc: (a semiconductor company based in the Boston area) gave impetus to the emergence of the balanced scorecard (Schneiderman, 2006; Kleiner, 2002). In the aftermath of the discovery of Analog's scorecard the process …

For over 30 years, the concept of home has been a popular, yet contested subject of research for scholars from different disciplines, e.g. architecture, philosophy, sociology, psychology and cultural studies. In line with this multifaceted, interesting subject, quite some studies have been devoted to …

Oudere Kunstenaars en een leven lang leren. ​Verborgen carrières: oudere kunstenaars en een leven lang leren. Een narratief-biografisch onderzoek naar levenslang en levensbreed leren binnen de gevorderde beroepspraktijk van beeldende kunstenaars. PhD-research Leo Delfgaauw. Promotoren: prof. dr. Barend …

As anyone who has travelled the dissertation road knows the process dominates until the end of that road is reached. After the fireworks, it is time, high time, to share the outcomes outside of a small circle of experts. This monograph is part of the catalytic goals of a study undertaken between 2006 …

In opdracht van Fontys OSO opleiding tot Master Special Educational Needs is dit onderzoek geschreven. De gebruikte onderzoekmethodes zijn survey- en case-onderzoek. In dit onderzoek staan de eerstejaars niveau 3 studenten van de opleiding Brood en Banket van het Jansen College centraal. De aanleiding …