School Belonging: A Review of the History, Current Trends, and Future Directions

@article{Slaten2016SchoolBA,
  title={School Belonging: A Review of the History, Current Trends, and Future Directions},
  author={Christopher D. Slaten and Jonathan K. Ferguson and Kelly-Ann Allen and Dianne Vella Brodrick and Lea Waters},
  journal={The Educational and Developmental Psychologist},
  year={2016},
  volume={33},
  pages={1 - 15}
}
School belonging, at both a school and university level, has been well documented as a predictor of academic and psychosocial success. The construct has been examined by scholars in a variety of different professional disciplines (e.g., education, psychology, sociology) and continues to be consistently researched. Although significant contributions have been made in the field, there are still additional areas of investigation needed, as well as interventions that need to be designed and… 
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