Despite growing evidence of the importance of student well-being and an abundance of best practices, most institutions have yet to prioritize it as much as they do enrollment, graduation and grades.
A new study provides guidance on how institutions can support and enhance student well-being, and breaks down the various benefits for learners during and beyond their university career. It identifies general student experiences that have resulted in improved well-being later in life, and shares guiding principles for institutions looking to create their own.
"There is a growing recognition of the importance of affective student outcomes such as sense of belonging and agency, as well as a wealth of evidence showing that student-centered practices can meaningfully support these. We hope that this perspective paper will encourage other educators to consider how to support well-being in their own learning context," said Holly White, lead researcher and a Ph.D. student in ecology and environmental sciences.
These guiding principles were determined in part by examining"exemplar efforts to support well-being in undergraduate education" -- all varying in scope and level of instruction -- from six universities across the nation. "A unique feature of our Research Learning Experiences is that they are open to all entering first-year students, no matter what prior experiences students may or may not have had. Our early results on the positive impact of RLEs on overall student well-being is very encouraging," said John Volin, study co-author and UMaine executive vice president of academic affairs and provost.
To gather more insight into these student experiences and enhance their ability to support well-being, researchers recommend more in-depth reviews of existing programs and further studies into the optimal times for assessing and collecting data on them, how decisions regarding their design are made and the funding requirements to support them.
Holly C White, Debra M Allen, Keith Buffinton, Dana Humphrey, Marjorie Malpiede, Richard K Miller, John C Volin.People with more positive perceptions of their nation's institutions are more likely to show favoritism toward fellow citizens, according to new research. This research suggests that support for ...
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