The intention of this chapter is to show how autoethnographic research might promote reflexivity among career professionals. We aim to answer the question: can writing one’s own life and career story assist career practitioners and researchers in identifying patterns, idiosyncrasies, vulnerabilities …

Abandoned villages and ruins are the consequence of depopulation. The region of A Ribeira Sacra (Galicia, Spain) is an example, where since 1981 the region has lost 40% of the population. A sustainable masterplan based on a strategy will bring a future to those areas by using the ruins and reactivate …

The aim of this dissertation is to investigate which instructional approach to literature teaching in Dutch upper secondary education would be appropriate for fostering students’ insight into human nature, including their insight into themselves, fictional others, and real-world others.

If the length of a piece of paper is measured with a ruler, this is literally measuring a quality of something. On the other hand, a score on a pre-constructed test - an IQ test for example s actually generating an estimate based on empirical data of the extent to which someone will develop (ab)normally …

The number we call π has a long and varied history. In this article we look at its early origins, using Egyptian, Babylonian and Greek sources from more than two thousand years ago. These sources offer wonderful opportunities to introduce meaning and value in a first grade class, even without the need …

This project started with a fascination by the concept of ‘feeling at home’. How does that work for homeless who don’t have a physical space to call home? To me, my role as an architect is to put social issues on the agenda and investigate spatial circular solutions. Even in our modern society, homelessness …

How to keep an innovational and creative approach in corporate low-end ‘lite’ productions? This research has aimed to take a closer look at more creative means of expression within the constrictions of the limited low-end model. Determining a visual style and planning a well-structured story are two …

In this paper, the theme of multi-voicedness in the search on the path of life is explored. It will be argued that we, as human beings, not only live within an ambiguous world, but also have to deal with an ambiguous self. In the quest for happiness it is the challenge to acknowledge all inner positions, …

Project "Al Raqqa -Civic generator" is a tale about a neighborhood in the city of Raqqa, a once lively town by the river Euphrates in Syria, recently reduced to rubble by the raging war in Syria and prior to it by harsh political conditions and environmental change. This project is an exploration of …