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Belonging In A Predominantly White Institution: The Role Of Membership In Latina/O Sororities And Fraternities, Crystal Garcia
Belonging In A Predominantly White Institution: The Role Of Membership In Latina/O Sororities And Fraternities, Crystal Garcia
Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications
This qualitative, multiple case study explored the role of involvement in a particular university subculture, Latina/o sororities and fraternities, in how Latina/o college students develop and make meaning of their sense of belonging within predominantly White institutions. Findings address ways Latina/o college students described their institutional sense of belonging in addition to a discussion of five primary characteristics of belonging: where I have a role or responsibility, where people look like me, where I am valued and cared for, where my racial identity and culture is recognized and valued, and where I share interests or values …
Latinx College Student Sense Of Belonging: The Role Of Campus Subcultures, Crystal E. Garcia
Latinx College Student Sense Of Belonging: The Role Of Campus Subcultures, Crystal E. Garcia
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
This qualitative, multiple case study incorporated elements of a grounded theory approach to explore the role of involvement in a particular university subculture, Latinx Greek letter organizations, in how Latinx college students develop and make meaning of their sense of belonging within predominantly White institutions. The study was guided by the following questions: (1) How do Latinx college students involved in LGLOs at PWIs experience and develop a sense of belonging? (2) What role (if any) does involvement in Latinx fraternities and sororities play in how Latinx college students experience and develop a sense of belonging at PWIs? Participants included …
International Female Graduate Students' Experience At A Midwestern University: Sense Of Belonging And Identity Development, Anh T. Le, Barbara Lacost, Michael Wismer
International Female Graduate Students' Experience At A Midwestern University: Sense Of Belonging And Identity Development, Anh T. Le, Barbara Lacost, Michael Wismer
Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications
International female graduate students have to negotiate multiple aspects of their identities as non-native learners and women in a society with different gender norms than their home countries. However, their experiences have not been well researched within the scholarship on international students. In this study, using the phenomenological approach, we explored the phenomenon of being an international female graduate student in the U.S. The seven participants are diverse in terms of countries of origin, academic programs, and life situations. Using open-ended questions, we conducted indepth one-on-one interviews with the participants. The findings indicate that the participants perceived being international female …
Developing A Sense Of Belonging For Commuter Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Eric S. Bloomquist
Developing A Sense Of Belonging For Commuter Students: A Mixed Methods Study, Eric S. Bloomquist
Department of Educational Administration: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
In this mixed methods study, the researcher explored the experiences of commuter freshmen at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln—a large, four-year, public institution. Specifically, he sought to better understand how commuter freshmen feel that they belong on their residential campus and what they report as their greatest needs in order to succeed. Using a quantitative survey returned from a sample of 92 students (n = 92), he found that a majority of the commuter freshmen did report feelings of belonging. Additionally, responses relating to feelings of not belonging were correlated with lower first-semester self-reported GPAs. In a follow-up Nominal Group …