Student Belongingness in Higher Education: Lessons for Professors from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Autor/inn/en	Tice, Dianne; Baumeister, Roy; Crawford, Joseph; Allen, Kelly-Ann; Percy, Alisa
Titel	Student Belongingness in Higher Education: Lessons for Professors from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Quelle	In: Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18 (2021) 4, Artikel 2 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1449-9789
Schlagwörter	College Students; Student Attitudes; Sense of Community; COVID-19; Pandemics; Distance Education; Web Based Instruction; Foreign Countries; Online Courses; Educational Technology; Attention; Videoconferencing; Group Discussion; Computer Mediated Communication; Teacher Student Relationship; Peer Relationship; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Web Based Training; Ausland; Online course; Online-Kurs; Unterrichtsmedien; Aufmerksamkeit; Gruppendiskussion; Computerkonferenz; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Australien
Abstract	"To learn about X, observe what happens to the system when X is removed." What happens to the higher education student experience when, during a pandemic, so many of the avenues for building a sense of belonging are radically and fundamentally disrupted? How should we respond as individuals, a collective and a sector, to redress this? The national student survey data in Australia has highlighted a significant drop in learner engagement and their sense of belonging as a result of the pandemic. Indeed, the pandemic has been a significant point of anxiety for students, educators, and universities globally. We see the pandemic as a unique opportunity to critically examine belongingness among university students in a climate where their normal avenues to feel they belong need to establish a new kind of normal. In this article, we seek to articulate what can be learned from the pandemic experience about student belongingness and what instructors can do to improve it, even under difficult circumstances. We found opportunities to strengthen a students' sense of belonging in online environments, when necessary, and how responses within the constraints of lockdown and emergency remote teaching can still support student success. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Wollongong. Available from: Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources. Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. Tel: +61-2-4221-3140; Fax: +61-2-4225-8312; e-mail: jutlp@uow.edu.au; Web site: http://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01