Publicaties

Open Dialogue: A case study on the influence of sharing or withholding reflections during a network meeting

In Open Dialogue, sharing of reflections by professionals constitutes an important contribution to promoting a polyphonic dialogue between participants. In the inner dialogue, past and future influence the present moment. In this study, we explore the influence of sharing or withholding reflections by professionals on the interplay between inner and outer dialogue. A case study was used with a multi-perspective methodology, which combined video recordings of a network meeting and interviews by using video-stimulated recall with the clients separately, and social workers together afterward. We found that the sharing of reflections by professionals stimulates the inner dialogue and creates an opening for sharing these in the outer dialogue. In addition, we observed that when reflections are withheld, the client's inner dialogue still continues, but their inner dialogue was not shared in the outer dialogue.

Informele Netwerken en Laatmoderniteit | 01-12-2022

'Basisvaardigheden? We hebben een masterplan Existentiële vaardigheden nodig'

Het masterplan Basisvaardigheden schiet tekort voor de uitdagingen van vandaag en morgen. Geld en een sterk geloof in maakbaarheid zijn onvoldoende. De uitdagingen van de toekomst zijn van heel andere aard. We hebben een masterplan ‘Existentiële vaardigheden’ nodig dat kinderen en jongeren leert omgaan met de weerbarstigheid van het bestaan, zo schrijven lector Robert van Putten van de Christelijke Hogeschool Ede en rector Willem de Vos van het Christelijk Lyceum Veenendaal in deze opinie.

Bezieling en Professionaliteit | 30-11-2022

Constructing Parental Team Spirit

In a micro-analysis of two cases from the Netherlands, Instant Messaging conversations between birth parents and professional foster parents were studied. The study reveals there are three types of activity in Instant Messaging: aligning dialogues, exhchange of information, and relationship building. Aligning dialogues are the most common. These are aimed at coordinating (daily) matters around the youngster’s situation. Following aligning initiations, the conversations may change into the two other activity types: (background) exchange of information and relationship building. extenuating educational access challenges a specific foster youth and her advocate experienced as result of the COVID-19 pandemic and school closures.

Pleeg- en Gezinshuiszorg | 19-11-2022

Conditions for cultural belonging among youth of immigrant descent in Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom

Intergroup contexts of classrooms have an influence on mainstream and ethnic belonging of youth of immigrant descent. Based on the normative reference group theory, a higher level of ethic identification is expected in classrooms with a higher proportion of co-ethnic youth and, based on constrict theory, a lower level of mainstream identification is expected in ethnically more diverse classrooms. However, these relations between ethnic composition and cultural belonging may differ between countries due to differences in multicultural policies and colonial histories. Using two waves of data from CILS4EU survey, we conduct a cross-national comparison of the relation between intergroup contexts of classrooms and cultural belonging. The results imply that both theories cannot be generalized across national contexts, and other factors vary as well across countries. Therefore, research and policy in this area should pay more attention to the national context in terms of policies and histories.

Samen Divers | 24-10-2022

Stakeholders’ Perceptions Regarding Adaptation and Implementation of Existing Individual and Environmental Workplace Health Promotion Interventions in Blue-Collar Work Settings

Blue-collar workers often have disadvantageous health statuses and might therefore benefit from a combination of individual and environmental workplace health promotion interventions. Exploring stakeholders’ perceived facilitators and barriers regarding the combined implementation of these interventions in blue-collar work settings is important for effective implementation. A qualitative study consisting of 20 stakeholder interviews within six types of organisations in The Netherlands was conducted. The potential implementation of the evidence-based individual intervention SMARTsize and the environmental intervention company cafeteria 2.0 was discussed. Data were analysed using thematic analysis with a deductive approach. Five main themes emerged: (1) the availability of resources, (2) professional obligation, (3) expected employee cooperation, (4) the compatibility of the proposed health interventions, and (5) the content of implementation tools and procedures. Generally, stakeholders expressed a sense of professional obligation toward workplace health promotion, mentioning that the current societal focus on health and lifestyle provided the perfect opportunity to implement interventions to promote healthy eating and physical activity. However, they often perceived the high doses of employees’ occupational physical activity as a barrier. We recommend co-creating interventions, implementation tools, and processes by involving stakeholders with different professional backgrounds and by adapting communication strategies at diverse organisational levels.

Leefstijl en Gezondheidsbevordering | 19-10-2022

Het plan als beheersingsinstrument

In het onderwijs worden talloze plannen gemaakt: lesplannen, jaarplannen, curriculumplannen, kwaliteitszorgplannen en instellingsplannen. Dit hoofdstuk bekijkt de rol van plannen in het onderwijs vanuit bestuursfilosofisch perspectief. Het gaat dus niet over de concrete inhoud van plannen of de specifieke planmethoden, maar over het plan als fenomeen. Anders gezegd, dit hoofdstuk wil licht werpen op de ‘zin’ van plannen. Het doel van deze beschouwing is enerzijds dieper inzicht geven in de aard en werking van plannen en anderzijds de verbeeldingskracht rond interventies in het onderwijs vergroten. Dit hoofdstuk maakt deel uit van de publicatie ‘Van planlast naar planlust’, uitgegeven bij Uitgeverij Politeia. https://www.politeia.be/nl/publicaties/333257-van+planlast+naar+planlust

Bezieling en Professionaliteit | 17-10-2022

Balancing collective action and connective action in new food cooperatives

Communication that fosters collective action is considered a key driver of transformational change. This study explores the role that cooperatives could play in transforming the current unsustainable food system toward sustainability. The focal point of the study is how communication processes of nonprofit cooperative forms of collective action can optimize their transformative capacity and, in a wider context, contribute to agricultural transformation. The study addresses former research on transformation, in particular on how transformation is triggered at local level. To assess how transformation can be stimulated in practice, the case of a new food cooperative – Farming Communities, a grassroots initiative in the south of the Netherlands – is investigated. Farming Communities serves as an example of an innovative form of food production and illustrates how collective action and connective action come about through interaction. Collective action, depending on the quality and the results of interaction, is fostered by acknowledged vertical and horizontal interdependence and a certain level of trust. Interaction dynamics for collective action can enhance transformative capacity by emergent new ways of doing, knowing, framing, and organizing. Furthermore, the concept of connective action is introduced, which entails interaction dynamics among individuals who share ideas and opinions via networked technologies. Connective action can overcome the fragility of a single local initiative and is suitable for enhancing the transformative capacity of a grassroots initiative. However, a surplus of connection action could hamper the robustness of collective action. Cooperatives are therefore challenged to find a fruitful balance between collective action and connective action.

Journalistiek & Communicatie | 12-10-2022

Tussen grensbewaking en grensvervaging

Veel kerken willen in onze tijd open geloofsgemeenschappen zijn. Ze willen zich niet opsluiten in het eigen gelijk en zich niet afschermen van de omgeving. Tegelijk willen ze ook niet verwateren en helemaal gaan samenvallen met hun omgeving. Ze zoeken dus een weg tussen grensbewaking en grensvervaging. In dit themanummer van het tijdschrift Inspirare (2022-4) wordt bijbels-theologisch en praktisch-theologisch naar dit spanningsveld gekeken. Verschillende onderzoekers van de Christelijke Hogeschool Ede hebben aan dit nummer meegewerkt.

Diversiteit en Professionaliteit | 01-10-2022