Ethnomusicology-at-home and grounded theory. Presentation of paper `Ethnomusicology-at-Home and Grounded Theory' at the 41st World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music ICTM, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 14/7/2011.

Reprovinci is a small company targeting small to medium businesses and non-profit organisations. They have their own content management system, which has, through the years, become slower. Reprovinci wished to counter this drop in performance. This was a challenge to me, as I have never had to analyse …

Mediated communication is moving away from the traditional concept of oneway mass communication in which a centrally located sender addresses a mass audience. In today’s interactive media landscape, people formerly known as ‘the audience’ are increasingly dictating the creation and dissemination of information. …

When conducting research in and for the creative industries, there are a wealth of different possible research approaches that can be taken - reflecting the diverse nature of the disciplines (design, arts and crafts, advertising, architecture, fashion, film, music, TV, radio performing arts, publishing …

Within the Netherlands gay emancipation is almost fully legalised. In April 2001, Article 1:30 of the Dutch Civil Code regarding the legalisation of same-sex marriages entered into force. Moreover, according to Article 1:227 of the Dutch Civil Code gay couples have the right to adopt children. In theory …

Introduction In comparison with other European countries, Starbucks is rather new on the Dutch coffee market. The Starbucks experience seems less exploited among the Dutch consumers. This thesis will demonstrate the effect of music and how music can convey the Starbucks experience in order to "engage" …

In the Netherlands only a small number of male students opt for primary school teaching and a relatively large percentage of them leave without graduating. A small-scale research project was set up to explore the question: Can gender-specific student factors be identified in relation to the initial teacher …

Proceedings of the IASPM Benelux conference. Popular Music: Theory and Practice in the Lowlands.

Battering as a consequence of power and powerlessness. Men learn to talk about domestic violence and their relationships with women and children through group work This article reports on a working visit of a week (in September 2010), to three domestic abuse programmes aimed at male perpetrators of abuse, …

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 …