The importance of specific professions for human rights realization is increasingly recognized. Journalists, teachers, and civil servants are all considered to play a role because their work affects individual rights. This is also the case for social workers. The connection between social work and human …

This dissertation addresses the central question, ‘How does the impact of influencers and brand ambassadors in the fashion industry affect the buying intentions of teenagers (ages 13-16) and Millennials?’ Many brands that use influencer marketing have been more concerned with the scope of an influencer’s …

‘Old’ marketing, such as flyers and newspaper ads, did not work that well anymore for Sport2000 Bakker, and was becoming too expensive. They assumed that social media would be a cheaper, more effective, and goal-oriented marketing tool. Sport2000 Bakker was also seeking more customer participation and …

Samenvatting Dit onderzoek komt voort uit mijn interesse voor de beroepspraktijk van oudere beeldend kunstenaars. Kan deze beroepspraktijk ook als een vorm van levenslang en levensbreed leren beschouwd worden? Aangezien in de artistieke praktijk en in het leerproces van de kunstenaar het ‘zelf’ een prominente …

NICE, Network for InterCultural Experiences, is a German – Argentine corporation which promotes educational and cultural exchange by organizing internships, volunteering, and Spanish courses for everyone who wishes to discover, live and learn in Argentina. As NICE sees a profitable opportunity in offering …

In the course of our supervisory work over the years, we have noticed that qualitative research tends to evoke a lot of questions and worries, so-called frequently asked questions (FAQs). This series of four articles intends to provide novice researchers with practical guidance for conducting high-quality …

The purpose of this research is to identify the motivational aspects of prospective pedagogical professionals for choosing a career in a stationary home for people with handicaps.Social work in Germany is constantly facing challenges, i.e. demographic changes, skilled labour shortages and increasing …

Objective: Identify the environmental factors that influence stroke-survivors' reengagement in personally valued activities and determine what specific environmental factors are related to specific valued activity types. Data sources: PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO were searched until June 2016 using multiple …

BACKGROUND: In The Netherlands, one out of six Dutch employees has informal care tasks; in the hospital and healthcare sector, this ratio is one out of four workers. Informal carers experience problems with the combination of work and informal care. In particular, they have problems with the burden of …

Social work in the Netherlands is attracting an increasing number of Turkish and Moroccan Dutch professionals, mostly second-generation migrant women from a Muslim background. Inspired by Amartya Sen’s capability approach, this article presents the findings of a qualitative content analysis of 40 …