"Over the last 10 years, colleges and universities have started grappling with the notion that their approaches to maintaining and increasing student retention, persistence, and graduation rates were no longer working. As focus shifted to uncovering barriers to student success while concurrently recognizing student success as more than solely academic factors, the term "student sense of belonging" gained traction in both academic and co-curricular settings. The editors brought this book into being to serve as a single point of reference in an emerging and promising field of study"--
The book critically explores the concept of belonging and how it can respond to contemporary problems in not only the traditional domains of citizenship and migration, but also in detention practices, queer and feminist politics, Australian ...
Gobbolino is a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat.
After you meet Mutt Dog, youll want him to belong to you too. Based on the true story of the authors own beloved dog, Muttley, this is a warm tale of love and belonging.
May this book be a refuge to marvel at the nuance and complexity that makes you remarkably human."--Back cover.
The peer-reviewed essays in this interdisciplinary volume explore the facets of migration and the consequences of displacement on the lives of those individuals who undertake the experience.
Originally published in Horsham, West Sussex by Maverick Arts Publishing Ltd. in 2015.
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Warm, realistic illustrations illuminate the text, showing children eating, playing, making music, and working together with family and friends. "Belonging feels so good!
"A sea born creature, who never quite belongs, discovers who she really is"--Back cover.
"Digby always felt like he didn't belong--like he was just a little different from everyone else.