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Here, Radboud University presents theses written by students affiliated with various bachelor’s and master’s programmes at the university, as well as papers from students of the Radboud Honours Academy and publications in the Radboud journal Ex Tempore.

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    Co-housing. Contributing to an inclusive neighborhood
    (2025-04-05) Beuze, Marloes de
    The aim of the research was to examine if co-housing communities can contribute to an inclusive neighborhood. For this research a convergent mixed methods core design was combined with a case study design. Three case studies were selected, two in Tilburg (Centraal Wonen De Meenthe and Centraal Wonen de Stam) and one in Almere (Centraal Wonen de Wierden). The literature review identified that the economic-, social-, and political dimension contribute to an inclusive neighborhood. The document analysis of municipal policy suggested that when residents feel more involved in their neighborhood, they feel invited to take initiative themselves. The interviews indicated that all three co-housing communities try to contribute to social inclusion in the neighborhood by hosting a yearly open day. And the results of the survey indicated that the respondents felt the most connected to their direct neighbors and the least connected to neighbors that live further away. The hypotheses, based on the literature review, suggested that bridging social capital of the co-housing community could contribute to an inclusive neighborhood. The empirical results of the research do not align with the hypotheses, therefore indicating that the contribution of co-housing communities to an inclusive neighborhood is limited. Keywords: Co-housing community, Inclusion, Social networks, Neighborhoods, Mixed Methods
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    The Reality of Paradiplomacy: The Development of Sister Cities Nijmegen-Albany
    (2023-06-15) Frantzen, B.J.
    This thesis focuses on the longstanding relationship between Nijmegen and Albany. It analyzes the start and development of the relationship through six dimensions of the concept of city diplomacy: security, development, economy, culture, networks, and representation. This thesis starts with an introduction to the concepts and dimensions. These will then be used in the next chapters, in combination with both primary sources of the Regionaal Archief Nijmegen, to analyze the Nijmegen-Albany sister city bond.
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    Montessori and 21st-Century Skills A Study on the Experiences and Implementation by Montessori Teachers
    (2025-03-28) Haagmans, L.
    This study explores how Montessori teachers experience and implement 21st-century skills in their teaching practices and the challenges and opportunities they encounter in the current educational context. Through qualitative research, in-depth interviews were conducted with six Montessori teachers from the Netherlands, representing various grade levels and professional backgrounds. The study examines key Montessori principles such as self-regulation, collaboration, individualized learning, and freedom within limits, analyzing their alignment with 21st-century skills, including creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, digital literacy, and media literacy.
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    “Zodat er ook wordt gedanst op je feestje”: Een onderzoek naar het gebruik van de term diversiteit in het de beleidsplannen 2025 – 2028 van het Stimuleringsfonds en het Fonds Podiumkunsten
    (2025-03-31) Boos, L.S.
    Een discoursanalyse van het gebruik van de term 'diversiteit' in de beleidsplannen voor de periode 2025 - 2028 van het Stimuleringsfonds en het Fonds Podiumkunsten.
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    Female travel influencers and authenticity labor on Instagram
    (2025-02-14) Schäfer, L.
    This thesis analyzed how female travel influencers claim authenticity through showing different degrees of transparency and passion in paid Instagram reels. Thirty sponsored reels from ten influencers were examined in a qualitative case study approached. The analysis was based on Audrezet et al.’s framework about authenticity strategies. The results reveal that by far most female travel influencers use the Path of Fairytale Authenticity which prioritizes passion while minimizing the showcase of transparency. Particularly, most of them use storytelling as a technique to embed products into creative narratives. The findings suggest that female travel influencers strategically shift the focus of their content on passion for products and away from the commercial nature of their reels to establish emotional connections to their viewers and thereby convince them of the product’s purchase.
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