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Estimating Differences in the Effects of Living-Learning Community Participation on Black Students' Sense of Belonging at Predominantly White and Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Strayhorn, Terrell L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2023
Prior scholarship has established that myriad factors shape college students' sense of belonging, including aspects of one's campus environment, namely students' living arrangements and learning conditions (Johnson et al., 2007). To this end, many colleges and universities established cultural centers, first-year seminars within year-long…
Descriptors: Living Learning Centers, African American Students, Sense of Community, Student Participation
An Exploration of Collaborative Learning Experiences for Black STEM Students
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Christen Priddie – Journal of College Student Development, 2024
Researchers continue to investigate the underrepresentation of Black undergraduate students in STEM majors. Hostile racial environments (George Mwangi et al., 2016) and the lack of culturally relevant resources (Johnson & Elliott, 2020) inform participation and persistence for Black students in STEM majors. The incorporation of collaborative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, STEM Education, African American Students, Disproportionate Representation
Found My Place: The Importance of Faculty Relationships for Seniors' Sense of Belonging
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Miller, Angie L.; Williams, Latosha M.; Silberstein, Samantha M. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2019
While previous literature documents the importance of sense of belonging for a positive educational experience, much of this research is focused on students early in their college careers and incorporates a single measure of sense of belonging. In contrast, the current study sought to explore whether senior students' faculty-related engagement…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Learner Engagement, Sense of Community, College Faculty
Where and with Whom Students Live: Impacts on Peer Belonging and Institutional Acceptance
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Dumford, Amber D.; Ribera, Amy K.; Miller, Angie L. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2019
Sense of belonging is critical for students throughout their college experience, and even more so now, given the current concerns about undergraduate graduation rates. The purpose of this study was to explore how students' perception of their sense of belonging on campus is affected by where and with whom they live. We utilized a multidimensional…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Sense of Community, On Campus Students, College Freshmen
Distinguishing Differences in the Academic Motivation of Entering and Persisting Transfer Students
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Lane, Forrest C.; Martin, Georgianna L.; Thompson, Ken – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2015
Transfer students make up a significant portion of the student body in higher education today; yet, representation of their college experiences and outcomes in the literature seems sparse. This study explored transfer students to determine whether their level of engagement and belonging in college was related to their academic motivation. We…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Student Motivation, Sense of Community, Achievement Need