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 …

Western societies are quickly becoming less coherent (Giddens, 1991). As a result it is increasingly unclear how individuals should act in a range of situations or how they may understand themselves. To a certain extent this development towards more diverse perspectives and a broader range of ways to …

In dit thesisrapport wordt er onderzoek gedaan naar hoe de implementatie van productmarktpartner-combinaties bij kan dragen aan het vergroten van de bekendheid van Veluwse streekproducten. Dit onderzoek is gedaan in opdracht van René de bruin, adviseur van Stichting Erkend Veluws Streekproduct. 

The cultivation of intrinsic motivation is key in the 21th century, but most students in Dutch vocational education lack this quality. To foster intrinsic motivation, a strong career-learning environment is needed that enables students to develop career competencies and a career identity. However such …

De scriptie ‘Grip op veranderingen’ geeft inzicht in de wijze waarop procesbeheersing kan plaatsvinden op productveranderingen bij de Unilever Sourcing Unit Nassaukade (SUNK). Deze fabriek van Unilever in Rotterdam produceert margarines en pindakaas. Aanleiding voor dit onderzoek is dat de SUNK te maken …

Cremer Speciaal machines B.V. is een Nederlands bedrijf gespecialiseerd in de ontwikkeling en vervaardiging van telsystemen. Doordat Cremer klanten vanuit verschillende sectoren heeft, is er een productieproces nodig dat veel diverse producten kan vervaardigen. Doordat elke geproduceerde machine verschillende …

Due to the challenges produced by the individualisation of society and the flexibilisation of employment relationships, universities are increasingly investing in career guidance. Managers, however, have little or no vision regarding guidance and counselling. In this article we make a plea for an approach …

In response to a rapidly changing, increasingly insecure and complex labor market, career counselors and researchers are developing methods that can meet the needs of individuals who would navigate this new terrain. In the last two or three decades, narrative career counseling practices (Cochran, 1997; …

In this article, we elaborate on the role of dialogical learning in identity formation in the context of environmental education. First, we distinguish this kind of learning from conditioning and reproductive learning. We also show that identity learning is not self-evident and we point out the role …

In the first half of the 20th century, the individual life course was largely determined by ‘standard biographies’ (Du Bois-Reymond, 1998; Meijers & Wesselingh, 1999) whereby identity – the story individuals tell themselves and share with others about the meaning of their lives (Meijers & Lengelle, …