TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting school sense of community
T2 - Students perceptions at two catholic universities
AU - Bottom, Todd L.
AU - Ferrari, Joseph R.
AU - Matteo, Elizabeth
AU - Todd, Nathan R.
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - Understanding the factors that predict sense of community (SOC) among college students has important implications for higher education policy and practice. The present study determined whether perceptions of inclusion and religious pluralism across 2,199 university students' (1,442 women, 757 men; M age=23.42, SD =7.84) at two Catholic universities predicted levels of school sense of community (SSOC). As expected, results indicated that perceptions of both inclusion and religious pluralism significantly predicted SSOC. However, mixed results were found regarding the interaction of university setting with inclusion and religious pluralism. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed.
AB - Understanding the factors that predict sense of community (SOC) among college students has important implications for higher education policy and practice. The present study determined whether perceptions of inclusion and religious pluralism across 2,199 university students' (1,442 women, 757 men; M age=23.42, SD =7.84) at two Catholic universities predicted levels of school sense of community (SSOC). As expected, results indicated that perceptions of both inclusion and religious pluralism significantly predicted SSOC. However, mixed results were found regarding the interaction of university setting with inclusion and religious pluralism. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed.
KW - Catholic university
KW - innovative and inclusive
KW - religious pluralism
KW - school sense of community
KW - students
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U2 - 10.1080/10852352.2012.718595
DO - 10.1080/10852352.2012.718595
M3 - Article
C2 - 23256588
AN - SCOPUS:84871796398
SN - 1085-2352
VL - 41
SP - 4
EP - 14
JO - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
JF - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
IS - 1
ER -