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College Students' Sense of Belonging A Key to Educational Success for All Students

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ISBN-10: 0415895049

ISBN-13: 9780415895040

Edition: 2012

Authors: Terrell L. Strayhorn

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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 known about how belonging differs based on students’ social identities, such as race, gender, or sexual orientation, or the conditions they encounter on campus. College Students’ Sense of Belongingaddresses these student sub-populations and campus environments. It offers readers practical guidelines, underpinned by theory and research, for helping students belong and thrive. Sense of belonging…    
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Book details

List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 7/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 99999
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Terrell L. Strayhorn is Associate Professor of Higher Education at The Ohio State University, where he also serves as Director of the Center for Higher Education Research and Policy, faculty affiliate in the Department of African American and Africana Studies, and senior research associate in the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. He is the recipient of ASHE's 2009 Early Career Award.

Foreword
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Insights from Literature and Research
A Plausible Explanation
Sense of Belonging and Latino Students
Sense of Belonging and Gay Students
"A Bridge to Belonging": Insights from First-Year College Students
Sense of Belonging and STEM Students of Color
Sense of Belonging and Black Male Collegians: "Bruthas 2 Bruthas"
Sense of Belonging and Graduate Students
Clubs, Organizations, and Sense of Belonging
Epilogue
References
Index