Date of Award
Spring 5-15-2025
Document Type
Dissertation (799 registration)
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Kristin Carlson
Keywords
belonging, first-year, college, intervention, transition
Abstract
Disparities in educational attainment have been at the forefront of many educational leaders' minds. For those in higher education, finding solutions to eliminate these disparities is critical to their viability. Research on these disparities has led to an encouraging discovery centered around the psychological construct of social belonging. Studies have been finding evidence that a student's sense of social belonging impacts their academic success in college. Furthermore, researchers have discovered an intervention that fosters a student's sense of belonging. This intervention has been shown to increase a student's sense of belonging at college and, in turn, has increased the students' academic success. The following research study implemented this intervention on first-year, full-time, domestic students at Minnesota State University Moorhead.
Recommended Citation
Roland, Julia, "A Psychocosocial Behavior Modification that Impacts Social Belonging in College Students" (2025). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 1060.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/1060