College Belonging reveals how colleges’ and universities’ efforts to foster a sense of belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the message to “get out there!” and “find your place” by joining student organizations, sports teams, clubs and the like. Nunn shows that this reflects a flawed understanding of what belonging is and how it works.
College Belonging reveals how colleges’ and universities’ efforts to foster a sense of belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the message to “get out there!” and “find your place” by joining student organizations, sports teams, clubs and the like. Nunn shows that this reflects a flawed understanding of what belonging is and how it works. Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
LISA M. NUNN is a professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Educational Excellence at University of San Diego. She is the author of Defining Student Success: The Role of School and Culture and 33 Simple Strategies for Faculty: A Week-by-Week Resource for Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students (both Rutgers University Press).
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Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Social Belonging vs. Campus-Community Belonging 2 Campus Community Belonging and Organizational Structures 3 Academic Competence and Academic Belonging 4 The Academic Community and Academic Belonging 5 Ethnoracial Diversity and Belonging 6 “Nice” Diversity 7 Recommendations for Campuses Theoretical Appendix: Durkheim and Belonging Methodological Appendix Notes References Index
Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Social Belonging vs. Campus-Community Belonging 2 Campus Community Belonging and Organizational Structures 3 Academic Competence and Academic Belonging 4 The Academic Community and Academic Belonging 5 Ethnoracial Diversity and Belonging 6 “Nice” Diversity 7 Recommendations for Campuses Theoretical Appendix: Durkheim and Belonging Methodological Appendix Notes References Index
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