The Belonging Project: Embedded Collaborative Student Research on First-year Student Engagement under Covid-19
Conference Tracks
Learning Theories and Pedagogy – Research
Abstract
This research brief will highlight embedded undergraduate research conducted by FYE seminar students in the Fall 2020. As part of the course, the students completed a collaborative action research project on belonging strategies (theirs and others) across 3 stages: first contact with the university, in the (then) present, and projections of what they saw they might do in the unknown future. Despite limited campus interactions, students were able to identify factors contributing to their connection with each other and the institution. Implications of the research serve to amplify the significance of student voice, at all levels, in teaching and learning.
Session Format
Research Brief and Reflection Panels
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Publication Type and Release Option
Image (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Grodziak, Eileen and Cruz, Laura PhD, "The Belonging Project: Embedded Collaborative Student Research on First-year Student Engagement under Covid-19" (2022). SoTL Commons Conference. 61.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2022/61
The Belonging Project: Embedded Collaborative Student Research on First-year Student Engagement under Covid-19
This research brief will highlight embedded undergraduate research conducted by FYE seminar students in the Fall 2020. As part of the course, the students completed a collaborative action research project on belonging strategies (theirs and others) across 3 stages: first contact with the university, in the (then) present, and projections of what they saw they might do in the unknown future. Despite limited campus interactions, students were able to identify factors contributing to their connection with each other and the institution. Implications of the research serve to amplify the significance of student voice, at all levels, in teaching and learning.
