Doing research is my passion! Writing about it inspires me!

Join me on the challenging research path! After all, high quality research makes curious and asks for more.

Applied research

In the broadest sense of the word

Research advice for professionals and knowledge institutions. Research supervision. Workshops, guest lectures and short courses. Critical friend in quality control, especially in applied research.

News

Nieuw materiaal in Boom Academie

In mijn nieuwste blog schrijf ik over mijn plannen voor twee publicaties over het inzetten van AI bij onderzoek. Deze publicaties zullen beschikbaar komen in het nieuwe platform van de uitgever: Boom Academie.
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De juiste vragen stellen

Ben je bekend met het 6W-model voor het stellen van de juiste vragen? Er zijn nu nieuwe toepassingen voor dit model beschikbaar, om je nog beter bij je onderzoek te ondersteunen. Lees er meer over in mijn blog.
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Research collaboration in Zeeland

HZ Research Centre for Societal issues in Zeeland is a knowledge-led organization in Zeeland. It focusses on research in the social domain, quality of live, economy and education. Their clients mainly come from the public provincial domain. This research centre also carries out panel research. Since the start of our collaboration, I firstly supervised projects […]
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Project management from a research perspective

I have more than thirty years of experience with research. Not only as a supervisor, but also as researcher and consultant. Thereby I hold the principle: “every research is a project, not every project is a research”. When I work on projects, I use my ‘research attitude’ to consult on the content of the project. […]
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Testing accreditation procedures

Since 2018 I have been supervising trial-accreditations for several programs in the hospitality industry. My role is to act as a critical friend during the self-evaluation process (resulting in the self-reflection report). Secondly, I support the program research manager. Lastly, I act as chair of the trial-accreditation committee. Trial accreditations enable knowledge institutes to prepare […]
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Professionalization research skills

The University of Curaçao (UoC) is a midsize university that offers both bachelor- and master degrees. Besides, at the UoC-faculties research takes place. As a researchconsultant and experienced lecturer I collaborate with the Department of Quality Assurance at UoC. As a ‘critical friend’ I think along with the development and execution of the Program for […]
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Regional development in the province of Zeeland

In 2019, commissioned by the Scientific Board Zeeland, I mapped regional developments in Zeeland over the past five years. This was a follow up of the project called ‘De Slimme Kracht van Zeeland’ [Zeelands Smart Force]. For this study I conducted 22 interviews with representatives from education, research, trade and industry and provincial government. In April […]
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Research 'Finding Justice Together'

In the next few years Zeeland will host a unique legal living-lab with a mobile social-legal support system. The goal is to bring legal advice to the citizens. This FJT-bus will open her doors to support seeking citizens all over Zeeland. I carried out the preliminary research by means of two surveys, to analyze what […]
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Clients

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Kenniscentrum Kusttoerisme
Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen
Zuyd Hogeschool
Het PON & Telos
Hogeschool van Amsterdam