College Students' Sense of Belonging : a Key to Educational Success for All Students.
Belonging-with peers, in the classroom, or on campus-is a critical dimension of success at college. It can affect a student's degree of academic adjustment, achievement, aspirations, or even whether a student stays in school. This book explores how belonging differs based on students' soci...
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2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of contents; Foreword by Quartez Harris; Foreword by Walter R. Allen; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Background; Purpose of the Book; A Working Definition; Why Write this Book?; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 2: Insights from Literature and Research; Preliminary Thoughts; Definitions of Sense of Belonging; Consequences of Sense of Belonging; Why Sense of Belonging is Important; What We Know; What We Need to Know; Notes; Chapter 3: From Plausible Explanation to Evidence-based Theory; Introduction.
- Sense of Belonging DefinedCore Elements of Sense of Belonging; The Model; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 4: Sentido de Pertenencia [Sense of Belonging] and Latino College Students; Purpose of the Chapter; What We Know; The Studies; The Theoretical Framework; Major Findings; Discussion; Closing Thoughts; Chapter 5: Sense of Belonging and Ethnic Gay Male College Students; What We Know; The Study; Major Findings; Discussion and Implications; Conclusion; Chapter 6: Sense of Belonging and Ethnic Insights from First-Year College Students; Introduction; Investigation of the Problem.
- The Summer Bridge ProgramThe Study; First-Year Students' Belonging in College; Major Findings; Discussion; REFLECTIVE THOUGHTS; Chapter 7: Sense of Belonging and STEM Students of Color in College; Introduction; Purpose; Sense of Belonging; The Studies; Major Findings; Discussion; Chapter 8: Sense of Belonging and Black Male Collegians: "Brothers 2 Bruthas"; Introduction; What We Know; The Studies; Major Findings; Belonging Experiences are Not Equal; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 9: Sense of Belonging and Graduate Students; Introduction; Graduate Student Socialization: Theory in Brief.
- The StudiesMajor Findings; Discussion and Implications; Notes; Chapter 10: Clubs, Organizations, and Sense of Belonging; Introduction; Involvement in Higher Education; Involvement and Engagement Defined; The Studies; Involvement and Sense of Belonging; Discussion; Chapter 11: Epilogue; Recap of Working Definition; Core Elements of Belonging Revisited; Recommendations for Policy, Practice, and Research; Future Directions; Appendix A-Chapter 6; Appendix B-Chapter 6; References; Index.