On 26 January 1998, during a press conference in the White House, President Bill Clinton famously told the nation, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" (Clinton, 1998). Now, 15 years later, almost everyone can still recall those famous words. In this dissertation, the interaction …

Sinds oktober 2011 werken de ICT-afdelingen van een aantal noordelijke (semi-)publieke organisaties samen onder de naam Samenwerking Noord. Gezamenlijk streven zij naar aantrekkelijk werkgeverschap voor ICT-ers in het Noorden en daarmee te anticiperen op (toekomstige) krapte op de ICT-arbeidsmarkt. In …

Many policy documents addressing the future of teacher education do not take into account the fundamental unpredictability of the future, nor the opposing forces that will try to influence that future. Through the analysis of 48 scenario documents on the future of education or teacher education, we identified …

Stocker Centrale Verwarming was founded in 1978. It is an established heating company in the region of Zevenaar; a city that lies on the border with Germany and the Netherlands. High quality and fast service are the vocal points of the organization. Because of changes in the industry, new competitors …

This paper examines the importance of relationship marketing in the non-profit organisation, specifically focused on the alumni. Embracing the existing customers in an organisation is regarded to be more profitable in the long run. As non-profit organisations face a limited amount of resources, they …

The Arctic Ocean stands at the threshold of significant changes. Climate change and the melting of ice have a potential impact on vulnerable ecosystems, the livelihoods of local inhabitants and indigenous communities, and the potential exploitation of natural resources. (Ilulissat Declaration, 2008, …

This dissertation explores the controversial concept of the green economy and the rapidly increasing environmental concerns associated to the heavy energy industry. The main objective of this paper is to investigate how China's 12th Five-Year Plan responds to the green economy paradigm. Hence, it examines …

This study examines how the contemporary European policy debate addresses the further development of the quality of teacher educators. A classification framework based on the literature on professionalism was used to compare European and Member State policy actions and measures on the quality of teacher …

Deze rapportage bevat de resultaten van het onderzoek ‘Barometer Gemeentelijk Maatschappelijk Vastgoed 2011’. Dit onderzoek is uitgevoerd door het Kenniscentrum Gebiedsontwikkeling NoorderRuimte van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen, in opdracht van het Consortium Maatschappelijk Vastgoed. Het begin is gemaakt …

In 2006 is Foam begonnen met het educatieve aanbod beter in te bedden in de onderwijspraktijk. Daartoe is een driejarige pilot WYS ontwikkeld. Renske de Groot, hoofd van de educatieafdeling van Foam, wil op deze manier stap voor stap nieuwe vormen van kunsteducatie ontwikkelen, waarbij er nadrukkelijk …