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Rationale for the Action Research Project

FIGURE 1: BELONGING IN DEI Where Belonging sits at the heart of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, according to (figure 1), students should the instution engages their full potential as an individual, innovation should be thriving and views, beliefs and values should be intergrated. Since 2021, the HEPI / Advance HE Student Academic Experience Survey has […]

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Participant Facing Documents:

Email Correspondence Prior to 3 (ABAR) Icebreaker Methods (Gaining consent for incorporating into structured Tutorial’s): To UAL Staff: Hello,  I am emailing to let you know about my intentions for my PG Cert Action research project- (in which I will work with the tutorials in the coming weeks) to bring about a additional framework that […]

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Reading: Thinking around What Belonging means in FE and HE Contexts: Action Research Reflections

Given that ‘belonging’ is such a multifaceted concept in both Further Education (FE) and Higher Education (HE) and so deeply tied to wider successes, it is clear that “belonging is more than just a buzzword; it is a critical factor that affects students’ academic engagement, motivation, persistence, and overall achievement, especially considering the diversity of […]