How to create a Critical Diversity Literate Art School, in which students and teachers of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, genders, sexualities and (dis)abilities feel treated with equity and are supported to explore their full potential? This is the question at the heart of, and one of the main …

Als docent aan de Willem de Kooning Academie constateerde Teana Boston-Mammah dat de mix van studenten in haar leslokalen heel anders van samenstelling is dan de jongerenbevolking van Rotterdam. In dit artikel beschrijft ze haar onderzoek naar de selectiecriteria bij de toelating van nieuwe studenten, …

The realization of one’s musical ideas at the keyboard is dependent on the ability to transform sound into movement, a process called audiomotor transformation. Using fMRI, we investigated cerebral activations while classically‐trained improvising and non‐improvising musicians imagined playing along …

‘Supporting people in their community roles: from skills to hope’, was de titel die prof. dr. Marianne Farkas gaf aan haar Masterclass bij het Lectoraat Rehabilitatie van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Marianne Farkas, ScD is al ruim 25 jaar Clinical Professor en hoofd van het Onderzoeks- en Trainingscentrum …

WdKA makes a Difference was from the outset a project that was interested in looking into the ways in which White Hegemony has prevailed within the Willem de Kooning Academy. The four essays in this publication reflect on, are critical of, investigate the notion of inclusivity within the Willem de Kooning …

Consumers currently place increasing importance on the values that companies represent. Modern values such as transparency, benevolence to society, sustainability and fairness are becoming more relevant, as noted by many major consulting firms among which are Nielsen (2013), the World Federation of Advertisers …

We address the explicit ecocentric roots of conservation science and the support of a growing number of conservationists for ecocentric natural value. Although ecosystem‐services arguments may play an important role in stemming the biodiversity crisis, a true transformation of humanity's relationship …

In this study we analyze the difference in perception regarding the BPM initiative between management and employees of an operational department of the Peruvian Air Force and compared the BPM Maturity with benchmark studies. The research question is: Does differences in perception of BPM Maturity between …

Gives an overview of my research as a visiting scholar at The Boston College Center for International Higher Education. This research classifies these obstacles and enablers in four categories: disciplinary, external, internal and personal.

In the Netherlands, research on student success has been highly influenced by Tinto’s integration theory. As part of my broader PhD research, I investigate the possible influence of the use of social media by first year students in higher education on student success. In previous studies I measured the …