This thesis explores the realm of books and bookstores; namely Waterstones Amsterdam in its quest to enhance their in-store customer experience. My client is Phillip Harte, Waterstones Amsterdam’s Branch Manager. This essay resorts to a key methodology, Design-Based Research, “which aims at designing, …

Vandaag komen we alweer met de 9de en laatste aflevering van de podcast-serie ‘Minder uren, betere lessen?’. In deze aflevering staan we stil bij de vraag wat de voorgaande acht gesprekken hebben opgeleverd t.a.v. het vraagstuk van ontwikkeltijd voor leraren: wat zijn belangrijke inzichten en ideeën, …

We hebben hoge verwachtingen van leraren als het gaat om de kwaliteit van hun lessen, maar er is nauwelijks tijd om goede lessen voor te bereiden. Kernvraag van de podcastreeks is of het verlagen van het aantal lesuren van leraren ten gunste van (gezamenlijke) ontwikkeltijd kan bijdrage aan betere lessen. …

We hebben hoge verwachtingen van leraren als het gaat om de kwaliteit van hun lessen, maar er is nauwelijks tijd om goede lessen voor te bereiden. Kernvraag van de podcastreeks is of het verlagen van het aantal lesuren van leraren ten gunste van (gezamenlijke) ontwikkeltijd kan bijdrage aan betere lessen. …

Over the past decades, many targeted policy strategies for countering violent extremism (CVE) have shown all kinds of weaknesses and side effects, especially for already marginalised citizens. Awareness of these serious downsides led to a whole branch of more generic social strategies aimed at prevention …

What do human rights look like when we present them as action-based, bottom-up concepts, and not exclusively as legal items? After all, when we narrow down human rights to a legal concept only, we do not do justice to its meaning. In many professions and branches the idea of human rights is used in …

This research was conducted to explore the role of digital financial services in enabling rural female farmers’ households access food in Nyeri county. The findings from the case study, Focus Group Discussion and key informants revealed that they use Mpesa mobile money : rural female farmers Mshwari …

Background: With increasing knowledge on the adverse health efects of certain constituents of PM (particulate matter), such as silica, metals, insoluble ions, and black carbon, PM has been under the attention of work safety experts. Previously, we investigated the perceptions of blue-collar workers in …

This research is about the consequences for the employees, cargo and passengers of the Pride of Rotterdam as a result of the Brexit. First, a theoretical framework was drawn up. Then a main question was drawn up: What are the consequences for the employees, cargo and passengers of the Pride of Rotterdam …

The following research justification report uses competitive analysis as a research method to find out which USP’s (unique selling propositions) De Pooter can use to obtain a competitive advantage towards their candidates. The demand for a competitive overview was first established after De Pooter changed …