The European Common Agricultural Policy is the only political project worldwide regulating and financially supporting food production transnationally, however there has been continued criticism regarding its impact on the environment and rural communities. This paper is concerned with evolution of the …

We are well into the 21st century now and the urgency for lifelong learning is growing especially regarding numeracy. There are major societal and policy pressures on education to prepare citizens for a complex and technologized society, in literature referred to as “21st century skills” (Voogt & ParejaRoblin, …

A decade ago many gushed at the possibilities of 3D printers and other DIY tech. Today makers are increasingly shaking off their initial blind enthusiasm to numerically control everything, rediscovering an interest in sociocultural histories and futures and waking up to the environmental and economic …

Background and Objectives This qualitative study applied a resilience perspective to socioeconomic inequalities in the functioning of older adults. We aimed to gain insight into how some older adults managed to age successfully despite having a low socioeconomic position (SEP) throughout their lives. …

We propose and test two possible drivers of Topical Advertising (TA) success (1) temporal location of the message, and (2) temporal responsiveness of the message. By doing so, we attempt to gain a deeper understanding of TA, and the importance of temporal characteristics to leverage its success, as measured …

Physical Education (PE) is beneficial for students’ mental and physical health, however, teenagers are increasingly becoming less motivated to actively participate in the current form of PE. Motivational studies show that collective physical activity augmented by playful interactions could encourage …

Background and purpose Within Northwest European Welfare states, there is a growing need for all social work professions to substantiate their work with research. The earliest notions of social street work origins from the end of the18th century by the British Salavation Army (Mikkonen et al., 2007). …

Purpose – Over 8 per cent of the Dutch nursing home population is bedfast, and this number is slowly increasing. The quality of life (QoL) of this population is lower than that of residents who are still mobile. Little research has been conducted on how to improve the QoL of this bedfast population, …

Integrated urban megaprojects that attempt to (re-)develop parts of cities are complex affairs. The planners employed in them decide on large real estate, infrastructure and public space investments. The lengthy delivery trajectories of these projects undoubtedly result in emerging properties and changes …

The disruptive rise of the sharing economy has revolutionized the field of consumption of things and influenced many associated areas. Participation in these social innovations is an important phenomenon and people are exploring and expanding the further possibilities of the sharing economy with emerging technologies …