Collecting local memories on-line is a growing practice with participatory elements on different levels. Three levels of participation – micro, meso and macro – are introduced by describing an exemplary case: the Memory of East in Amsterdam. These levels of this particular case can be grounded in the …

Om historische concepten effectiever te doceren dan via traditionele leerstofoverdracht mogelijk is, pleiten de auteurs voor het creëren van een krachtige leeromgeving en het aanbieden van een groter, betekenisvoller geheel. Op deze wijze zouden de leerlingen in het voortgezet onderwijs een dieper besef …

Subjects such as public finance, corporate finance, banking theory, risk management and management accounting are all largely based on the neoclassical approach. Most recent appointed professors have started their work with ideas based on a neoclassical fundament and its methodological preferences. Neoclassical …

The point of this article is to explore the rationales for action of frontline social professionals who are dealing with marginal young people: What is actually done about marginality, beyond policy intentions and social practice? This question is addressed on the basis of a literature review into youth …

This report serves as one of the two background documents for the HvA/UvA research proposal concerning cultural interventions in the process of urban regeneration in Krachtwijken in Amsterdam. The report at hand, based on a review of the international literature on art and regeneration, and on international …

This Framework is intended to act as a guide for those individuals and organisations seeking to develop forms of lifelong learning and professional development that are rooted in a culture of reflective and reflexive practice.

The musical landscape in Europe shows a complex picture. Societal change leads to change in the careers of artists. We see an increasing number of unstable jobs in the music profession. It no longer offers many opportunities for full-time, long-term contract work, but is often more project-based, calling …

In dit artikel worden enkele voorbeelden gegeven van de manier waarop jonge moslims de kracht van hun geloof aanwenden in hun leven. Deze voorbeelden zijn gebaseerd op een onderzoek naar religieuze coping vanuit de Islam. Voor dit onderzoek zijn diepte-interviews afgenomen, egodocumenten verzameld en …

Teachers in Europe are educated in a wide variety of institutes and by a wide range of curriculum models. The main aim of teacher education is the same throughout Europe – the education of teachers – but the underlying ideas and the contexts differ, leading to significant differences between teacher education …

The pilot project that will be described in this report was all about the animateur. What are his skills and attitudes? What are the pedagogical interventions that he uses in a workshop or an event? What are the main issues that arise when we try to include such a naturally non-formal and informal practice …