ERIC Number: EJ1459363
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
EISSN: EISSN-1521-0413
Available Date: N/A
Measuring Belongingness in Higher Education: Assessing the Relevance of the University Belongingness Questionnaire (UBQ) in Community College Settings
Christopher Slaten; Wes Bonifay; Bini Sebastian; Michael Steven Williams
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v49 n2 p87-104 2025
The current study assesses the utility of the University Belongingness Questionnaire (UBQ) in community college settings. Utilizing item response theory (IRT), the UBQ was evaluated with a sample of 1155 community college students at one large community college on the west coast. In addition, other constructs were measured to ascertain the validity and further understand belonging in community college settings, including academic self-efficacy, intrinsic resilience, and ethnic identity. The results indicate the same three-factor solution as the UBQ when used with four-year university students, (a) Affiliation with (Community) College, (b) Campus Support and Acceptance, and (c) Faculty/Staff Relations. Four items were removed due to a lack of fit with the community college setting and poor reliability with their respective subscales and the total scale. Implications for community college personnel, future scale development, and higher education research are discussed.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Sense of Belonging, Questionnaires, Evaluation Research, Validity, College Environment, Self Efficacy, Resilience (Psychology), Motivation, Ethnicity, Correlation, Universities, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Community College Students, Teacher Student Relationship, Psychological Needs, Campuses, Social Support Groups
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A