Research results of a new combined method in climate adaptation:storytelling in City Climate Scans

Cities are becoming increasingly vulnerable for climate change and there is an urgent need to become more resilient. This research involves the development of the City climate scan Rotterdam (September 2017) methodology to measure, map, scan and assess different parameters that together give insight in the vulnerability of urban areas and neighborhoods. The research at recent City climate scan / Sketch your city in April 2018 used storytelling and sketching1 as main method to connect stakeholders, motivate action, evoke recognition in a jointly formulated goal, such as taking climate action. The city climate scan also involved the development of a set of measurement tools that can be applied in different urban neighborhoods in a low-cost low-tech approach with teams of stakeholders and practitioners. The city climate scan method was tested in different cities around the globe (Rotterdam, Manila and Cebu) in groups of young professionals and stakeholders in rapid urban appraisals

Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English (2009)

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Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English (2007)

This is the publisher's version, also found at http://search.proquest.com/docview/215344428?accountid=14556The young women established bonds through nonverbal communication (e.g., eye gaze) to assert their gendered, racial, and cultural identities in the face of dominant identities promoted in the classroom. Draws on research with a diverse group of high school students to demonstrate how portraiture and CRT work together to render rich descriptions of students' experiences within their social and political contexts that serve the larger goal of social action and transformation. Examines the discourse practices of two immigrant youth who use Internet communication to mobilize transnational diasporic identities, create affinity spaces across geopolitical borders, and creatively produce and consume popular media. Uses Critical Race Theory, whiteness studies, and critical discourse analysis to understand talk about race among second-grade white students and their teachers. Through comparison of text choice, vocabulary, and comprehension and composition activities in each context, the regular reading class emerged as student-centered, whereas the reading intervention class was test-driven with less student participation

UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) The Role of Readers in Writing Development: Writing Students Bringing Their Texts to the Test

The role of readers in writing development: writing students bringing their texts to the test Published in: The Sage handbook of writing development Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Rijlaarsdam, G., Braaksma, M., Couzijn, M., Janssen, T., Kieft, M., Raedts, M.