In this chapter I would like to introduce the knowledge management concept known as communities of practice (CoPs) and show a direct link between CoPs and human resource development (HRD). CoPs are a proven way to effectively manage knowledge as well as promote organizational learning, so it is a logical …

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We live in a digital society which has significantly changed the information landscape affecting every aspect of our lives. The current wave of technological innovation is part of the context in which social work students, practitioners and service users and carers operate. Technology can improve the …

In februari 2005 heeft de Inspecteur Generaal der Krijgsmacht (IGK) van de Minister van Defensie (MinDef) het verzoek ontvangen om in 2005 in de vorm van een IGK-thema aandacht te besteden aan het onderwerp “Diversiteit in de krijgsmacht”. Diversiteit in het personeelsbestand van defensie komt tot uiting …

Emmaus South Lambeth (ESL) is a charity that tries to help homeless people in South London. ESL is building a Community that can house up to 25 companions (ex-homeless people). In return these people will work for Emmaus in the Community. The residential area should be finished in 2007 and the complete …

Op basis van een kwalitatief onderzoek onder 30 peergroups, waarbij gebruik gemaakt werd van focus group interviews, wordt de volgende vraag beantwoord: Welke functies vervullen peer groups voor de individuele leden bij het leren onderhandelen metleeftijdgenoten, ouders en docenten? Welke sociale competenties …

On the eve of the twenty-first century, it is a scandal that there are still people sleeping rough on our streets. This is not a situation we can continue to tolerate in a modern and civil society. These were the words of Tony Blair in his foreword to the policy document Rough Sleeping, The Government’s …