College students' sense of belonging : a key to educational success for all students
"Belonging with peers, in the classroom, or on campus is a crucial part of the college experience. It can affect a student's degree of academic achievement, or even whether they stay in school. Although much is known about the causes and impact of sense of belonging in students, little is...
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New York :
Routledge ,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Insights from literature and research
- 3. A plausible explanation
- 4. Sense of belonging and Latino students
- 5. Sense of belonging and gay students
- 6. 'A bridge to belonging': insights from first-year college students
- 7. Sense of belonging and STEM students of color
- 8. Sense of belonging and black male collegians: 'bruthas 2 bruthas'
- 9. Sense of belonging and graduate students
- 10. Clubs, organizations, and sense of belonging
- 11. Epilogue