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Belonging, engagement, and self-confidence in higher education (BES)
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About this scale
Having a sense of belonging means that you are part of wherever you are. In schools and universities this is important. If you are a university student, but you do not really feel part of the university, then this might affect your motivation. Educators often talk about sense of belonging, but it is not easy to find scales on sense of belonging for studies with university students. Fortunately, there is the study by Mantz Yorke from Lancaster University in
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Source & citation
Yorke, M. (2016). The development and initial use of a survey of student ‘belongingness’, engagement and self-confidence in UK higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 41(1) , 154-166, DOI: 10.1080/02602938.2014.990415. Open access link .
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