Muslim women in the Netherlands have obtained several work and education related rights by both the Islam and European law. However, it is notable that the majority of Muslim women in the Netherlands are currently unemployed and have an education degree lower than intermediate vocational education level. …

One of the work packages which Hanzehogeschool emphatically has a role, is Research and Training. In the Summer Academy teachers are trained by translating their knowledge back to their own schools. The Summer Academy is given on 27-30 May 2013, as part of "Opening Up". This project aims to find better …

Een van de workpackages waarin de Hanzehogeschool heel nadrukkelijk een rol heeft, is Research en Training. In de Summer Academy worden docenten opgeleid om hun kennis weer door te vertalen in de eigen school. De Summer Academy is gegeven van 27-30 mei 2013, in het kader van "Opening Up". Dit project …

The project Rhythm for Life has had a parallel project in Groningen, with the projects Learning to play an instrument at an elderly age and Creative workshops for the elderly. These were carried out in Groningen at the PCC in the framework of the research line HAMA of the research group LLMA. The second …

It seems today that the streets in Mexico are littered with bodies of journalists. Since the ruling president, Felipe Calderón, declared war on drug cartels in December 2006, more than 30 journalists have been murdered or have gone missing. The escalating violence and attacks on Mexican media are emerging …

Full text via link. Chapter 9 of A Good Society Is More Than Just a Private Affair. In this chapter the situation of the lower-educated in the Netherlands has been described. We started with a brief explanation of the concepts of work participation and social participation. Participation means being …

Verkennende analyse van de sociale kwaliteit van de lokale samenleving van gemeente Wageningen. Een dergelijke analyses is belangrijk in het licht van de taken die de Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning (WMO) aan gemeenten toekent. Om te kunnen bepalen op welke wijze de gemeente de lokale civil society …

Projects Abroad are a leading international organizer of overseas voluntary work placements. They have more than 140 different kinds of projects in 26 different destinations. They offer several services such as trips for a gap year, summer vacation projects, internships and sabbaticals. They are able …

Verkennende analyse van de sociale kwaliteit van de lokale samenleving van Barneveld. Een dergelijke analyses is belangrijk in het licht van de taken die de Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning aan gemeenten toekent. Om te kunnen bepalen op welke wijze de gemeente de lokale civil society kan versterken …

As a practitioner, a manager and a scientist in social work for 40 years, I am still intrigued by the social work positioning and legitimating processes. Its recognition by users and financiers is often diffuse and its fragmentation sometimes hinders effective interventions. In social work itself, …