Short belonging interventions in college settings can produce significant and lasting effects¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2013 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Recent social-psychological research suggests that isolated, relatively short interventions targeting students' sense of belonging in college can produce significant and lasting effects. → Jenny Nagaoka 2013

Evidence¶

Jenny Nagaoka 2013¶

Jenny Nagaoka, Camille A. Farrington, Melissa Roderick, Elaine Allensworth, Tasha Seneca Keyes, David W. Johnson, and Nicole O. Beechum. (2013). Readiness for College: The Role of Noncognitive Factors and Context. VUE (Voices in Urban Education), Fall 2013. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/readiness-college-role-noncognitive-factors-and-context

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The article reports, citing Walton & Cohen 2007, Walton & Spencer 2009, and Yeager & Walton 2011, that "relatively short interventions targeting students’ sense of belonging" show lasting effects. The review narrates these studies without printing effect sizes.

"Recent research in social psychology suggests that isolated, relatively short interventions targeting students’ sense of belonging in a college setting can produce significant and lasting effects"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Belonging Interventions Improve Outcomes — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
• Students with belonging, purpose, collaboration, goal-setting, and perseverance skills alongside academic knowledge are more likely to reach their full potential — related
• Dedicated sense-of-belonging courseware features were underused: most students were unaware of the Lumen Community and vaguely remembered the Introduce Yourself module — related
• An adult-education market report, citing a 2014 Department of Labor synthesis, states that cohort membership contributes to adult learners' skill development and persistence — related
• A sense of belonging can help promote and consolidate online learning — related
• A sense of belonging is firmly linked with improved student attainment, increased learners' satisfaction and reduced attrition rates in campus-based learning — related
• Social-emotional learning benefits persist at follow-up — related