ABSTRACT
The concept of belonging has been increasingly understood as the missing piece in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education. This book explores the need to recognize and account for institutional-level factors that shape academic belonging, thereby improving student experience and outcomes.
Though recent scholarship has identified several factors that are associated with student belonging in academics, there is little research that addresses what faculty can do in concrete terms to promote belonging, particularly in the domains where they have the most influence. The 12 chapters in this volume introduce readers to an array of collaborative, cutting-edge efforts to develop pedagogies, programs, strategies, and environments that help students develop academic belonging; that is, a sense of connection, competence, and confidence in academic domains.
This book is written for higher education faculty, administrators, and researchers who wish to enhance their students’ sense of academic belonging by taking informed, practical measures to make them feel valued and supported.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|49 pages
Pedagogies of belonging
chapter 3|17 pages
What women want
chapter 4|14 pages
“We're all in”
part II|46 pages
Promoting academic belonging via the first-year seminar and department-wide interventions
chapter 7|14 pages
“What's your major?”
part III|36 pages
Fostering academic belonging through integrative and supportive learning communities
part IV|35 pages
Campus-wide strategies to address belonging at minority-serving institutions
chapter 11|16 pages
Creating high-touch environments for belonging in touchless times
part V|34 pages
Exploring the opportunities and limits of belonging