From vocational education to the labour-market: the impact of school-based or work-based practical training
In vocational education (mbo), job-specific skills are (partly) taught in practice at a training company, known as vocational practical training (Beroepspraktijkvorming, BPV). The mbo system offers two learning pathways, which differ in terms of the scope of BPV. In the work-based learning pathway
What does retirement preparation and retirement situation of non-western migrants look like? A qualitative study
Retirement poverty levels are high (40%) among the rapidly increasing group of first-generation non-Western migrants in the Netherlands. How do they deal with their economic position? We studied this question using 26 semi-structured qualitative interviews with retirees born in Morocco, Sri Lanka,
The cumulation of adverse social consequences of the corona pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022) had profound consequences not only for public health but also for society at large. This article investigates nine distinct societal impacts of the pandemic: the significant decline in public trust in government during the crisis, growing dissatisfaction with the policies implemented in response to
This paper reflects on the impact of the Great British Class Survey, hosted by the BBC from 2011 to 2013. I argue that its intense appeal lay in the ability to crystallize three separate trends in one piece of research. These are (i) the problems of relying on a single variable definition of class, such as one based on employment and occupation; (ii) the growing significance of wealth and property as a central