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Bolstering Belongingness: Instructor Leadership Frameworks for Fostering Inclusion

Credit: iStock.com/melitas
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This article first appeared in The Best of the 2022 Teaching Professor Online Conference (Magna Publications, 2023).

Belonging describes the human emotional need to experience acceptance from a group. As a psychosocial concept, belonging or feeling “part of” allows individuals to develop self-concept or self-identity (Turner & Oakes, 1986). For undergraduates, experiencing a sense of belonging, feeling accepted, and building relationships are crucial factors that encourage engagement, commitment to higher learning, and graduation (Strayhorn, 2018).


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