In 1975 bracht ex-CIA agent Philip Agee een boek uit over de geheime buitenlandse politiek die zijn voormalig werkgever voerde in Latijns Amerika. Na deze uitgave vluchtte Agee naar Europa en kwam...Show moreIn 1975 bracht ex-CIA agent Philip Agee een boek uit over de geheime buitenlandse politiek die zijn voormalig werkgever voerde in Latijns Amerika. Na deze uitgave vluchtte Agee naar Europa en kwam in 1977 uiteindelijk in Nederland aan. In deze scriptie wordt gekeken naar de wijze waarop de ex-agent wordt neergezet door verschillende Nederlandse kranten in die tijd.Show less
This thesis explores the correlation between gender roles and the use of the high rise pattern in declarative sentences, and whether the High Rising Terminal is an indicator of insecurity, as...Show moreThis thesis explores the correlation between gender roles and the use of the high rise pattern in declarative sentences, and whether the High Rising Terminal is an indicator of insecurity, as Lakoff (1973) suggests. The Introduction gives an overview of the field and the relevant issues and literature and the concepts of gender roles (particularly the phenomenon of the ‘power woman’) and the High Rise are explained. The Methodology for the research consists of two tests. First, five minutes of speech of twenty women in Dutch media were analysed for frequencies of the End Rise. The two women who displayed the highest and lowest frequencies were then subjected to further research (with transcribed speech samples consisting of ten minutes) to investigate the nature and context of their End Rises and whether these End Rises constitute occurrences of the High Rise. The results for both tests, which show that there is little correlation between the High Rise and assumed insecurity, are presented in the Results chapter. In the Conclusion, the results are discussed in relation to the research questions and the implications of the research and its results are also discussed.Show less
The role of ICT in the classroom is becoming increasingly prominent for the transmission of knowledge. One of the challenges associated with the educational use of ICT is finding out what motivates...Show moreThe role of ICT in the classroom is becoming increasingly prominent for the transmission of knowledge. One of the challenges associated with the educational use of ICT is finding out what motivates teachers to use ICT for educational purposes. The main focus of this study is to examine the relationship between external factors and the educational use of ICT among primary school teachers. A distinction was made between three types of external factors: postive cognitive valences, perceived external support and school collegial support. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 227 primary teachers in the Netherlands. Ten teachers were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. No relationship is found between gender and positive cognitive valences. The data didn’t support the expectations of a relationship between school collegial support and educational ICT use. The results show that perceived external support influences the educational use of ICT among primary school teachers. In particular, the results show that environments supporting teachers to engage in ICT activities increase the ICT usage of primary school teachers. The outcome of the qualitative analysis shows that teachers referred mostly to the school as a source of external support. Parents were the second-most mentioned source and students seemed to be the least prominent source of external support. Further research is necessary to make a distinction between different types of perceived external support and their influence on educational ICT use.Show less
Research master thesis | Asian Studies (research) (MA)
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In this thesis I conduct discourse analysis on the traditional values of talent show The Voice of China (TVoC). Whereas former talent shows have been suspended because of ‘low moral standards and...Show moreIn this thesis I conduct discourse analysis on the traditional values of talent show The Voice of China (TVoC). Whereas former talent shows have been suspended because of ‘low moral standards and vulgar content’, TVoC already finished its third season in 2014. In this thesis I show that traditional Chinese values can intertwine perfectly with the Western values of TVoC, and that the discourse of harmony is reinforced multiple times in the end. The traditional values and the concept of harmony are in line with what the Chinese government propagates. Taking this and the restrictions on former talent shows into account I therefore argue that self-censorship of TVoC due to soft-power of the government has been the case in talent show TVoC.Show less
