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An exploratory research to students’ sense of belonging in distance education in higher education in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dirksen, A.N. (2022) An exploratory research to students’ sense of belonging in distance education in higher education in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Abstract:A high sense of belonging can have a great positive impact on students’ lives. For instance, previous research mentioned that belongingness can be beneficial for the overall well-being and prevents student drop-outs. Given the important role of belongingness, and the negative consequences that are related to the feeling of not belonging and disconnectedness, this research investigated students’ belongingness in higher education in distance education in the Netherlands during COVID-19. In total 123 students participated in the online questionnaire, and 7 students participated in the online follow-up interviews. Based on previous research two patterns of educational characteristics (e.g. high or low frequency of educational activities per week, and the group size (small or big) of the educational activities) were analysed. Differences between HBO and WO, bachelor or master student, and full-time or part-time students were taken into account. Amongst other conclusions, it was found that students still felt like they belonged to their peers, educational staff, and educational institute(s) during COVID-19.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:70 social sciences in general, 81 education, teaching
Programme:Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91556
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