Examining Sense of Belonging among First-Year Undergraduates from Different Racial/Ethnic Groups

Autor/inn/en	Johnson, Dawn R.; Soldner, Mathew; Leonard, Jeannie Brown; Alvarez, Patty; Inkelas, Karen Kurotsuchi; Rowan-Kenyon, Heather; Longerbeam, Susan
Titel	Examining Sense of Belonging among First-Year Undergraduates from Different Racial/Ethnic Groups
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 48 (2007) 5, S.525-542 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Pacific Islanders; Dormitories; College Environment; Pacific Americans; White Students; Racial Differences; Student Adjustment; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Asian American Students; Social Influences; Correlation; College Freshmen + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Student housing; Studentenwohnheim; Hochschulumwelt; Rassenunterschied; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; African Americans; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Sozialer Einfluss; Korrelation; Studienanfänger
Abstract	This study examined sense of belonging among a national sample of 2,967 first-year students. Guided by the work of Hurtado and Carter (1997), relationships between several aspects of the college environment and sense of belonging were examined. Findings indicated that African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian Pacific American students reported a less strong sense of belonging than White/Caucasian students. The social dimensions of the transition to college and residence hall climate and perceptions of the campus racial climate had strong significant relationships to students' sense of belonging. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. The following are appended: (1) Scales Measures in the Study; and (2) Means and Standard Deviations of the Variables in the Study. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10