Citizens have responded to newcomers in the Netherlands with acts of solidarity and programmes to support integration, often in response to increasingly restrictive government policies. In a previously published study by the primary author, a critical discourse analysis was conducted of texts used in …

Een masterthesis over de samenwerkingsrelatie tussen professionals en gezinnen binnen de jeugdbescherming waarin de nadruk ligt op het werk van de Raad voor de Kinderbescherming, ter afronding van de Master Social Work aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam. De masterthesis bestaat uit vijf artikelen die ingaan …

Background: Practicing handwriting is important for learning reading and spelling. The Writing Readiness Inventory Tool In Context (WRITIC) is an occupation-based assessment that enables early identification of kindergarten children at risk for developing handwriting difficulties. For children with non-handwriting …

Introduction The Netherlands is changing from a welfare to a participation society in which citizens themselves are responsible for their health. However, this is not accessible to every citizen, resulting in an increase in marginalized vulnerable groups, often with a migrant background with problems …

Binnen het consumentenrecht is er een nieuwe richtlijn aangenomen: Richtlijn 2019/771 (hierna: Richtlijn). De Richtlijn heeft tot doel het kooprecht binnen de Europese Unie te harmoniseren: iedere lidstaat dient dezelfde regeling bij de koop van goederen te hanteren. Om harmonisatie in het kooprecht …

An emerging body of research indicates that active arts engagement can enhance older adults’ health and experienced well‐being, but scientific evidence is still fragmented. There is a research gap in understanding arts engagement grounded in a multidimensional conceptualization of the value of health …

Through a qualitative examination, the moral evaluations of Dutch care professionals regarding healthcare robots for eldercare in terms of biomedical ethical principles and non-utility are researched. Results showed that care professionals primarily focused on maleficence (potential harm done by the …

European civic integration programmes claim to provide newcomers with necessary tools for successful participation. Simultaneously, these programmes have been criticised for being restrictive, market-driven and for working towards an implicit goal of limiting migration. Authors have questioned how these …