Students' Need for Belonging in the School Community

By Karen F. Osterman. 2000

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Students’ Sense of Belonging at School in 41 Countries (2016, background): “Students with better teacher–student relationships or greater perceived teacher support had a higher SOBAS (see review by Osterman, 2000).”
A Critical Quantitative Analysis of Students’ Sense of Belonging: Perspectives on Race, Generation Status, and Collegiate Environments (2020, background): “Since belonging stems from sentiments of mattering (Osterman, 2000)—where the institutional environments are constructed to communicate that students are meant to Conversely, living on campus negative conditional effect for three groups: continuing-generation students of another race,…”
Academic and Social Perceptions as Predictors of Change in Middle School Students' Sense of School Belonging (2003, background): “Students’ sense of acceptance in and identification with their school, almost by definition, must be influenced by social dimensions of that environment (L. H. Anderman & Freeman, 2004; Osterman, 2000).”
Multiple Contexts of School Engagement: Moving Toward a Unifying Framework for Educational Research and Practice (2003, background): “A review of literature on cooperative learning has identified a need for schools to de-emphasize current practices of individualization and competition among students (Osterman, 2000).”
A Literature Review of the Impact of Extracurricular Activities Participation on Students’ Academic Performance (2014, background): “…2002; Broh, 2002; Fejgin, 1994; Finn, 1989; Fredricks & Eccles, 2005; Hansen, Larson, & Dworkin, 2003; Holland & Andre, 1987; Larson, Hanson, & Moneta, 2006; Lewis, 2004; Mahoney & Cairns, 1997; Mahoney et al., 2003; Marsh, 1992; Osterman, 2000; Valentine, Cooper, & Bettencourt, 2002).”
In Peer Matters, Teachers Matter: Peer Group Influences on Students’ Engagement Depend on Teacher Involvement (2017, background): “PEER INFLUENCE ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 5 seems to support student motivation and engagement is by fostering students’ sense of belonging (Osterman, 2000; Goodenow, 1993), relatedness (Furrer & Skinner, 2003), or attachment to school (Libbey, 2004).”
Cultivating Positive Teacher–Student Relationships: Preliminary Evaluation of the Establish–Maintain–Restore (EMR) Method (2018, background): “There is a substantial body of research that shows belonging to be a fundamental human need and a key requisite of healthy development (Davidson & McEwen, 2012; Klem & Connell, 2004; Osterman, 2000).”
Attachment in the Classroom (2009, background): “School bonding is particularly important in middle schools (Osterman 2000), yet elementary schools are more likely to meet children's need for belongingness.”
Initial Development and Validation of the School Belongingness Scale (2016, background): “Moreover, numerous studies have reported that a sense belonging is related to students’ positive development and educational outcomes in school settings (Anderman 2003; Deci and Ryan 1991; Finn 1989; Osterman 2000; Sánchez et al. 2005).”
Youth as Agents of Adult and Community Development: Mapping the Processes and Outcomes of Youth Engaged in Organizational Governance (2004, background): “When youth have the opportunity to engage with peers and friends in a structured and safe environment, receive emotional support from adults, and experience a sense of community, they are more likely to remain engaged and report positive outcomes (Fredricks et al., 2002; Osterman, 2000).”
The Adult Lives of At-Risk Students: The Roles of Attainment and Engagement in High School. Statistical Analysis Report. NCES 2006-328. (2006, background): “…have weak or indirect relationships with academic achievement (e.g., Goodenow 1993; Voelkl 1997), although research has shown that high identification with school is associated with high motivation and effort (Goodenow 1993; Goodenow and Grady 1993; Osterman 2000; Pintrich and DeGroot 1990).”
Social Emotions and Personality Inferences: A Scaffold for a New Direction in the Study of Achievement Motivation (2002, background): “Achievement strivings, however, do not take place in a vacuum, but rather occur within a social setting (see also, Osterman, 2000).”
A Multilevel Study of Predictors of Student Perceptions of School Climate: The Effect of Classroom-Level Factors (2008, background): “Osterman (2000) contended that students with a sense of belonging and positive involvement in the classroom are more likely to demonstrate acceptance of authority and regulate their own behavior in the classroom.”
Exploring the Contexts of Relationship Quality between Middle School Students and Teachers (2006, background): “…Meyer, Midgley, & Patrick, 2003) and nonverbal messages (Brooks & Woolfolk, 1987; Neill, 1986, 1989), the press toward belonging (Goodenow, 1993; Osterman, 2000), and the press toward social responsibility and prosocial behavior (Wentzel, 1998) have important consequences for relational and…”
The “Why’s” of Class Size: Student Behavior in Small Classes (2003, background): “ior in the classroom, and academic performance (Bateman et al., 2000; Osterman, 2000; Royal & Rossi, 1996).”