Gulsah Dost gulsah.dost@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy
Understanding higher education students’ sense of belonging: a qualitative meta-ethnographic analysis
Dost, G.; Mazzoli Smith, L.
Authors
Dr Laura Mazzoli Smith laura.d.mazzolismith@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Abstract
The current literature on ‘sense of belonging’ spans a number of disciplines, with no apparent consensus on definition between these, complicated by the fact that sense of belonging is temporal and context-sensitive (such as during COVID-19). In particular, a closer look at how students define sense of belonging is needed from an up-to-date perspective to help them feel more connected to the faculty/campus and improve their wellbeing and mental health in the ‘new normal’ and ‘next normal’ post-pandemic eras. Therefore, this study explores higher education students’ sense of belonging, a concept that has not been adequately conceptualised, from their perspectives. As these perspectives are subjective, an interpretive approach is required to generate rich meanings. This study has adopted a meta-ethnographic approach to synthesise qualitative studies, which allows for comparison and synthesis of studies into a new interpretation through translations. Interpretive qualitative synthesis resulted in one higher-order concept, four main concepts, and nineteen sub-concepts that conceptualise higher education students’ understanding of sense of belonging to their universities.
Citation
Dost, G., & Mazzoli Smith, L. (online). Understanding higher education students’ sense of belonging: a qualitative meta-ethnographic analysis. Journal of Further and Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2023.2191176
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Feb 13, 2023 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 23, 2023 |
Deposit Date | Apr 19, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Apr 19, 2023 |
Journal | Journal of Further and Higher Education |
Print ISSN | 0309-877X |
Electronic ISSN | 1469-9486 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2023.2191176 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1175411 |
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