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Autore |
Nunn Lisa M. <1975-> |
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Titolo |
College belonging : how first-year and first-generation students navigate campus life / / Lisa M. Nunn |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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ISBN |
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9781978809536 |
1-9788-0953-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Critical issues in American education |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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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 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Social Belonging versus Campus-Community Belonging -- 2 Campus-Community Belonging and Organizational Structures -- 3 Academic Competence and Academic Belonging -- 4 The Academic Community and Academic Belonging -- 5 Ethnoracial Diversity and Belonging -- 6 “Nice” Diversity -- 7 Recommendations for Campuses -- Theoretical Appendix: Durkheim and Belonging -- Methodological Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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