Social Network First? is a research project by the Empowerment & Professionalisation research group of Inholland University of Applied Sciences, the research bureau of HVO-Querido, and the Urban Social Work research group of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. The project investigated how social service organizations in Amsterdam and Haarlem work to support the social networks of people experiencing homelessness over a two-year period. The dataset was authored by B. van der Ent and is archived by DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities.
Use Cases
- Analyzing professional collaboration models based on the described multi-organizational research partnership.
- Studying support strategies for homeless individuals' social networks based on the project's focus on network support.
- Comparing urban service delivery contexts based on the research conducted in Amsterdam and Haarlem.
- Investigating required professional skills and knowledge based on the research questions about necessary competencies.
Strengths
- Research conducted by a consortium of three academic and applied research institutions.
- Focus on a specific, underserved population: people experiencing homelessness.
- Explicitly compares two distinct urban contexts: Amsterdam and Haarlem.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Empowerment & Professionalisation research group (Inholland University), HVO-Querido research bureau, Urban Social Work research group (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences).
- Collection Method
- Research project investigating professional practices in social service organizations.
- Time Range
- Project conducted over two years prior to 2025.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2025-10-24 04:22:32; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Amsterdam and Haarlem, Netherlands.