In the context of rapidly growing numbers of university students reporting that they have experienced mental health problems, this paper argues that doing research as an undergraduate can contribute to student well-being. Although the benefits of undergraduate research are well documented, underlying …

The unexpected death of a child is one of the most challenging losses as it fractures survivors’ sense of parenthood and other layers of identity. Given that not all the bereaved parents who have need for support respond well to available treatments and that many have little access to further intervention …

Students from nondominant backgrounds face challenges in educational contexts related to finding support and having a sense of belonging. In this study, we focus primarily on race and ethnicity in shaping experiences of nondominance. Using a theoretical framework based upon critical race theory and sense …

This Thesis gathers data concerning the International students’ current experience with how diverse and inclusive the International FEM program at Saxion is. This data will be used to evaluate what future measures will be needed to bring Saxion closer to reaching the goals that the diversity and inclusion …

Background: Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) may experience an increasing impact of their disability on daily life and this may interfere with their citizenship. Citizenship is a layered construct. Next to formal and theoretical significations, and civil rights acts such as the UN Convention on the Rights …

Research conducted in former blocks expressed the importance of a sense of belonging on students’ well-being and their academic achievements. With classroom hours often being the single moment of interaction between peers and lecturers, an inadequacy of connectedness within the classroom can cut back …

This chapter investigates the deeply mediatized experience of place and space within the lived practice of events by studying two annual Dutch cultural events as cases: Oerol Festival (2017) and 3FM Serious Request (2017). Drawing on substantial datasets containing online and offline participant observations, …

This study explored what contributes to successful family foster care from the perspective of young people by asking them about their most positive memory of family foster care. Forty-four Dutch adolescents and young adults (aged 16–28) participated in this study and shared their most positive memory …

Since study delay is a major concern for the academy’s management, this research has been conducted to find out: What are the main risk factors which contribute to study delay and dropout for students at Safety and Security Management in Breda (IVK-B) and which action can be taken to prevent or reduce …

Een nieuw bestaan opbouwen in Nederland, is een terugkerende thema in gesprekken met (voormalig) vluchtelingen die wij hebben gevoerd in het kader van onderzoek naar studeren en werken in Nederland. In de gesprekken over deze nieuwe start klonk vaak optimisme, dankbaarheid en volharding door. Dat laatste …