Identification of Interventions to Elevate the Sense of Belonging of LGBTQIA+ Students of Haworth College of Business: A Qualitative Study

Authors

Ann Veeck, Western Michigan UniversityFollow
Robert Harrison, Western Michigan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Version

publisher_pdf

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Abstract

Sense of belonging has been found to be positively associated with multiple important traits related to student success. Conducted in spring 2023, a survey conducted of Haworth College of Business (HCOB) undergraduate students (n=1,140) found that students who identify as LGBTQAI+ (n=) have a significantly lower sense of belonging at HCOB. The proposed grant will provide funding for a set of focus groups to probe as to why LGBTQAI+ students report a lower sense of belonging and to help identify interventions to elevate the sense of belonging of these students.

Comments

Ann Veeck (Professor) and Robert Harrison (Professor), both from the Department of Marketing, were recipients of one of the 2024 WMU Assessment Mini Grants awarded to conduct research on assessment of student learning outcomes. Attached is the final report from their research project.

WMU ScholarWorks Citation

Veeck, Ann and Harrison, Robert, "Identification of Interventions to Elevate the Sense of Belonging of LGBTQIA+ Students of Haworth College of Business: A Qualitative Study" (2024). Assessment Grants. 83.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/assessment_faculty_grant/83