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Belonging: Culture of Belonging

The purpose of this Subject Guide is to provide GRCC’s campus community with a centralized, curated list of resources and tools, and to empower students, faculty and staff to explore, learn and implement strategies for fostering belonging on campus.

We Belong Here!!!

China Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

China Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Dominican Republic Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Dominican Republic Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

France Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

France Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Halti Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Halti Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

India Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

India Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

India Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

India Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Iraq Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Iraq Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Mexico Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Mexico Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Nigeria Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Nigeria Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

 Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

 Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

South Korea Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

South Korea Booth at the 2023 Cultural Festival

Belonging Resources from Other Institutions

Belonging in Higher Education

 

  1. Costello, Meghan A., et al. "RANDOMIZED EVALUATION OF AN INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE A SENSE OF BELONGINGNESS AMONG ENTERING COLLEGE STUDENTS." College Student Affairs Journal, vol. 40, no. 1, 2022, pp. 63-76. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/randomized-evaluation-intervention-enhance-sense/docview/2712892250/se-2

  2. David A Patterson Silver Wolf (Adelv unegv Waya), et al. "Social Belonging and College Retention: Results from a Quasi-Experimental Pilot Study." Journal of College Student Development, vol. 58, no. 5, 2017, pp. 777-782. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/social-belonging-college-retention-results-quasi/docview/2008058648/se-2

  3. Davis, Glenn M., et al. "Students’ Sense of Belonging: The Development of a Predictive Retention Model." Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, vol. 19, no. 1, 2019. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/students-sense-belonging-development-predictive/docview/2387851376/se-2

  4. Farrell, Laura C., et al. "College Connectedness: The Student Perspective." Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, vol. 18, no. 1, 2018, pp. 75-95. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/college-connectedness-student-perspective/docview/2387852627/se-2

  5. Ferguson, Shaundawna N. "Effects of Faculty and Staff Connectedness on Student Self-Efficacy." Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, vol. 21, no. 2, 2021. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/effects-faculty-staff-connectedness-on-student/docview/2756342361/se-2

  6. Gilken, Jennifer, PhD., and Helen L. Johnson PhD. "Supporting Belongingness through Instructional Interventions in Community College Classrooms." The Community College Enterprise, vol. 25, no. 1, 2019, pp. 32-49. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/supporting-belongingness-through-instructional/docview/2342433679/se-2

  7. Gravett, Karen, and Rola Ajjawi. “Belonging as Situated Practice.” Studies in Higher Education, vol. 47, no. 7, July 2022, pp. 1386–96. EBSCOhost, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=157772519&site=ehost-live

  8. Hale, Cara J., James W. Hannum, and Dorothy L. Espelage. "Social Support and Physical Health: The Importance of Belonging." Journal of American College Health, vol. 53, no. 6, 2005, pp. 276-84. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/social-support-physical-health-importance/docview/213066033/se-2

  9. Holloway-Friesen, Holly. "ON THE ROAD HOME: A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF COMMUTERS' SENSE OF BELONGING." College Student Affairs Journal, vol. 36, no. 2, 2018, pp. 81-96. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/on-road-home-content-analysis-commuters-sense/docview/2154503456/se-2 

  10. Kennedy, Gary, and Bruce Tuckman. “An Exploration into the Influence of Academic and Social Values, Procrastination, and Perceived School Belongingness on Academic Performance.” Social Psychology of Education, vol. 16, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 435–70. EBSCOhost, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eft&AN=90065331&site=ehost-live

  11. Kuttner, Paul J. “The Right to Belong in School: A Critical, Transdisciplinary Conceptualization of School Belonging.” AERA Open,2023, Vol.9 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/23328584231183407

  12. MacLeod, Jason, Hao Y. Harrison, and Yinghui Shi. "Student-to-Student Connectedness in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review." Journal of Computing in Higher Education, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 426-448. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/student-connectedness-higher-education-systematic/docview/2193894851/se-2

  13. Marler, Emily K., et al. “The Impact of COVID-19 on University Students’ Academic Motivation, Social Connection, and Psychological Well-Being.” Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, Sept. 2021. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1037/stl0000294. http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2021-90447-001&site=ehost-live

  14. “Navigating the Impact of the Community on Community College Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.” New Directions for Institutional Research, vol. 2021, no. 189–192, Mar. 2021, pp. 109–19. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.grcc.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/ir.20355. http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=155218580&site=ehost-live

  15. Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw. "The Relationship between Supportive Campus Environment and Cultural Diversity in Enhancing Students’ Sense of Belonging in Higher Education." Journal for Multicultural Education, vol. 15, no. 4, 2021, pp. 429-444. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/relationship-between-supportive-campus/docview/2609689095/se-2

  16. Poole, Heather, et al. “The Importance of Others: The Link Between Stress and Social Connectedness in University Students.” Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning, vol. 14, no. 1, Jan. 2023, pp. 1–15. EBSCOhost, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=164954917&site=ehost-live

  17. Pokorny, Helen, Debbie Holley, and Suzanne Kane. "Commuting, Transitions and Belonging: The Experiences of Students Living at Home in their First Year at University." Higher Education, vol. 74, no. 3, 2017, pp. 543-558. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/commuting-transitions-belonging-experiences/docview/1925973085/se-2

  18. Rodriguez, Francisco C. “Why Diversity and Equity Matter: Reflections from a Community College President.” New Directions for Community Colleges, vol. 2015, no. 172, Winter 2015, pp. 15–24. EBSCOhost, https://doi-org.grcc.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/cc.20160.http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=111330218&site=ehost-live

  19. Slaten, Christopher D., et al. "School Belonging: A Review of the History, Current Trends, and Future Directions." The Educational and Developmental Psychologist, vol. 33, no. 1, 2016, pp. 1-15. ProQuest, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/school-belonging-review-history-current-trends/docview/2182450380/se-2  

  20. Slaten, Christopher D., et al. “The Development and Validation of the University Belonging Questionnaire.” Journal of Experimental Education, vol. 86, no. 4, Oct. 2018, pp. 633–51. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2017.1339009. http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=133587988&site=ehost-live

  21. Trawalter, Sophie, et al. “Out of Place: Socioeconomic Status, Use of Public Space, and Belonging in Higher Education.” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 120, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 131–44. EBSCOhost, http://grcc.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pdh&AN=2020-45722-001&site=ehost-live

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