bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
More But Not Less: a University Research and Education Reform Proposal
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Yes, the incentive structure in the higher education and research industry should be reformed in order to reduce the inflation of academic degrees and research. That much is clear from the increasing numbers of cases of outright fraud and academic misconduct, including more subtle forms of data manipulation, p-hacking, and rising rates of (false) positive publication bias as a result.
Vrijwilligerswerk in Nederland neemt af
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Deze post als pdf Het percentage van de Nederlanders dat vrijwilligerswerk doet is de afgelopen jaren afgenomen. In 2010 deed nog 41% vrijwilligerswerk, in 2014 is dat gedaald naar 37%. Ook het aantal uren dat vrijwilligers actief zijn is gedaald, naar 18 uur per maand. In 2012 was dit nog 21 uur. Dit blijkt uit uit het onderzoek Geven in Nederland 2015, dat op 23 april op de Dag van de Filantropie verschijnt.
‘Vorauseilender Gehorsam’ and making open science ‘unpolitical’
Authors: Tzovaras Bastian Greshake
Published: February 2025

Science that’s not just made by and for white men is under more-than-usual attack these days, thanks to the new administration in the USA under the leadership of Trump/Musk, which made a directive to remove all mentions and funding for initiatives relating to

diversity, equity & inclusion

(DEI) on January 22, 2025.
Wat zegt het CBF-Keur voor goede doelen?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Het Financieel Dagblad besteedt een lang artikel aan de betekenis van het CBF-Keur voor goede doelen naar aanleiding van de vraag: “Waar blijft mijn gedoneerde euro?” Het “keurmerk en boekhoudregels zijn geen garantie voor een zinvolle besteding”, volgens de krant. Verderop in het artikel staat mijn naam genoemd bij de stelling dat het CBF-Keur ‘fraude of veel te hoge kosten niet uitsluit’ en zelfs dat het ‘nietszeggend’ zou zijn.
Overheid vermindert giften aan ontwikkelingssamenwerking door bezuinigingen
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Drie nieuwe onderzoeksresultaten verminderen de hoop dat burgers de overheidsbezuinigingen op internationale hulporganisaties zullen compenseren door meer giften: Bezuinigingen verminderen de investeringen van hulporganisaties in fondsenwerving; Mensen geven liever aan doelen die anderen ook steunen; Er zijn meer Nederlanders die zeggen dat ze mee zullen bezuinigen dan Nederlanders die meer zullen geven als de overheid bezuinigt.
Declining generosity
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Both in the Netherlands and in the USA, generosity has been declining in the past years. In the USA, the value of donations in 2023 declined by 2.1%, adjusted for inflation, according to recent findings from Giving USA. We found a similar decline in generosity in the Netherlands. The value of donations in 2022 reached an all-time low of 0.62% of GDP. The Netherlands gave about € 5.3 billion to charitable causes in the year 2022.
Vrijwilligers blijven langer gezond
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Het lijkt te mooi om waar te zijn: help anderen met vrijwilligerswerk, en je wordt er zelf ook beter van. Het houdt je gezond en je leeft uiteindelijk langer. Zou het zo eenvoudig zijn? Er zijn steeds meer onderzoeken die suggereren dat er een kern van waarheid schuilt in het idee dat vrijwilligerswerk mensen langer gezond houdt. Veel van deze studies gebruiken alleen kleine steekproeven.
Will a presumed consent system increase the number of organ transplantations?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Update, February 28, 2018

: The Netherlands Senate (Eerste Kamer) has voted in favor of the opt-out system proposed in parliament. The vote was close: 38 senators were in favor, 36 voted against. The ministry of Health, Wellbeing and Sports announced that the law will be implemented in the summer of 2020. The law creates another natural experiment with changes in defaults, which will be interesting to monitor.
Beware of predatory publishers
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

In all likelihood, you also get numerous requests to review articles, contribute articles to special issues, compile or edit a special issue, or even to join an editorial board. Recently colleagues asked me how to deal with such requests. Most of these requests come from predatory publishers such as SCIRP, MDPI, Hindawi and Frontiers.
Haiyan Typhoon Relief Donations: Research Insights
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

To address the needs of people affected by the Super Typhoon Haiyan – locally known as Yolanda – that hit the Philippines on November 8, 2013 international relief organizations in the Netherlands are collectively raising funds on Monday, November 18, 2013. Commercial and public national TV and radio stations work together in the fundraising campaign.
Navigating the maze: Reflections on applying for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowship
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

I received a grant from the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF) program: between August 2024 and August of 2026, I will be at the University of Muenster, Germany, working on a project named PRISM:

PReservation and RecognItion of Spatial patterns using Machine learning

. The project’s primary goal is to develop and compare methods for validating and including spatial patterns in machine learning.
Risk factors for fraud and academic misconduct in the social sciences
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

This note (also available in pdf here) aims to feed the discussion about how to deal with fraud and other forms of academic misconduct in the wake of the Stapel and Smeesters affair and the publication of the report by the Schuyt Commission of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (KNAW). The recent fraud cases in psychology (the report of the Levelt committee that investigated the Stapel fraud is
How to organize your data and code
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

A key element of open science is to provide access to the code and data that produces the results you present. Guidelines for the organization of your data and code are based on two general principles: simplicity and explanation. Make verification of your results as simple as possible, and provide clear documentation so that people who are not familiar with your data or research can execute the analyses and understand the results.
The Civic Core in the Netherlands is Getting More Religious, and Less Educated
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

You probably know the 80/20 rule: 80% of all Y is done by only 20% of the actors. Y is whatever behavior you may be interested in. In many studies in the social sciences the outcomes of interest to researchers and policy makers are negative: drinking, lying, bullying, property crime. Would the 80/20 rule also hold for giving and volunteering?
Name letter effects in online donations
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

In an article published last year in the

International Journal for Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Marketing

I showed that incidental similarities between donors and solicitors promote giving. Alumni of Utrecht University who were solicited for donations in a phonaton were more likely to donate when their names matched the names of solicitors and the university.
New Director at Center for Philanthropic Studies
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

The Center for Philanthropic Studies at VU University Amsterdam has a new director. As of January 1, 2014, René Bekkers continues the work of the Center’s founder, Theo Schuyt.
Tagging Molecules: a mashup of Connotea and RDF
Authors: Willighagen Egon
Published: February 2025

Using the InChI and the new rdf.openmolecules.net

website, it is now possible to tag molecules. And if you use Connotea for that, your tags will even show up on the rdf.openmolecules.net website. For example, at the time of writing, methane was tagged with

alkanes

and

gas

. The trick I use, is that the rdf.openmolecules.net gives every molecule a unique HTTP URL.
Haal perverse prikkels uit de financiering van universiteiten
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Wat kunnen we na de verkiezingen van november 2023 verwachten voor de universiteiten? In de partijprogramma’s voor de komende verkiezingen komen twee punten bij veel partijen terug: studiemigratie, en de financiering van het hoger onderwijs. Bij sommige partijen zien we ook ideeën over de financiering van wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Het eerste punt is het aantal studenten uit het buitenland dat in Nederland studeert.
De Gouden Eeuw van de Filantropie: €86 miljard tot 2059
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Nalatenschappen zijn een steeds belangrijkere bron van inkomsten voor  goede doelen. En deze trend zal zich de komende jaren naar verwachting doorzetten: er zijn door de baby boom na de Tweede Wereldoorlog veel ouderen in Nederland, zij zijn vaak vermogend, en deze rijke grijze golf zal de komende jaren komen te overlijden. Net zoals we aan de kust een grote golf op het strand af zien komen.
Heeft de culturele sector de cultuuromslag naar ondernemerschap gemaakt?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Presentatie rapport ‘Culturele instellingen in Nederland’ Werkgroep Filantropische Studies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam   Vrijdag 10 juni 2016, Theater Griffioen, Uilenstede 106, 1183 AM, Amstelveen   In 2012 werd de Geefwet ingevoerd met een multiplier die de aftrekbaarheid van giften aan culturele instellingen verhoogde.
Giving in the Netherlands 2015: Summary of Principle Findings
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

This is a summary in English. Download this post in PDF here. Prof. R.H.F.P. Bekkers, Ph.D., Prof. Th.N.M. Schuyt, Ph.D., & Gouwenberg, B.M. (Eds., 2015).

Giving in the Netherlands: Donations, Bequests, Sponsoring and Volunteering.

Amsterdam: Reed Business.
Politieke voorkeur en prosociale waardenorientaties
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

In veel situaties bevinden we ons in een sociaal dilemma waarin we moeten kiezen tussen ons eigen belang en het collectieve belang. Dit geldt bij uitstek in de politiek. Welke kiezers zijn geneigd tot samenwerking in sociale dilemma’s? Vlak voor de afgelopen Tweede Kamer verkiezingen verscheen er een artikel over deze vraag in de

European Journal of Personality

waaraan René Bekkers meewerkte samen met drie sociaal psychologen.
Hoe rijker, hoe minder vrijgevig?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Economen spreken van een basisgoed als de consumptie ervan relatief gesproken afneemt met het inkomen. Dit geldt heel duidelijk voor geven aan goede doelen. Hogere inkomens en vermogens doen in euro’s meer aan filantropie, maar als deel van hun inkomen en vermogen juist minder.
Inventory of methods for comparing spatial patterns in raster data
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

Methods for comparing spatial patterns in raster data This is the first part of a blog post series on comparing spatial patterns in raster data.
How Philanthropy Affects Corporate Competitiveness in Europe
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Can companies improve their financial performance and competitive situation through corporate philanthropy (CP) as an innovative business strategy? With my VU colleagues Dick de Gilder and Theo Schuyt and my colleague Sarah Borgloh at the Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim we will answer this question in a new research project.
Twenty Years of Generosity in the Netherlands
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Paper – ARNOVA 2017 Presentation – Materials at Open Science Framework In the past two decades, philanthropy in the Netherlands has gained significant attention, from the general public, from policy makers, as well as from academics.
Valkuilen in het nieuwe systeem van toezicht op goededoelenorganisaties
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Deze bijdrage verscheen op 27 januari op Filanthropium.nl.

Dank aan Theo Schuyt voor commentaar op een eerdere versie van dit stuk en aan Sigrid Hemels en Frans Nijhof voor correcties van enkele feitelijke onjuistheden. PDF? Klik hier.

De contouren van het toezicht op goededoelenorganisaties in de toekomst worden zo langzamerhand duidelijk.
How to visualize landscape metrics for local landscapes?
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

In the past, I wrote a post on how to calculate landscape-level metrics for local landscapes. There, I showed how to divide the categorical input map into a number of smaller areas and calculate selected landscape metrics for each area.
How often do we replicate previous research?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Surprisingly little – at least to my taste. Science is supposed to be cumulative: we should build knowledge on solid foundations. But how do we know what knowledge is solid? Through independent verification. If someone claims to have found a regularity, it is only through repeated testing of the same claim that we know that the result holds in other populations and contexts. It turns out that scientists rarely conduct such replications.
The Future of Foundation Support for Research and Innovation
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Recently the EUFORI Study was published, in which a network of experts coordinated from our Center for Philanthropic Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam mapped the support from foundations for research and innovation in Europe. Read the synthesis report here. The research was based on an extensive survey of 1 591 foundations supporting R&I in Europe and a qualitative analysis of 29 different country reports.
Comparison of spatial patterns in continuous raster data for arbitrary regions using R
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

Methods for comparing spatial patterns in raster data This is the third part of a blog post series on comparing spatial patterns in raster data. More information about the whole series can be found in part one. This blog post focuses on the comparison of spatial patterns in continuous raster data for arbitrary regions. Thus, the shown methods require two continuous rasters, which may have different extents, resolutions, etc.
Varieties of plagiarism
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Academic misconduct figures prominently in the press this week: Peter Nijkamp, a well-known Dutch economist at VU University Amsterdam, supervised a dissertation in which self-plagiarism occurred, according to a ruling of an integrity committee of the National Association of Universities in the Netherlands. The complaint led two national newspapers to dig into the work of Nijkamp.
Raising the Bar for Peer Review Invitations
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

“Thank you for the invitation to review the manuscript you’ve received for possible publication in your journal. I will consider your request only if the data and code that produce the results reported are available in a publicly accessible repository.” This is my new default response to invitations to review manuscripts for academic journals.
DOI the DATA
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

As an open science enthusiast I try to lead by example – you will gather from my blog that I am an online activist when it comes to the incentives in academia and the evaluation of research careers. Last Wednesday I took a few minutes to create a poster for an online campaign to encourage researchers to cite the data they have collected or other data they are using.
my thoughts on that hurricane study
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

scatterplot I’ve been active on Twitter regarding the well-publicized study that hurricanes with feminine names kill more people than hurricanes with masculine names.
10 Things You Need to Know About Open Science
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

1. What is Open Science?

Open science is science as it should be: as open as possible. The current practice of open science is that scientists provide open access to publications, the data they analyzed, the code that produces the results, and the materials. Open science is no magic, no secrets, no hidden cards, no tricks; what you see is what you get.
Nederlandse miljonairs geven €1274 per jaar aan goede doelen
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Het was *het* nieuws van de Dag van de Filantropie: Nederlandse miljonairs geven per jaar €1274 aan goede doelen. Het nieuws komt uit het hoofdstuk ‘Geven door huishoudens‘ van Geven in Nederland 2022, dat we op 16 juni 2022 presenteerden op een symposium aan de VU. Na afloop van de presentatie sprak ik drie heel verschillende mensen. Zij vonden het om uiteenlopende redenen een laag bedrag.
Who gives? Lining up the evidence
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

There are strong differences in the level and nature of philanthropy between individuals. Which characteristics of people are typical of generous donors? In a review of the empirical literature on philanthropy, Pamala Wiepking and I have answered this question. The review appears in two journal articles. The first paper is available online: Bekkers, R. & Wiepking, P. ‘Who Gives?
The Work & Worries of a Webinar
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Can everyone hear me? Does my hair look OK? What does the audience think about what I just said? Did I answer the most important questions? Some of these worries are the same now in the Webinar Age as for an old style Pre-COVID-19 in-person conference presentation, but many are new. In a webinar setting it is very difficult to get cues from the audience. Solution: organize an honest feedback channel, separate from your audience.
Global Giving: Open Grant Proposal
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Here’s an unusual thing for you to read: I am posting a brief description of a grant proposal that I will submit for the ‘vici’-competition of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research 2019 later this year. You can download the “pre-proposal” here. It is called “Global Giving”. With the study I aim to describe and explain philanthropy in a large number of countries across the world.
Full Professor of Philanthropy
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

The board of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam has appointed me as Full Professor of Philanthropy at the Department of Sociology. I will continue my research on prosocial behavior, charitable giving, volunteering and blood donation. I will give a ceremonial inaugural lecture on July 12, 2018, at the 13th ISTR Conference in Amsterdam.
Position available: Professor societal significance of charity lotteries
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

The Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is looking for a professor in the area of charity lotteries. The professor is expected to conduct research on the relations between charity lotteries, nonprofit organizations, and the government.
Resilience and Philanthropy
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

This post in pdf With the year 2020 on the horizon, the recently published work programme for Research & Innovation from European Commission for the years 2016-2017 is organized around a limited set of Societal Challenges. Europe defined these challenges after a long process of lobbying and consultation with many stakeholders. Going through the list I could not help thinking that something was missing.
A Connected World of Academics in the Fediverse
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

If your vision of an ideal connected world is an online platform for free exchange of knowledge and reasoned debate, untainted by prejudice and hate, you will be fascinated by the demise of Twitter since October 27, 2022. On that day, the then richest man of the world, Elon Musk, took over the company for $44 billion.
Five Years of Research Ahead
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

As of January 1, 2013, I am appointed as an extraordinary professor Social aspects of prosocial behavior at Faculty of Social Sciences at VU University Amsterdam. The chair is supported by a grant from the Van der Gaag Foundation of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) for a period of five years. In my research I will focus on the explanation of philanthropic behavior.
Frequently Unanswered Questions (FUQ)
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Dear journalists, before we embark on a journey along all too familiar landscapes, please read this. Q (Question) 1. Mr. Bekkers, you study ‘giving to charities’. How do you know whether a donation to a charity is well spent? U (Unanswer) 1. Well, I don’t, actually. Indeed my research is about giving to charities. I do not study how charities spend the funds they raise.
Introducing Mega-analysis
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

How to find truth in an ocean of correlations – with breakers, still waters, tidal waves, and undercurrents? In the old age of responsible research and publication, we would collect estimates reported in previous research, and compute a correlation across correlations in a meta-analysis. Those days are long gone.
Understanding and extending the methods of comparing spatial patterns in raster data
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

Methods for comparing spatial patterns in raster data This is the sixth part of a blog post series on comparing spatial patterns in raster data. More information about the whole series can be found in part one.
Clara gives more than Maria – nonprofit research makes fundraisers clever (6/2014)
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Butterfly Blog

This article first appeared on the website of the Fundraiser Magazin.

Two twin sisters, Clara and Maria, are raised together at the same place, go to the same school, remain both in the same neighborhood. Yet, Clara is donating five times as much as Maria. Why is that? It’s probably because Clara is attending church service almost every week, whereas Maria, by contrast, makes a big circle around Lord’s house.
Cut the crap, fund the research
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

We all spend way too much time preparing applications for research grants. This is a collective waste of time. For the 2019 vici grant scheme of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) in which I recently participated, 87% of all applicants received no grant. Based on my own experiences, I made a conservative calculation (here is the excel file so you can check it yourself) of the total costs for all people involved.
Wealth and Giving in the Netherlands
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

This post in pdf How generous are the wealthy? Surely wealth enables citizens to give higher amounts to charitable causes, but does wealth also make people more generous? Do the wealthy give a higher proportion of their income? Using data from the High Net Worth supplement to the 2012 wave Giving in the Netherlands Panel Survey we can answer this question.
Altruism at a cost: how closing donation centers reduces blood donor loyalty
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

To what extent is blood donation motivated by altruism? Donating blood is ‘giving life’ and it is often seen as an act of sacrifice. In a new paper forthcoming in the journal

Health & Place,

co-authored with Tjeerd Piersma, Eva-Maria Merz and Wim de Kort, we checked whether blood donors continue to give blood when the sacrifice becomes more costly.
Inequality and philanthropy
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

In the public debate, the rise in inequality is linked to criticism of private philanthropy, not only as being a strategy to reduce feelings of guilt, but also as a way to evade taxes, buy goodwill, and favor causes that are benefiting the rich rather than society as a whole. Rutger Bregman famously called for increased taxation of the rich, instead of praise for their philanthropy. The two are not mutually exclusive, as the graph below shows.
How not to collect data on Qualtrics
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

If you’re using the Qualtrics platform to collect data, in most cases you will not need the exact IP address or geolocation data such as longitude and latitude coordinates. As a rule, you don’t want to collect personal information that you do not need. But did you know that the default setting on the platform is to collect this type of information nonetheless?
THE CURIOUS EVENT OF THE MONEY AT BROAD DAYLIGHT
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

This post in pdf One day I cycled back home from work when I suddenly found myself in a curious situation. Shimmering in the gutter lay a folded €20 bill. It was just lying there, between the fallen leaves, in front of one of those expensive homes that I passed by everyday. It was as if the bill called out to me: ‘Pick me up!’ I saw nobody coming from the house. But the road was quite busy with cyclists.
Why plain QSAR is not enough for me...
Authors: Willighagen Egon
Published: February 2025

Amanda had a very nice post on Small molecules that modulate quorum sensing. It’s the perfect read for a Sunday morning, when you have a view looking down on Strasbourg from a hill in the Black Forrest. Biology fascinates me, particularly when small molecules are involved. And the molecular signaling used by these bacteria is just delightful. Make sure to read up on the small squids in 96-well plates too! (And we are worried about varkensflats!
5 ways students do not use ChatGPT and AI (you won’t believe #2!)
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Gotcha. Or did the clickbait title not get you here? Regardless, I will try not to disappoint you. But before we get to the promised list, here’s why it is important. The nightmare of every business: suddenly a new competitor emerges, wiping out their entire firm’s market share. When ChatGPT was released a little over a year ago, it was clear that it posed a threat to the business model of schools and universities.
Health Benefits of Volunteering
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

A consistent finding in the literature on volunteering is that volunteers report better health than non-volunteers. It is often argued that this result not only implies that health facilitates volunteering activity, but that volunteering is also a way for individuals to maintain their health, avoid decline or even to enhance their health.
Why a high R Squared is not necessarily better
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Often I encounter academics thinking that a high proportion of explained variance is the ideal outcome of a statistical analysis. The idea is that in regression analyses a high R Squared is better than a low R Squared. In my view, the emphasis on a high R2 should be reduced. A high R2 should not be a goal in itself.
De impact van impact
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Over de zin van impact en het impact meten
A Reminder
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Dear editor, As you will recall, I recently replied to your invitation to review #[JRNL-YY-NUMBER] for your journal with the request to provide access to the data and code the authors used to produce results reported in the manuscript. Unfortunately, you have not yet agreed to ask the authors of this manuscript to provide access. Please do so at your earliest convenience. There is no need to log onto my Journal Editor Manager system.
Four misunderstandings about research on philanthropy
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

“What do people misunderstand about your research?” A great question that allows me to correct a few popular ideas about our research on philanthropy.

1. Who pays you?

The first misunderstanding is that charities pay for our research on philanthropy. We understand that you would think that, because for charitable organizations it is useful to know what makes people give. After all, they are in the business of fundraising.
Vertrouwen in filantropie en de noodzaak van opleidingen
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Op dinsdag 27 juni 2012 week nam staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie Mr. Fred Teeven het rapport

Vertrouwen in filantropie en de noodzaak van opleidingen

in ontvangst. Bij de aanbieding van het rapport sprak staatssecretaris Mr. Fred Teeven over het belang van professionalisering in de filantropische sector.
What works in crowdfunding? Field experiments will tell
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Crowdfunding is a new model of financing public goods. In the Netherlands it has become highly visible by the cutbacks in public funding for the arts. Crowdfunding has grown exponentially in the past years, not just in projects for the arts, but also in financing commercial startups and recently also in funding for science. However, the success of projects advertised on crowdfunding platforms varies enormously.
Religion and Compassion in the Netherlands
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Recently, a study on religion and compassion published in Social Psychological and Personality Science attracted attention in the media. ‘Strongly religious people less compassionate’, a Dutch news website reported. This headline is misleading because the study did not show that religious people are less compassionate.
University Graduates Lie About Giving, Protestants Are Modest
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

There you have it – the two most interesting findings from an article about the accuracy of self-reported donations, taken to their extremes. Of course the headline is phrased such that it captured your attention.
Lucans poetische Anatomie menschlicher Destruktivität
Authors: Walde Christine
Published: February 2025

Lucans Bellum Civile (oder Pharsalia) ist einer der großen europäischen Referenztexte über die menschliche Destruktivität.
New government coalition agreement: what’s the news for the voluntary sector?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Less than seven weeks after the general elections in the Netherlands – a record in the nation’s history – conservative party leader Mark Rutte and social democrat leader Diederik Samsom presented their new government coalition agreement on October 29, 2012. The agreement consists of 81 pages of policy decisions, including budget cuts amounting to $20 billion. So what’s the news for the voluntary sector in the agreement?
Nonprofit Trends Survey – Nederland
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Heeft jouw organisatie de afgelopen maanden de nieuwste technologie ingezet om tijdens de Coronacrisis door te kunnen gaan? Of zou jouw organisatie beter met technologie moeten leren omgaan? Hoe veel vertrouwen heb je dat jouw organisatie sterker uit de pandemie zal komen? Welke zorgen heb je voor de komende maanden?
Wat is normaal?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Geeft de gemiddelde Nederlander echt 559 euro per jaar aan goede doelen, zoals Arnon Grunberg gisteren schreef op de voorpagina van de Volkskrant? Nee, dat is onwaarschijnlijk. Grunberg verwees naar een cijfer dat werd genoemd in het HUMAN televisieprogramma ‘Hoe normaal ben jij?’ Het cijfer klopt niet om twee redenen. 1. Het bedrag is veel hoger dan uit ander onderzoek naar filantropie naar voren komt.
ACS RSS feeds are messed up
Authors: Willighagen Egon
Published: February 2025

All start is difficult. The ACS must know that, but they still blame Google.
New PhD project: Learning to Donate
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

In the new academic year, we’re starting a PhD project at the department of Donor Studies at Sanquin Research and the Center for Philanthropic Studies at Vrije Universiteit (VU). Meanwhile, we’ve completed interviews and selected Alexandra Ciauşescu for the position.
Insights from a journey in assessment: From a written exam on campus to a digital exam at home
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Here’s a set of insights on remote assessment in higher education, from another COVID-19 year filled with remote teaching, hybrid online / in person classes and online proctoring. I’m focusing on remote assessment – exams students can take from home. My suggestions: first, assess students through tasks that engage them in theory and skills application, analysis of evidence, and creation of knowledge;
Describing categorical rasters with spatial signatures
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

TLTR: Spatial signatures are multi-value representations of the patterns that compress information about spatial composition and configuration. Spatial signatures can be directly compared using various distance measures.

Describing categorical rasters

A categorical raster shown below represents land cover data for some area. This area is mainly covered by forest, with some small patches of agriculture, grasslands, and water.
Clustering similar spatial patterns
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

TLTR: Clustering similar spatial patterns requires one or more raster datasets for the same area. Input data is divided into many sub-areas, and spatial signatures are derived for each sub-area. Next, distances between signatures for each sub-area are calculated and stored in a distance matrix. The distance matrix can be used to create clusters of similar spatial patterns.
Limits of Social Influence on Giving
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Decisions of individuals and households about how much to give and which charities to give to are affected by the behaviour of other people around them and the communities they live in. In a contribution to a conference in London I present evidence from tax records and three large scale field experiments testing social influence effects on giving in the Netherlands.
Finding similar spatial patterns
Authors: Nowosad Jakub
Published: February 2025

TLTR: Finding similar spatial patterns requires data for a query region and a search space. Spatial signatures are derived for the query region and many sub-areas of the search space, and distances between them are calculated.
Gevonden: Student assistent voor het onderzoek Geven in Nederland
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

De werkgroep Filantropische Studies van de Faculteit Sociale Wetenschappen aan de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is het expertisecentrum op het gebied van onderzoek naar filantropie in Nederland. De werkgroep houdt zich bezig met vragen zoals: Waarom geven mensen vrijwillig geld aan goede doelen? Waarom verrichten mensen vrijwilligerswerk? Hoeveel geld gaat er om in de filantropische sector?
Polls About Elections: What Are They Worth?
Authors: Bekkers Rene
Published: February 2025

Two weeks away from the general elections in the Netherlands, and a little over three months away from the US elections, we are bombarded with polls. At least one everyday, sometimes more. What do the findings of these polls tell us exactly? The perennial answer that you will hear from a scientist would be: it depends. Some polls are better than others.
Xây dựng đội ngũ cán bộ, công chức đáp ứng yêu cầu cải cách hành chính
Authors: Nguyễn Thọ Ánh
Published: February 2025

Xây dựng đội ngũ cán bộ, công chức chất lượng, hiệu quả là một trong những yếu tố quyết định thành công của công cuộc cải cách hành chính. Trên cơ sở phân tích sự cần thiết cũng như một số yêu cầu phải xây dựng đội ngũ cán bộ, công chức đáp ứng yêu cầu cải cách hành chính hiện nay; bài viết đề xuất một số giải pháp nhằm xây dựng một đội ngũ cán bộ, công chức đáp ứng yêu cầu sự nghiệp cải cách hành chính, góp phần tạo ra một nền công vụ hiện đại, minh bạch và hiệu quả, đáp ứng kỳ vọng của người dân và doanh nghiệp ở nước ta hiện nay.
Quyền bầu cử của công dân theo Hiến pháp năm 2013
Authors: Nguyễn Văn Thọ
Published: February 2025

Quyền bầu cử là quyền chính trị cơ bản của công dân được Hiến pháp và pháp luật quy định nhằm bảo đảm cho mọi công dân có đủ điều kiện lựa chọn đại biểu vào cơ quan quyền lực nhà nước. Bài viết phân tích về kết quả thực hiện quyền bầu cử của công dân sau 10 năm được quy định trong Hiến pháp năm 2013; 8 năm thực hiện Luật Bầu cử đại biểu Quốc hội và đại biểu Hội đồng nhân dân năm 2015, trên cơ sở đó, đề xuất những giải pháp nhằm hoàn thiện quyền bầu cử của công dân trong thời gian tới.
Công tác điều tra, xử lý các tội phạm về xuất cảnh, nhập cảnh - thực trạng và giải pháp
Authors: Trần Văn Hậu
Published: February 2025

Hiện nay, tình hình tội phạm về xuất cảnh, nhập cảnh diễn biến hết sức phức tạp, nguy hiểm, ảnh hưởng xấu đến an ninh trật tự, an toàn xã hội. Trên cơ sở nghiên cứu, khảo sát thực tiễn, bài viết chỉ ra một số đặc điểm hình sự của các tội phạm về xuất cảnh, nhập cảnh cũng như những khó khăn, vướng mắc trong điều tra, xử lý loại tội phạm này, từ đó, đưa ra một số đề xuất, kiến nghị trong điều tra, xử lý các tội phạm về xuất cảnh, nhập cảnh trong thời gian tới. Từ khóa: Điều tra; xử lý; xuất cảnh; nhập cảnh; tội phạm; thực trạng; giải pháp.
Tăng cường truyền thông chính sách trong thực hiện xã hội hóa giáo dục tại Quảng Ninh
Authors: Phùng Thị Linh Khanh
Published: February 2025

Ưu tiên xã hội hóa giáo dục nhằm tăng cường thu hút các nguồn lực đầu tư cho giáo dục và đào tạo; phát triển hợp lý, hiệu quả hệ thống trường ngoài công lập chất lượng cao; cạnh tranh lành mạnh về chất lượng và đáp ứng nhu cầu học tập của xã hội. Bài viết đề xuất một số giải pháp tăng cường hiệu quả truyền thông chính sách trong quá trình thực hiện xã hội hóa giáo dục tại tỉnh Quảng Ninh.
Pengembangan Ekowisata di Pulau Biawak sebagai Upaya Konservasi Satwa Liar Biawak Air Varanus salvator
Authors: Hikamah Siti Roudlotul
Published: February 2025

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi potensi Pulau Biawak sebagai daerah ekowisata dalam upaya konservasi satwa liar Varanus salvator. Penelitian dilakukan menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan analisis kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan melalui survei terkait topografi, keberadaan pemukiman, pemanfaatan pulau, vegetasi, jenis-jenis fauna, aktivitas V. salvator sehari-hari dan  ketersediaan makanannya, potensi pulau sebagai daerah konservasi V. salvator, dan potensi ekowisata. Hasil analisis SWOT menunjukkan nilai IFE 1,97 dan EFE 2,83, keduanya bernilai positif. Faktor eksternal yang  lebih tinggi dibandingkan faktor internal menunjukkan bahwa ekowisata di Pulau Biawak memiliki peluang dan kekuatan untuk dikembangkan sebagai daerah ekowisata sekaligus sebagai wilayah konservasi V. salvator. Periode pasang surut dan kunda mendukung melimpahnya fauna sebagai makanan satwa karnivora ini. Upaya yang perlu dilakukan di wilayah ini adalah perbaikan ekosistem pulau, mencegah perburuan liar terhadap V. salvator, dan pendidikan serta pemberdayaan masyarakat. Kelestarian spesies flora dan fauna di wilayah ini dapat dimanfaatkan untuk ekoturisme, dan ilmu pengetahuan.
The Effectiveness of Physics Learning for Biology Students Based on Interactive Posters Using SWOT Analysis
Authors: Baiq Revalina Restu Khaunifar  , Indah Nur Gusfiana  , Anisa Anisa , Najma Aldina  Roshin  , Deatun Zahra  , Elen Renata Putra  , Kormil Saputra
Published: February 2025

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of interactive poster-based physics learning for biology students through a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis approach. Learning is designed to integrate physics concepts that are relevant to biology, such as fluid mechanics, optics, and thermodynamics, with attractive visualizations using interactive posters. The research method uses a quantitative-descriptive approach involving 60 biology students as research subjects. Data were collected through distributed questionnaires, then analyzed using the SWOT framework to identify the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities, and challenges of interactive poster-based learning. The results showed that using this interactive poster was able to improve students' understanding of physics concepts by 61.1% compared to conventional learning, mainly because the visualization helped improve information retention (making them remember the material better). The SWOT analysis showed that the main advantage of this learning is the relevance of the material to the needs of biology students, as well as its ability to simplify complex concepts. However, the main weakness is the limited time available for in-depth discussions. Great opportunities lie in the potential for developing more interactive digital posters, while the main challenge is the lack of supporting facilities.  Overall, interactive poster-based learning is effective as an innovative alternative in supporting the understanding of physics concepts for biology students.
ANALYSIS OF METAPHOR AND SIMILE IN THE POEM AL-I'TIRĀF BY ABU NAWAS
Authors: Khalilah Zikrani , Siagian Sikni Sari
Published: February 2025

This paper aims to analyze the influence of the use of metaphors and similes on the aesthetics of Abu Nawas' poetry, especially in the poem entitled " Al-I'tirāf ." Metaphors and similes are two important elements in the style of language used by poets to convey meaning and emotion in a deeper and more aesthetic way. This paper uses a qualitative analysis method for research conducted with a literature study approach, where the poems are analyzed based on the use of metaphors and similes found in the text. The results of the study show that metaphors are used to describe abstract concepts such as sin, regret, and hope for forgiveness, while similes are used to simplify the poet's feelings through comparisons that can be understood by the reader. Both contribute significantly to the aesthetics of the poem, both in terms of meaning and the beauty of language, as well as strengthening the spiritual message that Abu Nawas wants to convey.
RELIGIOUS-RATIONAL INTEGRATION IN ISLAMIC EDUCATION: A STUDY OF THE THOUGHTS OF H.M. ARIFIN
Authors: Sabana Rendi , Siregar Maragustam
Published: February 2025

This study aims to explore H.M. Arifin's thoughts on the integration of religious and rational values in Islamic education, as well as its application in modern education curriculum. Using a qualitative approach and literature study method, this research analyzes H.M. Arifin's works that outline the concept of education that not only prioritizes religious aspects, but also encourages critical and rational intellectual development among students. The findings show that this integration is very important in forming a generation that not only understands religion textually, but can also adapt to the development of science and technology. The religious-rational concept developed by Arifin contributes to the formation of individuals who have a balance between spirituality and intellectuality, and are able to face the challenges of an increasingly complex era. In addition, content analysis is used to find insights in the text or related visual data, while theoretical reflection and critical analysis strengthen a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon under study. This research reveals that the religious-rational approach has the potential to overcome the gap between religious and general knowledge that often occurs in Islamic educational institutions. This is expected to help form a generation that has a solid spiritual and intellectual balance, and is able to compete in the era of globalization without losing its Islamic identity. In Indonesia, the context of Islamic education faces considerable challenges, as many institutions separate religious and scientific knowledge, thus creating a gap in the way students understand religion and think critically. Therefore, the results of this study are also expected to provide strategic recommendations for Islamic education institutions in Indonesia to face the demands of the modern era. Through a religious-rational approach, educational institutions can integrate the value of faith with science, so that students not only excel in religious matters but also have critical thinking skills and abilities that are relevant in an increasingly complex multicultural society.
IMPLEMENTATION OF LEARNING DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSIS PRACTICUM TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LEARNING STRATEGIES IN SCHOOLS
Authors: Fakhita Nurhani , Siagian Septika Amanda , Hanum Sri Mullatifah , Hasanah Uswatun
Published: February 2025

The aim of this research is to examine the implementation of learning difficulty diagnosis practices in improving the effectiveness of teaching strategies in schools. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive approach to explore teachers' experiences in diagnosing students' learning difficulties and the implications for teaching strategies. Data were collected through interviews with teachers, classroom observations, and the analysis of documents such as lesson plans and reports on learning difficulty diagnoses. The data analysis technique used was thematic analysis with triangulation to ensure the validity and reliability of the data. The research findings show that diagnosing learning difficulties helps teachers identify barriers faced by students, both internal (such as low motivation or health issues) and external (such as family environment or unsuitable teaching methods). This diagnostic practice allows teachers to design more effective teaching strategies tailored to the individual needs of students. However, challenges such as limited resources, time, student participation, and teachers' competence in conducting diagnoses remain significant hurdles. This study recommends that teachers receive further training and adequate support in resources to enhance the effectiveness of learning difficulty diagnosis practices in schools.
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION OF STUDENT LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN THE LEARNING PROCESS AT SCHOOL
Authors: Khairani Alvina , Aulia Sinaga Rizka Nisa , Nurhaliza Siti , Sitorus Habib
Published: February 2025

This study aims to identify and analyze students' learning difficulties and the efforts teachers can undertake to address these issues in schools. The research employs a library research method with a descriptive qualitative approach, utilizing various literature sources such as scientific journals, books, articles, and academic documents. Data were analyzed using content analysis to identify internal and external factors influencing students' learning difficulties. The findings reveal that students' learning difficulties are caused by internal factors such as mental maturity, intelligence level, motivation, and interest, as well as external factors such as family environment, community, teaching methods, and the availability of teaching aids. These difficulties hinder students' comprehension of learning materials, leading to a decline in academic achievement. Efforts to overcome learning difficulties involve the active role of teachers through identification, diagnosis, action planning, and support provision. Teachers apply approaches such as individual guidance, remedial programs, and the use of varied teaching methods, including relating materials to daily life. Additionally, teachers create a conducive learning environment and provide motivation to students. This study offers valuable insights for teachers and schools in designing learning strategies that support students' academic success.