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The Relationship of Student Involvement, Institutional Engagement, and Sense of Belonging among Students of Color at a Predominantly White Institution

Kitchen, Joseph Allen
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408992745

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2014, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, EDU Policy and Leadership.
There are gaps in our understanding of the relationship between involvement, engagement, and sense of belonging among students of color. To address these gaps, the present study uses data from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to explore the relationship between student involvement, institutional engagement, and sense of belonging among people of color at a large, southeastern, predominantly White institution (PWI). The analysis is guided by Kuh and colleagues’ (2009) description of student engagement theory which specifies two major agents of engagement (i.e., the student and the institution) and calls for research that parses out what the student does, what the institution does, and sense of belonging. This quantitative investigation is centered on two research questions. The first determines whether there are differences by race and ethnicity in reported involvement, engagement, and belonging among PWI students. The second research question examines the relationship between student involvement, institutional engagement, and sense of belonging among students of color attending PWIs. Independent samples t-tests, bivariate correlations, and hierarchical linear regression models were computed to answer the research questions. Findings revealed significant racial/ethnic differences in reported social involvement and sense of belonging at PWIs. Correlation results suggest that student involvement, institutional engagement, and sense of belonging are positively related. Results from the full regression model revealed that academic involvement, social involvement, and institutional engagement are significant positive predictors of sense of belonging among students of color attending PWIs. Student involvement explained variance in sense belonging above and beyond student characteristics and institutional engagement explained additional variance above and beyond student involvement and characteristics. This study aims to provide useful information to institutions, educators, and students that can influence policy, theory, and practical decisions alike in an effort to address outcomes like sense of belonging and larger issues that face higher education such as disparate retention rates across race and ethnicity.
Terrell Strayhorn, PhD (Advisor)
Tatiana Suspitsyna, PhD (Committee Member)
Eric Anderman, PhD (Committee Member)
211 p.
Higher Education; Minority and Ethnic Groups
sense of belonging; student engagement; students of color

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  • Kitchen, J. A. (2014). The Relationship of Student Involvement, Institutional Engagement, and Sense of Belonging among Students of Color at a Predominantly White Institution [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408992745

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kitchen, Joseph. The Relationship of Student Involvement, Institutional Engagement, and Sense of Belonging among Students of Color at a Predominantly White Institution. 2014. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408992745.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kitchen, Joseph. "The Relationship of Student Involvement, Institutional Engagement, and Sense of Belonging among Students of Color at a Predominantly White Institution." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408992745

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