This article is a fledgling exploratory test of the theoretical article we previously wrote, "Belonging a Key Concept to Explain Success in Higher Education in the Netherlands. This article reports on the beliefs of first year students at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences on the topics of Belonging, and Attachment. COVID-19 is an intervening variable in this study. The main outcome is that Windesheim University of Applied Sciences -in particular Social Work- has done well to establish learning communities. Students appreciate this approach. There they have the feeling to be heard and understood. They also have the idea in the learning community that they are cared about as people. Our conclusion is that learning communities contribute to belonging. Nevertheless, we suggest a number of improvements. Improvements that are badly needed because the students are mostly non-Western and the teachers are mainly native Dutch. Improvement 1 is to involve the extended family in the education, which is common in the non-Western world. An extended family can possibly help prevent students from dropping out. Improvement 2 is to give education a positive spin, by stopping focusing on a competition for the highest grades. Improvement 3 is to ensure that the teachers are a representative reflection of the students at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences, social work. The likelihood then increases that students will be more seen and valued in their cultural identities.
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Carl Hermann Dino Steinmetz, Dliman Salim. (2022). Belonging, Attachment and COVID-19 in Higher Education in the Netherlands: Results and Recommendations. Humanities and Social Sciences, 10(5), 271-276. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20221005.11
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