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Validation of Belonging among Underrepresented Undergraduates in STEM Majors: Comparison of Former Transfer and Non-Transfer Students

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Dana G. Holland Zahner; Raquel P. Harper – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2025

The transfer pathway from community college to university holds promise for advancing equity in STEM because it is followed by disproportionately high numbers of underrepresented students. Among the challenges these students face is cultivating belonging in multiple institutional settings. By combining belonging and validation theories, this…

Descriptors: Sense of Community, Disproportionate Representation, Undergraduate Study, STEM Education