Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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The thesis focuses on the experiences of inclusion and participation of deaf and hard of hearing people in team sports, considering their own perspectives towards their reduced hearing, then...Show moreThe thesis focuses on the experiences of inclusion and participation of deaf and hard of hearing people in team sports, considering their own perspectives towards their reduced hearing, then translating this to their experiences on the sports field. Attributes that either support or obstruct inclusion are brought forward by sports policies and programs, the participants themselves, and literature research. While the research has given directly observable examples and tools of how inclusive practices in sports can be enabled, it has also shed light on indirect and structural issues that somehow impact sports experiences: general participation in the deaf or hearing world; the sense of belonging one has in each; the ability of sign language as an influencing and communicative tool; and the interaction or lack thereof with other deaf or hard of hearing people. Thus, a distinction is made between physical participation and social participation in team sports, where each pertains to a different side of what it means to achieve inclusion.Show less
The goal of this study is to discover whether the concepts perceived diversity climate, the perception of inclusion and diversity recruitment have a positive effect on the retention rates of...Show moreThe goal of this study is to discover whether the concepts perceived diversity climate, the perception of inclusion and diversity recruitment have a positive effect on the retention rates of minority trainees at ProRail. This research is a single-case analysis with a qualitative approach. Thirteen in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted, eight with minority trainees and five with recruiters. The results demonstrate that all of the before-mentioned concepts have a positive effect on the retention rates of minority trainees. However, the ideology of meritocracy and the opposition towards bureaucracy threaten the positive influence that diversity recruitment has on retention rates of minorities. These outcomes are both of scientific and societal relevance. Furthermore, the study includes recommendations for future research and policy recommendations for ProRail.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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Using the Disabilities studies and Anthropological method of entangled ethnography, this research found thatsome disability experts and parts of Leiden University aim for more explicit, systemic...Show moreUsing the Disabilities studies and Anthropological method of entangled ethnography, this research found thatsome disability experts and parts of Leiden University aim for more explicit, systemic framing towards seeing studying with disabilities and dyslexia though the social model of disabilities. However, Leiden University has predominantly used an individualistic framework in keeping with the medical model of disabilities. Any changes or aims for the university usually occur also within the individualistic framework. Further, a possible culture of constructivism at LIACS aligns to the individualistic framing of LU to further put the blame and burden of studying with dyslexia onto the individuals with it. Although studying with a disability like dyslexia at LU isa centralised system and has many great experts working on it, there is an absence of knowledge on and education about studying with a disability and dyslexia in staff and students. This might have led to dyslexia primarily being dealt with using extra-time adjustments. A strategy of avoidance is highlighted as a way some students at LIACS deal with the barriers of studying with dyslexia. Overwhelmingly, even if some parts of LU wish for change towards the social model or beyond model of disability, LU currently operates with a medical model of disability in practice. Until active steps are taken to move past the medical model of disability at the university, it will be difficult to see what advantages might lie beyond.Show less
If we want our institutional archives, as knowledge banks and houses of memory, to be democratic and reflect, to a much a greater degree than they currently do, the societies which they are meant...Show moreIf we want our institutional archives, as knowledge banks and houses of memory, to be democratic and reflect, to a much a greater degree than they currently do, the societies which they are meant to serve, then they will need to become more diverse: more diverse in their collections, in their processes, in their personnel and in their actions. Diversity is a complicated and nebulous term. Within the framework of the wider academic discourse about why and how to diversify institutional archives, this thesis focuses on BBC’s The Listening Project (TLP) in the context of the oral history movement. It analyses TLP’s aims, methods and the extent to which it can provide insights into increasing diversity in institutional archives.Show less
Al analizar las posibilidades de inclusión en el sistema educativo y la eficacia de las políticas públicas que la propician o dicen propiciarla, el programa Ser Pilo Paga ofrece una perspectiva...Show moreAl analizar las posibilidades de inclusión en el sistema educativo y la eficacia de las políticas públicas que la propician o dicen propiciarla, el programa Ser Pilo Paga ofrece una perspectiva integral de la complejidad del sistema educativo en Colombia y la estrecha causalidad que establecen factores exteriores al ámbito educativo sobre el mismo. Ser Pilo Paga es sin duda el programa más amplio y con mayor impacto sobre la educación en Colombia, con un presupuesto mayor que cualquier iniciativa similar anterior. Unos 40.000 jóvenes colombianos han tenido la oportunidad de acceder a instituciones de educación superior acreditadas como de alta calidad que les hubieran resultado inasequibles de no ser por la implementación de este programa. Una descripción detallada del programa refleja la implicación de todos los actores principales del sistema educativo colombiano, garantizando el carácter inclusivo al menos desde el punto de vista ejecutivo –participan en él todos los actores importantes por parte de las instituciones del Estado y las instituciones de educación superior. Como se ha visto, es de destacar el aumento considerable en cuanto a ingreso al sistema de la educación superior de la población desfavorecida, con un salto del 36% al 69% después de las primeras dos etapas del programa. Sin embargo, beneficiando de manera individual a un número limitado de miembros de los grupos desfavorecidos, el programa, que emplea un porcentaje considerable del presupuesto dedicado a la educación, falla en atender las necesidades de la población en su integridad. Esta falla se traduce sobre todo en inequidad de oportunidades para miembros del mismo grupo socioeconómico, al crear una nueva brecha que se puede profundizar a futuro si no se implementan programas complementarios. Esta inequidad en el 58 Mara Constantinescu otorgamiento de recursos públicos profundiza también el desequilibrio entre instituciones de educación superior privadas y públicas, debilitando a estas últimas y creando una desventaja difícil de superar sin intervención estatal. Es importante aquí estimular el debate público sobre el concepto mismo de “acceso a educación de calidad para todos”, garantizado por la constitución de la república, y las modalidades a través de las cuales debería ser implementado por las instituciones del Estado. En ese sentido, un proceso de debate y toma de decisiones que tome en cuenta el valor de la educación como bien común –cuyas líneas de desarrollo teórico se repasan en el capítulo I–, y que vaya más allá de soluciones de urgencia o a corto plazo, involucrando a todos los actores sociales, sería más que deseable en el ámbito social. Un nuevo paradigma de la educación superior podría reequilibrar el rol de las IES públicas e IES privadas, estableciendo reglamentaciones que las situen en igualdad de oportunidades para futuro desarrollo.Show less
This thesis explores the power structures in the formation of the canon of Surrealism. The question why female artists are still excluded from the master narrative of Art History is researched...Show moreThis thesis explores the power structures in the formation of the canon of Surrealism. The question why female artists are still excluded from the master narrative of Art History is researched through the actors who were involved in the formation of the canon of Surrealism and in the writing of Art History. The Surrealist art scene in 1930s and 1940s New York is the main topic of this research, together with the question of rereading, differencing or rejecting the canon and the move towards an inclusive Art History anno 2018.Show less
This thesis explores the clique-wallflower dynamic in four seminal teenage high-school films: Carrie (1976), The Breakfast Club (1985), Heathers (1988) and Mean Girls (2004).
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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Men beschouwt het vermogen om te communiceren vaak als evident. Wanneer we echter gaan praten met doven en slechthorenden merken we hoe zeer we een zintuig als ons gehoor moeten waarderen. Het...Show moreMen beschouwt het vermogen om te communiceren vaak als evident. Wanneer we echter gaan praten met doven en slechthorenden merken we hoe zeer we een zintuig als ons gehoor moeten waarderen. Het verliezen van het gehoor, of het nu veel of weinig is, zal gevolgen hebben voor de communicatie met anderen, en dus voor de toegang tot sociale relaties, locaties en het vervullen van behoeften. Het missen van een communicatiemiddel zoals gehoor zorgt ervoor dat men nieuwe manieren moet zoeken om sociale relaties te kunnen onderhouden. Daarnaast zullen bepaalde locaties niet meer gemakkelijk of zelfs helemaal niet toegankelijk zijn. Dit alles heeft tot gevolg dat men niet meer in alle eigen behoeftes kan voorzien. Denk hierbij aan zoiets simpels als naar de favoriete muziek luisteren of tot het kunnen communiceren met een vriend enzovoorts. Of iemand nu doof of slechthorend wordt geboren of dit op latere leeftijd meemaakt, het zal hoe dan ook de persoon beperken in zijn of haar toegang.Show less
