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Crawford, Nicole L.; Emery, Sherridan G.; Allen, Penny; Baird, Allen – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
While fostering a sense of belonging among university students is an objective of many universities, the landscape of belonging is complex and multifaceted. It is worthy of deeper interrogation, particularly for "non-traditional" students. This article draws on data from a national mixed-methods study that explored proactive ways of…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Sense of Community, Adult Students, Distance Education
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Cohen, Eliel; Viola, Julianne – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
The special issue aims to explore the possibility of pedagogy and curriculum design for promoting 'belonging'. Relevant to this aim is the question which we address in this proposed paper: To what extent, and in what ways, do students understand their learning experiences (i.e. of pedagogic and curricular practices) to be relevant factors in…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Curriculum, College Students, Sense of Community
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Murray, Karina; Tubridy, Kate P.; Littrich, John; Mundy, Trish K. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
In 2017, the School of Law at the University of Wollongong commenced an experimental initiative through the introduction of a Law Student Pledge. It was designed as a symbolic statement to students that from the day they begin their law studies they become a member of the legal professional community. In this way, it invited First Year Students to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Law Schools, Legal Education (Professions), Law Students
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Smith, Susan; Watson, Sarah – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
Different domiciled groups experience belonging differently within university contexts, with China-domiciled students studying in UK Business Schools often finding it more difficult to integrate into university culture than their European counterparts, partially contributing to the sector awarding gap between these groups studying Business and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sense of Community, Undergraduate Students, Business Education
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Mandalawi, Sazan M.; Henderson, Robyn; Huijser, Henk; Kek, Megan Yih Chyn A. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
In this paper we present a case study of doctoral study at a distance, and we explore issues of belonging, pedagogy and learning as part of that process. As a team of one doctoral researcher and three supervisors, we critically reflect on the place of belonging in the context of doctoral study by distance. In this case study, the importance of…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, Doctoral Students, Distance Education, Teaching Methods
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Hews, Rachel; McNamara, Judith; Nay, Zoe – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
Higher education institutions universally need to maximise student engagement by modifying teaching practices in response to changes caused by globalisation, technological innovation, and community values. To do this, it is necessary to deeply understand the complexity of student needs and identify how to respond. The global shift to wholly online…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Electronic Learning
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Tice, Dianne; Baumeister, Roy; Crawford, Joseph; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Percy, Alisa – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2021
"To learn about X, observe what happens to the system when X is removed." What happens to the higher education student experience when, during a pandemic, so many of the avenues for building a sense of belonging are radically and fundamentally disrupted? How should we respond as individuals, a collective and a sector, to redress this?…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Sense of Community, COVID-19
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Keyser, Wendy; Unus, Wafa; Harvey, Jonathan; Goodlett, Sean C.; Day, Danette; Tracy, Kisha G.; Tyner, Scott; Budd, Eric – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
A collaborative group of interdisciplinary faculty-researchers at a regional comprehensive university in the United States implemented two pedagogical practices, real talks and alternative lessons (together called the pedagogy of real talk), and investigated students' sense of belonging in classrooms using these practices. Real talks are planned…
Descriptors: Empathy, College Faculty, Researchers, Teacher Collaboration
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Horvath, Deanna; Stirling, Emma; Bevacqua, John; Coldrey, Michael; Buultjens, Phil; Buultjens, Melissa; Larsen, Amy – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2019
Growth in online higher education offerings has been significant in recent years, with many Australian Universities launching programs to extend into new markets and meet the student demand for greater flexibility in delivery modes. Further, it is well understood that good support is an essential component to student success, satisfaction and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, School Orientation, Electronic Learning, Foreign Countries