projects

VSM08
Developing in close collaboraton with Geert Hofstede, Gert Jan Hostede and Misho Minkov: The VSM08, The Values Survey Module 2008. Based on thorough re-analyses of several recent replication studies and the WVS, World Values Survey we developed an update of the famed VSM94, an concise instrument consisting of 20 survey questions, with which to replicate Hofstede's classic Five Culture Dimensions in multi-nation survey studies. Again, these dimensions and additional ones proposed by Minkov can be reproduced.

Leraar24
Research consulting on behalf of the Open University's Ruud de Moor Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, the lead research partner in Leraar24, an online platform for and by teachers intended to support them in their professional development. The consulting and coaching is aimed at collecting evidence from the four partners in the project on the use, relevance, and effects of Leraar24. This follows a 2009-assignment of managing the work process on behalf of SBL, Utrecht, Netherlands, one of the other partner organizations in Leraar24, aimed at providing 75 hours of video and text content. The two other partners in Leraar24 are Kennisnet, Zoetermeer, Netherlands, and Teleac, Hilversum, Netherlands. Click on the logo to learn more (in Dutch).

Youth Data
Managing a project focused at social science research data on youth for DANS, Data Archiving and Networked Services. DANS is an institute of KNAW, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and NWO, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research), The Hague, Netherlands. Youth is 'en vogue' among social scientists, policy makers and Dutch society at large. Yet, to date there is little systematic insight in the nature and quality of youth research and its underlying research data, nor is there a central repository of these data. This project explores the desirability to attain such insights and work towards central archiving and networked services in the field of youth research. For more information on DANS click the logo.

WORKS, Changes in Work
Making a case for proliferating Dutch and German work organisation surveys to other nations of Europe in order to understand changes in work... >>>

Cultural Diversity in Europe
Addressing dimensions of cultural diversity in Europe from several social science traditions and surveying its impact on opinions on the European Union, and... >>>

East Asian Values Surveys
Drawing comparative survey research lessons from East Asian values surveys especially on what values concepts, indicators, and research methodologies (not) to use... >>>

My Generation II
Rerunning, in 2006-2007, the reputed 1996-study My Generation on generational consciousness, life chances, and mutual stereotypes, now also including... >>>

CEGIPE
Investigating emerging forms of engagement in Japan and Asia and comparing the involvement of middle-aged generations with younger generations... >>>