Full Description
Drawing on lessons learned regarding student experiences during Covid-19, there has been a wider call within Higher Education to be proactive about initiating developments that foster connections, build a learning community where students feel valued, and their voice heard. This collection of experiences from senior leaders and academics provides real world recommendations and toolkits to operationalise such belonging initiatives. These reflections tackle some of the challenges and tensions that may arise, from both a strategic and localised lens, such as the use of physical and digital space, how educators need to consider the diversity of learners, and initiatives on widening participation, access and participation and internationalisation.
Relevant and timely across all disciplines in Higher Education, Building Student Belonging in Higher Education will be of interest to academics and researchers seeking practical guidance and examples to inform their own practices, to students interested in understanding the concept of belonging and its implications for their educational experiences, to leaders and practitioners looking for effective strategies and tools to implement in their institutions and to stakeholders such as student unions and professional services involved in student support and wellbeing.
Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction; Kate Strudwick and Kirsty A. Miller
Chapter 2. Building a Sense of Belonging in He: Why Leadership Matters; Liz Mossop
Chapter 3. Alternative Teaching Delivery Models: A Case of Student Belonging in 'Block'; Jo Divers
Chapter 4. Belonging: The Impact of Assessment and Grading; Kirsty A. Miller and Hannah L Merdian
Chapter 5. Student Engagement and Sense of Belonging: Are We Ready for a New Approach?; Caroline Jones and Leonie Sweeney
Chapter 6. Using Pedagogical Choices to Foster Student Engagement and Belonging; Juliette Wilson-Thomas
Chapter 7. Students with a Criminal Past: Supporting Belonging and Fostering Inclusivity; Chloe Wilson
Chapter 8. Building Connections: Fostering Belonging Among International Students; Claire Randerson and Kate Strudwick
Chapter 9. Enhancing Belonging and Engagement Through Effective Student Support; Jessica Hodgson
Chapter 10. A PLACCE for Belonging: The Power of Methodology to Illuminate Student Voice; Rebecca Westrup, Becky Price, Callum Perry, Elizabeth Scholefield, and Gray Prothero- Gibbs
Chapter 11. Developing Social Worker Student Belonging, Engagement and Confidence through Peer-Mentoring: A Case Study Exploration; Cally Bleasby, Leigh-Anne Coffey, Hayley Sweeney, and Jessica Thompson
Chapter 12. Belonging to Your Graduate Career: A Critical Exploration of Student Engagement with Employability; Saffron Passam and Sarah Riley
Conclusion; Kate Strudwick and Kirsty A. Miller
