The first part-time jobs came into development in the 1950's. Due to shortage of (female) workers companies started offering part-time jobs to married women. Only part-time jobs were offered since the norms and values of that time viewed raising children and doing the household as the primary task of …

Roma are a transnational nomadic population. For centuries, they have traveled around the world due to persecutions or in search of economic prosperity. Roma are a heterogeneous minority. They are not one group. There are many different groups of Roma. Nowadays, an estimated 12 million Roma live in Europe …

The level of work engagement is an important aspect of organizational culture. In this empirical study the relation between engagement and experienced professionalism of probation officers is investigated. Starting from ideal-typical theories on professionalism, a psychometric instrument for measuring …

This publication gives an account of the Public Annotation of Cultural Heritage research project (PACE) conducted at the Crossmedialab. The project was carried out between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2009, and was funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. Three members of the Dutch …

The Utrecht School of Journalism has a long tradition in international higher education. The School’s European Culture & European Journalism (ED&EJ) programme is an example of a pedagogical practice in higher education where advanced students learn how to perform in an international context. Journalism …

Leren is niet alleen een psychologisch proces, maar ook een tijd- en plaatsgebonden proces. Om zicht te krijgen op dit proces zijn kwalitatieve onderzoeksmethodes nodig, betoogt Evert Bisschop Boele. In dit artikel laat hij zien wat het narratief biografisch interview als onderzoeksinstrument ons vertelt …

Short article (in Dutch) containing some side remarks on the arts education project 'Cultuur in de Spiegel'.

In the Netherlands only few women have top positions in business life. The Dutch Constitution has a Law on Equal Opportunity for men and women, nevertheless there is no equality between men and women when it comes to top positions. Fortunately, because of the women organizations, like Woman Capital, …

This report contains market research, an external analysis and a marketing mix for the company Le Credit Sportif. This company develops electronic cash desks and payment systems exclusively designed for canteens of sports clubs. This simple system provides everybody who works in the canteens of these …

The purpose of this report is to investigate the industrial trade networks of Bulgaria for the manufacturing of machines, parts, tools and mechanical equipment. It was assigned by the marketing consultancy KommaNet in order to find out why its main client, the Dutch Centre for Promotion of Imports (CBI), …