Een van de ambities van Natuurmonumenten is met behulp van haar natuurgebieden bij te dragen aan het lichamelijke en geestelijke welzijn van miljoenen Nederlanders. Bewegen heeft een positief effect op de gezondheid, zowel op de korte als de lange termijn. Er is ook toenemend bewijs voor de positieve …

The model of the Best Practice Unit (BPU) is a specific form of practice based research. It is a variation of the Community of Practice (CoP) as developed by Wenger, McDermott and Snyder (2002) with the specific aim to innovate a professional practice by combining learning, development and research. …

The main stream literature on social justice and European integration distinguishes between three models of providing social justice in Europe: the family, the market and the state. Markets have demonstrated their limitations in the current economic crises, and New Public Management quickly disappears …

Background: With increasing age and longevity, the rising number of frail elders with complex and numerous health-related needs demands a coordinated health care delivery system integrating cure, care and welfare. Studies on the effectiveness of such comprehensive chronic care models targeting frail …

In western welfare states, labour participation is increasingly considered a vital aspect of taking part in society. Vocational rehabilitation programmes are intended to support people in the process of returning to work. These programmes pay much attention to the skills that clients need to develop …

In the Netherlands, the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (MINVWS) encourages the use of smart home automation (SHA) in small-scale senior accommodations (SSSAs). The initiatives were evaluated in order to determine which of the smart home automation systems contribute to enhance quality of …

Een vierjarig PhD project is opgezet, dat het welzijn van paardachtigen in Engeland en Wales onderzoekt. Dit project focust op een het maken van een profiel van de paardensector in het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Om dit profiel te ondersteunen is het onderzoek " Beweging van recreatiepaarden tussen eigenaren …

'Koe en boer on tour' is een rapportage van het onderzoek dat is gedaan in het kader van het realiseren van een bredere uitrol van het door Wageningen UR Livestock Research ontwikkelde innovatieprogramma Kracht van Koeien.

The position of non-EU migrants in social security is problematic. Many European states reduce access to social benefits for categories of migrants whose presence is not desired. At the same time the scope of application of the national systems is becoming more confined to the national borders, as, for …

The objective of this study is to contribute towards understanding how welfare and justice discourses become apparent in institutional conversations where social workers involved in child protection have dual professional identities: that of helper and of gatekeeper. In this article we analyse a specific …