Who Gets to Belong in College? An Empirical Review of How Institutions Can Assess and Expand Opportunities for Belonging on Campus

2025/04/09 by Kathryn M. Kroeper, Maithreyi Gopalan, Katherine T. U. Emerson +1 · 2 voices · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Higher Education Research Studies #Higher Education Governance and Development #Mentoring and Academic Development

paper · doi:10.1007/s10648-025-10010-w

Citations

• Effects of College Transition and Perceptions of the Campus Racial Climate on Latino College Students' Sense of Belonging
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• Using design thinking to improve psychological interventions: The case of the growth mindset during the transition to high school.
• Home Away From Home: Native American Students’ Sense of Belonging During Their First Year in College
• College Students’ Sense of Belonging: A National Perspective
• What happens before? A field experiment exploring how pay and representation differentially shape bias on the pathway into organizations.
• Motivation and Education: The Self-Determination Perspective
• A growth-theory-of-interest intervention increases interest in math and science coursework among liberal arts undergraduates.
• A Scoping Review of the Associations Between Sense of Belonging and Academic Outcomes in Postsecondary Education

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Discussions

• Another article in our special issue is out! In a GIANT study of over 15,000 students, 22 colleges, & ~400 local student identity groups, @katiekroe.bsky.social et al. “explore who gets to belong in c [bsky, 17 points, 2 comments]
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