The Impact of Social Belonging Interventions on Student Retention and Persistence in College

• In Event: 79.028 - "Supporting Low-Income Students’ College Transition: Factors Related to Sense of Belonging in the First Year"

Abstract

Students’ transition to college has long been a topic of research and practical interest among scholars and higher education professionals across the United States. This proposal investigates the impact of randomized social belonging interventions on college student (N=3,134) retention and persistence at a large, Midwest university. The research described in this proposal is part of a large scale longitudinal study on the impact the College Transition Collaborative (CTC) Social Belonging Interventions have on student success and degree obtainment. Results from this study indicate that receiving a belonging intervention and the type of intervention students received (i.e., standard, customized, control) made a statistically significant impact on college student retention and persistence the first two years of college.

Authors

• Andrew Alt, Bowling Green State University

• Yifei Li

• Brigette S. Gibson, Bowling Green State University

• Julia Mame Matuga, Bowling Green State University