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Afsluiten achterdeur in thuissituatie
No full textIn dit artikel wordt ingegaan op de casus van meneer De Vries, 87 jaar. Meneer De Vries woont thuis en krijgt hulp van een thuiszorgmedewerker. Hij wil graag dat de medewerker de achterdeur op slot draait bij vertrek en de sleutel in het sleutelkastje opbergt. De thuiszorgmedewerker doet dit niet, omdat dit volgens haar niet zomaar mag. Hoe zit dit precies en wat zegt de Wet zorg en dwang hierover
Humanism in Crisis:A New Draft of Humanist Philosophy
Full text linkIn his speech ‘Humanism in crisis’, Christoph Henning examines how humanism can be reconceived today. To do this, we first have to be sureof philosophy as a method: what can philosophy still accomplish today? He defines it as an approach that neither lectures people nor arrogantly ignores other opinions, but first listens and does justice to diverse views. We need to understand why many people no longer have faith in humanism. Their experiences need to be taken seriously. But he draws another conclusion: There are many crises that point us back to a renewed humanism as a unification of humankind. Without it, the dangers we will be exposed to in the future cannot be addressed: the global climate crisis, the erosion of minimum political standards and the loss of human standards by new technologies. It is essential to understand humans as vulnerable beings who are dependent on nature and each other and who must unite if we are to pass the tests of the coming times
The Educational Value of Gratitude
No full textThis article offers a theoretical investigation of the educational value of gratitude. We make the case that it is possible to learn from and through gratitude experiences. More specifically, gratitude experiences include understandings regarding and a reflective awareness of the value, contingency and vulnerability of certain goods as well as one's dependency in relation to these goods. We argue that such experiences can transform one's outlook on life in a sense that is educationally relevant and valuable in relation to one's flourishing. Building on this, we claim that gratitude can contribute to the development of wisdom. However, since the interpretations of the world inherent in gratitude can be epistemically inaccurate and/or morally inappropriate, gratitude experiences must also be guided by wisdom. Instead of blindly accepting the perceptions implicit in gratitude experiences, people must reflect on these with genuine care for the truth and for justice. We suggest that educators can bring their wisdom and concern for justice to bear in stimulating and guiding others' gratitude experiences in a desirable manner, especially in the case of young people, whose reflective capacities are still developing. We conclude that gratitude experiences should be recognized as a potential source of educationally valuable forms of awareness and insights
“From my life, she will never be gone, even though she is no longer here”:A single case interpretative phenomenological analysis on spousal loss and resilience
No full textOlder people often face drastic life events, such as spousal loss, that profoundly affect their daily lives. Consequently, resilience—how one navigates life’s changes to avoid further adverse outcomes—is increasingly relevant in ageing studies. Although understanding older adults’ resilience is key to preventing adverse outcomes, the complexity of loss-related events and everyday resilience in later life is underexplored from a process-based perspective. This study employs an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) case study of one individual to investigate resilience in response to spousal loss from a process-based perspective. Four interviews were conducted with this one participant and data was analysed following IPA guidelines. Findings indicate how resilience, in this case, resembles a process of continuous adaptation and renewal or “bouncing forward”, in the face of diverse adversities, as written by Bourbeau. This study enriches our understanding of the process-based perspective on resilience, which is essential for concretely defining resilience and its practical application
Manifestations of research ethics and integrity leadership in national surveys–cases of Estonia, Finland, Norway, France and the Netherlands
No full textBackground: A systems approach encourages the consideration of the national dimension of research integrity. National surveys provide a picture of a wider research community overarching research institutions. Material: We investigated how research ethics and integrity leadership (REI) is manifested in national surveys by conducting a cross-case meta-synthesis of national surveys of Finland, Estonia, Norway, France and the Netherlands using deductive thematic analysis. The REI leadership competence framework involves four central principles: “people’s needs,” “developing the community,” “leaders” personal competencies,’ and “open culture.” Results: The principle “researchers” needs’ seemed to be related to the support in the working environment, socializing for values and principles, leaders taking responsibility and the need for understanding for career planning, common practices and managing pressure. “Community development” was characterized through REI infrastructure, like guidelines and training, even though participation in training varied substantially across the countries. The principle “leaders” competencies’ indicated that leaders should be role-models especially in acting appropriately when allegations of misconduct arise. “Open culture” was displayed through trust and courage to talk about ethics including whistleblowing. Conclusions: Results indicated that observed misconduct was often not reported because of fear of retaliation, missing instructions or seeing no point in reporting. We provide recommendations for the development of REI leadership
Piet & Soya: A Queer Interspecies Encounter
No full textPiet & Soya harnesses the power of queer imagination to reveal something profoundly real about the world we share. This collaborative project brings together human and nonhuman actors—Soya the Cow (Daniel), an intersex bull (Piet), a cow linguist (Leonie), and a queer theorist (Louis)—to tell a story of resistance, fluidity, and multispecies kinship. Through this lens, the film challenges gender norms and extractive human-cow relations, reimagining intimacy and care beyond fixed human binaries and oppressive hierarchies