• An introduction of Strayhorn (2012)
Article Sense of belonging and graduate students written by Strayhorn in 2012 revealed the research over academic success has a focus on undergrad students, there motivations for participation in classes, or getting good grades in college. Very little research has been done about the academic histories, motivations, and experiences of masters, doctoral, and first-professional degrees, hereafter referred to as graduate students (p. 90). Such a reason Strayhorn finds motivating to write this article. Author also focuses on another key term in this paper which is a sense of belonging and graduate student. Much less is known about the underlying causal mechanism and ways in which sense of belonging plays out
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To establish this key concept writer included the findings of survey of graduate students who felt they belonged reported have felt safe, comfortable and respected during their interaction with peers and faculty. (p.100) to further support his argument of sense of belonging, writer introduces various scholarly sources; a shared sense of socially constructed meaning that provides a sense of security or relatedness. To be accepted by others, valued, and respected as competent, qualified individuals worthy of membership in a defined group or particular social context. (Maslow, 1962) Also, the author of this paper used other sources to explain this concept using Poock (1999), Burgess (1997), and LaPidus …show more content…
He further elaborates by mentioning “insider” and bona-fide member of group to which they belong as a student; subjective sense of membership. One of the vital findings mentioned in this article is; sense of belonging has roots in socialization of a student with its society and influences success of a graduate student ergo to ensure the academic success and develop the sense of achievement in graduate students, the scholars, administrators, and graduate students should foster graduate students’ socialization and sense of belonging in graduate school. He used several sources to highlight the relation both a sense of belonging and socialization using Bragg (1976) and Strayhorn (in press b).
•An analysis of a language pattern (look in the assignment directions on Blackboard for which pattern to analyze) that includes
Strayhorn mentions various examples of socialization in order to establish a refrence with the concept of socialization and help understanding the concept. On page 96, he mentioned socialization matters to use many examples that could be happened in actual situations.
-Involvement in socializing activities
-Social gatherings among peers and staff
The fascinating point for me was the writer seemed interested to be helpful for their readers understand the concept by the use of examples of
"To feel a sense of belonging, you need to accept yourself and be accepted by others."
In order to successfully enter and maintain membership status in an academic discourse community, one must be willing to make changes in order to be successful. Kevin Davis describes the changes as a creation of a new identity and explains this through his personal experiences and several studies in his essay, “Does Coming to College Mean Becoming Someone New?” His reasons for the creation of a new identity leads to the main message of how to become a successful member of an academic discourse community. However, his piece not only presents a how-to succeed guide, but also legitimizes the “college”-coming of age passage. In the process of coming to college, when entering a new community of academic discourse, a new identity is born from maturation or the rite of passage.
In what ways does this text explore the development of belonging through connections to people, places, groups, communities or the larger world?
Haas and Flower then provide an example [Page 177], of the differences of a student reader and an experienced reader. The example shows a remarkable difference between the two, the student reader was able to identify the situation and paraphrased what he found out. The experienced reader not only identified the situation, but provided a theory to attempt to explain what the author was trying to do; this is quite different than what the student reader provided. I believe Haas and Flower added the example to emphasize the difference of the conclusions that the student reader and the experienced reader came to. By adding the example, Haas and Flower were also able to support rhetorical reading and the difference it made between the readers. Haas and Flower then state the following: “While the student reader is mainly creating a gist and paraphrasing, the experienced reader does this and more – he then tries to infer the author’s purpose and even creates a sort of strident persona for the writer” [Haas and Flower, 177] The following quote is basically the description of the experiment, and explains the difference in the student reader’s response to the experienced reader’s
Ultimately, belonging is not simply a state of security and acceptance, but also involves fear, insecurity, conflict and exclusion. Through Arthur Miller’s exploration of this paradoxical nature of belonging, we see the importance and necessity of belonging to oneself, even if this means exclusion from the community.
The article was effective because of the use of examples to help readers relate to research that many would otherwise find boring.
The same feelings of not belonging were mirrored again when I first joined the Social and Emotional Development Lab, it was not that it was not a friendly environment. The people in the lab were warm and welcoming. I knew th...
Just like Richard Rodriguez one can have struggles with school and home, for instance at home one is taught to speak their mind, told that everyone will understand. At home formal does not exist; serious and organized is an option. Yet at school one must learn to think before speaking, to raise your hand and to make sure you sound just like everyone else. At school one is taught to not make a fool out of themselves, to be serious and formal to be just like everybody else. But yet again as a student, although one has been taught to be like everyone else, one can still feel like an outsider, like Rodriguez describes you still don’t fit in. As a student one must learn the difference between formal and informal and when to use both, for some students like me formal and serious might be the only way to socialize. And just like Rodriguez one
point or just makes sense. Probably the biggest thing I took away from this paper, is to not do the
The author approaches her topic of study in a creative way. The author has the ability to take the information given to her and make it have greater meaning.
While there are differences both definitions have one main point. When you are related to someone you should treat one another with all of these characteristics. So, the real, true meaning of belonging is to be accepted, loved, and understood. These three qualities really fit into every group and family dynamic. You can take a good, healthy group of friends and observe each of the qualities in action. Many specialists talk about this a lot. Some claim that if one of these 3 qualities are missing, the relationship is not healthy. In your own relationships, do you have acceptance, love and understanding? If not, is this a good place for you to
In Paul Toughmay’s “Who Gets to Graduate,” he follows a young first year college student, Vanessa Brewer, explaining her doubts, fears, and emotions while starting her college journey. As a student, at the University of Texas Brewer feels small and as if she doesn’t belong. Seeking advice from her family she calls her mom but after their conversation Brewer feels even more discouraged. Similar to Brewer I have had extreme emotions, doubts, and fears my freshman year in college.
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...ewed things while writing the novel. It is very important to examine the context of when something is written and this helped with that immensely.