Sense Of Belonging On A Consolidated Campus: Dissertation Research In Progress
Location
PARB 128 (First Floor)
Proposal Track
Practice Report
Session Format
Presentation
Abstract
The future of higher education shows that continued pressure will be applied for greater enrollments and higher persistence rates alongside institutional efficiencies and cost savings, creating the potential for institutional consolidations. There is limited literature currently available on the relationship between consolidations of institutions of higher education and students’ sense of belonging or enrollment. This dissertation research study, currently in progress, is a problem of practice for the researcher and is designed to identify the factors that relate to students’ sense of belonging for students who matriculated in a post-consolidation environment. This mixed-methods study will identify factors that students feel contribute to their sense of belonging and may allow for universities to better understand these factors and build upon them to increase retention and progression.
Keywords
consolidation, sense of belonging, belonging
Professional Bio
Amy Smith serves as the Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management at Georgia Southern University. The majority of her career has been in Undergraduate Admissions, but the last four years in the Vice President’s office has allowed her to work collaboratively to positively impact enrollment policies and procedures across the University to streamline the college enrollment process for students. Amy received her B.A. in English from Georgia Southern University, her M.Ed. in College Student Affairs Administration from the University of Georgia, and is currently completing her Ed.D. in Educational Leadership at Georgia Southern University.
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Recommended Citation
Smith, Amy D., "Sense Of Belonging On A Consolidated Campus: Dissertation Research In Progress" (2022). Georgia Educational Research Association Conference. 22.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gera/2022/2022/22
Sense Of Belonging On A Consolidated Campus: Dissertation Research In Progress
PARB 128 (First Floor)
The future of higher education shows that continued pressure will be applied for greater enrollments and higher persistence rates alongside institutional efficiencies and cost savings, creating the potential for institutional consolidations. There is limited literature currently available on the relationship between consolidations of institutions of higher education and students’ sense of belonging or enrollment. This dissertation research study, currently in progress, is a problem of practice for the researcher and is designed to identify the factors that relate to students’ sense of belonging for students who matriculated in a post-consolidation environment. This mixed-methods study will identify factors that students feel contribute to their sense of belonging and may allow for universities to better understand these factors and build upon them to increase retention and progression.
