‘It does not feel like I am a university student’: Considering the impact of online learning on first-year students’ sense of belonging in a ‘post pandemic’ academic literacy module

Belonging is important for student motivation, retention and engagement. However, belonging is difficult to foster in the online environment, and the pandemic necessitating a shift to online learning has meant that many senior students may not feel that they belong at university. Drawing on qualita...

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Main Authors: Martina van Heerden, Sharita Bharuthram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of the Free State 2023-09-01
Series:Perspectives in Education
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Online Access:http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/6780