College belonging : how first-year and first-generation students navigate campus life /

College belonging : how first-year and first-generation students navigate campus life /

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Author / Creator:	Nunn, Lisa M., 1975- author.
Imprint:	New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Description:	vii, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Critical issues in American education Critical issues in American education (Rutgers University Press)
Subject:	College freshmen -- United States. First-generation college students -- United States. Belonging (Social psychology) College environment -- United States. College student orientation -- United States. Teacher-student relationships -- United States. Belonging (Social psychology) College environment. College freshmen. College student orientation. First-generation college students. Teacher-student relationships. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12523096

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ISBN:	9781978807655 1978807651 9781978807662 197880766X 9781978807679 9781978809529 9781978809536
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"College Belonging reveals how colleges' and universities' efforts to foster a sense of belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the message to "get out there!" and "find your place" by joining student organizations, sports teams, clubs and the like. Nunn shows that this reflects a flawed understanding of what belonging is and how it works. Drawing on the sociological theories of Emile Durkheim, College Belonging shows that belonging is something that members of a community offer to each other. It is something that must be given, like a gift. Individuals cannot simply walk up to a group or community and demand belonging. That's not how it works. The group must extend a sense of belonging to each and every member. It happens by making a person feel welcome, to feel that their presence matters to the group, that they would be missed if they were gone. This critical insight helps us understand why colleges' push for students simply to "get out there!" does not always work"--

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