Meer dan 7000 mensen per jaar combineren een verre reis met het werken voor een goed doel. Dit wordt vrijwilligerstoerisme genoemd. Het merendeel van deze vrijwilligers gaat vaak onvoorbereid met (kwetsbare) kinderen werken. Stichting Muses bereidt sinds 2007 meer dan 1000 vrijwilligers per jaar voor …

Howler monkeys (genus Alouatta) are new world monkeys native to Central and South America. Although the overall population of howler monkeys is declining due to habitat loss and the illegal trade, their status, as categorised by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2017), ranges from Least Concern …

from the article: Supply chain integration intensifies through digitalisation of business administration (BA) processes. However, it is unclear whether differences exist between the public and private sector in development or implementation of supply chain integration solutions. The large scope of …

Background and purpose Within Northwest European Welfare states, there is a growing need for all social work professions to substantiate their work with research. The earliest notions of social street work origins from the end of the18th century by the British Salavation Army (Mikkonen et al., 2007). …

Technology is responsible for major systemic changes within the global financial sector. This sector has already developed into a comprehensive network of mutually connected people and computers. Algorithms play a crucial role within this network. An algorithm is in essence merely a set of instructions …

Social enterprises and government share the ultimate goal of solving societal problems, which provides a lot of potential for collaboration between the two parties. While the local government level is the most relevant for social enterprises, little research has been done on the relationship between …

Purpose : A structured, tailored exercise therapy strategy was found to significantly improve physical functioning, reduce pain and was safe for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and severe comorbidity. The intervention was performed in a specialized, secondary care center. Before the intervention …

Blog in het kader van het onderzoeksproject ‘The Network is the Message‘ Met dit onderzoek willen Hogeschool Rotterdam en Hogeschool Utrecht een antwoord geven op de vraag: “Hoe kan de effectiviteit van communicatie in online sociale netwerken worden beoordeeld en verbeterd?” In deze blog: Inhakers …

The implementation of a National Ecological Network poses a significant challenge to the Dutch government. The establishment of this ecological network has led to conflicts among various interest groups in the public sphere, each of which defends its own interests. In this struggle for recognition communication …

The Art of Criticism: A European Network for Experiments in Art Criticism Together with partners from the field of art criticism, the Institute of Network Cultures has set up the project The Art of Criticism: a platform for research, experiments and policy making in the field of art criticism. Solid …