Teachers' provision of opportunities to belong predicts Black and Latine students' class engagement and overall school engagement¶
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q2 i? The more students perceived their teacher to offer opportunities to belong, the more students reported engaging in class, and overall ratings of opportunities to belong across teachers predicted overall engagement in school. → Harris-Thomas 2026
Evidence¶
Harris-Thomas 2026¶
Harris-Thomas, B., Nicolai, K. D., Chen, X.-Y., & Areizaga Barbieri, C. (2026). Examining Black and Latine Students' Sense of Belonging within the Mathematics Classroom: A Narrative Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10181-0
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Narrative review reporting Gray et al. (2024), a survey study of 255 sixth-grade students in a STEM-focused magnet middle school (44% Latine, 40% Black). The review reports the dose-like relation between perceived "opportunities to belong" and engagement. No effect sizes printed.
"The more students perceived their teacher to offer opportunities to belong, the more students reported engaging in class. In addition, students' overall ratings of opportunities to belong (across all teachers) predicted their overall engagement in school"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Teacher support is among the strongest predictors of school belonging — related
- Teachers' empathetic caring is associated with stronger mathematics classroom connectedness among Black and Latine students than transactional care — related
- Perceived collaboration among peers positively predicts academic engagement, but competitive climates can undercut collaboration — related
- Racial/ethnic composition of classrooms and schools shapes Black and Latine students' sense of belonging in mathematics — related
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Teachers' provision of opportunities to belong predicts Black and Latine students' class engagement and overall school engagement |
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Teachers' provision of opportunities to belong predicts Black and Latine students' class engagement and overall school engagement |
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