A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Migrant Students’ Sense of Belonging and the Covid‐19 Pandemic: Implications for Educational Inclusion
Authors: Szelei Nikolett, Devlieger Ines, Verelst An, Spaas Caroline, Jervelund Signe Smith, Primdahl Nina Langer, Skovdal Morten, Opaas Marianne, Durbeej Natalie, Osman Fatumo, Soye Emma, Colpin Hilde, De Haene Lucia, Aalto Sanni, Kankaanpää Reeta, Peltonen Kirsi, Andersen Arnfinn J., Hilden Per Kristian, Watters Charles, Derluyn Ilse
Publisher: Cogitatio
Publication year: 2022
Journal: Social Inclusion
Volume: 10
Issue: 2
First page : 172
Last page: 184
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v10i2.5106
Web address : https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/5106
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/175309526
This article investigates school belonging among migrant students and how this changed during the Covid‐19 pandemic. Drawing on quantitative data gathered from 751 migrant students in secondary schools in six European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the UK), we examined the impact of Covid‐19 school closures, social support, and post‐traumatic stress symptoms on changes in school belonging. Linear regression showed a non‐significant decrease in school belonging, and none of the studied variables had a significant effect on this change in our whole sample. However, sensitivity analysis on a subsample from three countries (Denmark, Finland, and the UK) showed a small but significant negative effect of increasing post‐traumatic stress symptoms on school belonging during Covid‐19 school closures. Given that scholarship on school belonging during Covid‐19 is emergent, this study delineates some key areas for future research on the relationship between wellbeing, school belonging, and inclusion.
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