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Carlton J. Fong

@carltonfong.bsky.social
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Interests in Motivation and Learning in Context, Meta-Analysis, Educational Psychology, Postsecondary Education

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Maisha Farzana Mumu, M.A. @maishamumu.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
So grateful for this Texas State University reunion at the @aeradivc.bsky.social 2026 Annual Meeting #AERA2026 in LA! It was wonderful reconnecting with everyone.🤝 🎓 Many thanks to Drs. @carltonfong.bsky.social and Taylor Acee for organizing such a thoughtful gathering—proud to be a #TXST alumna! ❤️🐾
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Excited to present at #SPSP2026 alongside such wonderful researchers and to share our latest work on belonging with collaborators @pedram-zarei.bsky.social, @chrisrozek.bsky.social, and our research teams! Thanks to Joel Le Forestier for organizing this session at @spspnews.bsky.social!
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Excited to share that @chrisrozek.bsky.social & I are guest editing a special issue of Contemporary Educational Psychology: “Promoting Equitable and Authentic School Belonging: Barriers, Facilitators, and Mechanisms.” Call for abstracts due March 1, 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Thanks @jeffgreene.bsky.social for sharing our meta-analysis led by Zohreh Fathi! Kudos to co-authors @pedram-zarei.bsky.social, @arnobsaha.bsky.social, & Sanzida Sharmeen! Faculty-student relationships are vital but complex; we tried to consider 6 dimensions! Open-access: doi.org/10.1007/s106...
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Dr. Allison Master @allisonmaster.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚨New paper alert!🚨 Super proud of the work that went into this one, which includes a systematic review and MEGA-ANALYSIS of the development of sense of belonging in STEM education across Grades K-12, with special attention to gender differences. (1/N) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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“I Felt Like I Completely Belonged in That Class”: Gender and the Development of Sense of Belonging in K-12 STEM Education - Educational Psychology Review
Educational Psychology Review - Sense of belonging is an important motivational belief that represents individuals’ sense of fit within an environment. However, many women report feeling a...
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Instats @instats.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Last chance to register for Peer Reviewing and Editing Journals disciplines #Management #Communication #Ethics #Education #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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Peer Reviewing and Editing Journals - Livestream starting Jan 8, 2026 (UTC)
Want to turn peer review and journal editing into high-impact, career-building work? Join "From Peer Reviewing to Editing Journals: Strategies and Tips for Engaging in Field-Shaping Service," a one-day, practical workshop with Dr. Carlton J. Fong (Texas State University) that equips PhD students and researchers with evidence-based practices, templates, mock-review sessions, and time-management tactics to deliver rigorous, constructive reviews and move into editorial roles. Drawing on Dr. Fong’s experience reviewing and editing hundreds of manuscripts, the seminar covers when to accept reviews, ethical issues and conflicts of interest, contemporary review models, building a reviewer profile, and pathways to editorial boards—plus hands-on materials you can use immediately. Offered live via Zoom with recordings and a monitored Q&A available for 30 days after the seminar, and a completion certificate (ECTS-equivalent noted where applicable), this workshop will help you translate reviewing into measurable scholarly service that strengthens your research, teaching, and CV. disciplines #Management #Communication #Ethics #Education #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 08/08/2023
Carlton Fong and Diane Schallert have wise words and deep insights on the roles of motivation & emotion in how people receive and use feedback. Learn more (and check out some great Back to the Future clips!) in my latest (still free) Substack! #education #psychology #EducationalPsychology #feedback
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Having trouble delivering effective feedback?
Consider the motivations and emotions affecting how your feedback is received.
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Instats @instats.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
New Instats livestreaming seminar: From Peer Reviewing to Editing Journals disciplines #Management #Communication #Ethics #Education #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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From Peer Reviewing to Editing Journals - Livestream starting Jan 8, 2026 (UTC)
Join Dr. Carlton J. Fong (Dept. of Curriculum & Instruction, Texas State University) for a one-day workshop, "From Peer Reviewing to Editing Journals: Strategies and Tips for Engaging in Field‑Shaping Service," designed for PhD students and researchers who want to move from reactive gatekeeping to proactive field-building; through short lectures, live demonstrations, mock reviews, and hands-on templates you’ll learn how to write rigorous, constructive reviews efficiently, navigate ethics and conflicts of interest, build a reviewer profile, and translate reviewing experience into editorial roles and measurable career impact. Practical takeaways include review/report templates and checklists, workflows for rapid methodological appraisal, strategies for joining editorial boards or commissioning special issues, time-management tactics, and a clear plan to integrate service into your CV and job-market materials. The seminar is offered live via Zoom with recordings and materials available for 30 days after the event, a monitored Q&A forum for follow-up, and an Instats certificate of completion (ECTS equivalent where indicated). Spaces are limited—learn more and enroll to boost your scholarly service and influence in your field. disciplines #Management #Communication #Ethics #Education #SocialTheory #Research #ResearchTraining #Instats
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I'm excited to teach another @instats.bsky.social half-day seminar on January 8th focused on the "Ins and Outs" of peer reviewing for academic journals and pathways to editorial roles! A useful session for graduate students and early career researchers. instats.org/seminar/from...
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Peer Reviewing and Editing Journals - Livestreamed Research Training | Instats
PhD-level seminar on Peer Reviewing and Editing Journals with Carlton Fong . Live Q&A plus on‑demand access. Join via your university’s Instats membership or enroll directly.
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Veronica Yan @veronicayan.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
SAVE THE DATE! I am excited to announce the 4th annual LONESTAR (un)Conference on Strategic Learning, to be hosted at Texas state University in San Marcos on May 19-20, 2026. Applications to attend will open on Jan 15, 2026 and close on Feb 1st, 2026 For more: sites.google.com/view/lonesta...
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Learner-Oriented iNnovations to Enhance Self-regulation and Teaching: Association of Researchers
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Could not be more proud of you @agustingarcia.bsky.social! 🤩 It's been an honor to get to see you develop into a scholar-practitioner committed to postsecondary student success. Congratulations to you as you start your tenure-track journey! 🎉 @txst.edu @pss-txst.bsky.social
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Matt Bernacki @mattbernacki.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The Handbook of Personalized Learning is finally in print! Arrived yesterday(!) & pre-order pricing thru 🦃. www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-... We provided teachers & designers with a guide to theoretically supported PL design logic & demos across subject areas, ages, & contexts. +DIY figure! ⬇️
Handbook of Personalized Learning, in print and held to show cover.
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
You don't want to miss the next @srma-sig.bsky.social webinar on "A meta-review on the methodological quality of education intervention meta-analyses" featuring work by #MartaPellegrini, @terripigott.bsky.social and colleagues! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social #MetaAnalysis #SystematicReview
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Thank you for having me @allisonmaster.bsky.social! It was a blast to get to discuss such insightful questions with amazing scholars!
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
I wonder how many accidental “reply all” emails @aeraedresearch.bsky.social gets that are either “yay!” or “boo” 🤣
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
As co-chair of AERA's @srma-sig.bsky.social, I am pleased to announce our Fall 2025 webinar series focused on meta-analysis and systematic reviews! On Friday (Oct 3), our first webinar will be given by James Pustejovsky @jepusto.bsky.social! 🎉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
As co-chair of AERA's @srma-sig.bsky.social, I am pleased to announce our Fall 2025 webinar series focused on meta-analysis and systematic reviews! On Friday (Oct 3), our first webinar will be given by James Pustejovsky @jepusto.bsky.social! 🎉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
LOL the new system is coming
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I forgot I had the link for full-text access for until November 12, 2025: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lpz2,8E16... CEP Commentary: "A renaissance in feedback science? Reviewing and reimagining feedback research methods"
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Delighted to share @drkellyallen.bsky.social's paper reformulating the Integrative Framework of Belonging through interviews of other esteemed belonging researchers! This open-access paper does a deep dive on the theory––a must read for anyone using the framework! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Chris Rozek @chrisrozek.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🚨 @drkellyallen.bsky.social's new paper features interviews with 10 belonging scholars on the Integrative Framework of Belonging, offering novel insights that clarify, deepen, and reshape the model! link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The revised figure showing the Integrative Framework of Belonging
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🔔 New article alert 🔔 Honored to have been invited to write a commentary for an excellent special issue on advancing feedback research in Contemporary Educational Psychology: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... 👀 You can check out my commentary here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... DM for full-text! 😇
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🔔 New article alert 🔔 Honored to have been invited to write a commentary for an excellent special issue on advancing feedback research in Contemporary Educational Psychology: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu... 👀 You can check out my commentary here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... DM for full-text! 😇
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
🗣️ When is using #GenAI a helpful shortcut, and when is using it really just cutting yourself short? Find out in this (short!) article in Psychology Today by yours truly. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky #Expertise
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Learning With GenAI: Shortcuts Versus Cutting Yourself Short
When should you use generative AI to learn? Some say you should use generative AI all the time; others say never. Your answer should depend on your goals.
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
That feeling when AERA introduces something new
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Thanks for checking out my work! 🙏 To quote my friend, Abe Flanigan: “I bet Carlton has a meta for that topic.”
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Dr. DestinyShonte @destinywd.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
✨ New Publication Alert ✨ I’m very open about being a first-generation college graduate and I get asked a lot of my path to and through my Ph.D. This Autoethnography highlights pivotal experiences that led me from chemistry undergraduate to educational psychologist. psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/...
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Co-authored with @drmuenks.bsky.social, our @insidehighered.com piece "Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters" is out! We reject behaviorist principles and argue that understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Beyond Behaviorism: Why Student Motivation Matters (opinion)
Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write.
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 13/08/2025
Opinion | Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write. bit.ly/4fUtICl #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
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Beyond Behaviorism: Why Student Motivation Matters (opinion)
Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
🧠 Want to supercharge your students' learning? Then read this amazing article by @drmuenks.bsky.social and @carltonfong.bsky.social! Promoting positive motivationS (there are more than one!) is the key! 👀 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Beyond Behaviorism: Why Student Motivation Matters (opinion)
Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
After a tough exam, the best next step isn’t cramming—it’s reflecting. 🔄 Our study shows: Honest review of what worked + clear plans for change = better results next time. Reflection is the bridge from struggle to success. 📈 #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
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Examining the critical role of evaluation and adaptation in self-regulated learning
Researchers and many educators agree that the ability to self-regulate learning is important for academic success. Yet, many students struggle to anti…
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Agustín J. García, Ph.D. @agustingarcia.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
🚨 Thrilled to share that the first part of my dissertation, co-authored w/ @carltonfong.bsky.social, is now published in Journal of College Student Retention! We examined what predicts the college GPA for community college athletes. doi.org/10.1177/1521... @txst.edu @aera-motsig.bsky.social
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AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
In an Inside Higher Ed piece, AERA members ‪@drmuenks.bsky.social‬ and @carltonfong.bsky.social‬ write that understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Beyond Behaviorism: Why Student Motivation Matters (opinion)
Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Motivation matters! “By understanding student motivation, these teaching strategies and approaches can be fine-tuned and adapted to differently motivated students to maximize student learning. That is exactly what motivation scientists in education have been investigating for decades.”
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Chris Rozek @chrisrozek.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Surprised that psychologists are still having the same arguments about whether what happens inside people’s heads matters for choices & success? I am! But fortunately @drmuenks.bsky.social and @carltonfong.bsky.social are here to reiterate the overwhelmingly convincing case that motivation matters!
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Co-authored with @drmuenks.bsky.social, our @insidehighered.com piece "Beyond Behaviorism: Why Motivation Matters" is out! We reject behaviorist principles and argue that understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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Beyond Behaviorism: Why Student Motivation Matters (opinion)
Understanding the science behind motivation is crucial for supporting student learning, Katie Muenks and Carlton Fong write.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Great point - many people think we have one thing called "motivation" but in fact we have many "motivationS." Knowing what types of motivation we have, and how to control them, is really important. Thanks!
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Someone asked me for the take-home message from this meta-analysis. I think one is that we need to teach people to monitor and control their motivation, so they can persist through cognitively demanding tasks. Motivation is controllable. What do you think @carltonfong.bsky.social ?
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"Well-regulated learners...are also regulating their motivation to feel efficacious, see value in the task, and expend effort, which partly result in completing the task and performing well in school." #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky doi.org/10.1037/edu0...
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Emily Rosenzweig @emilyqr.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
I’m so very honored to win the Richard Snow award for early contributions from APA Division 15 this year! And I am amazed to be included with these two scholars. Huge congrats to @drteyar.bsky.social for a great talk today and @carltonfong.bsky.social for leading the way last year!
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Congrats to @emilyqr.bsky.social for receiving the #APA2025 Division 15 Snow Award! 🎉 Kudos to @drteyar.bsky.social for her wonderful Snow award address! 👏🏼 So proud to know these rockstar scholars and friends! 🤩 Pictured below: Snow Awardees 2023-2025 🤓
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Agustín J. García, Ph.D. @agustingarcia.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Had an amazing lunch at Leroy and Lewis Barbecue with @carltonfong.bsky.social! It was my first time at a Michelin ⭐️ restaurant and I already can’t wait to come again. Truly grateful for such a delicious meal with my advisor!
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
#AERA26 EXTENSION! You got your wish @drrobmoore.bsky.social LOL
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
As many work to finish up #AERA26 submissions, @agustingarcia.bsky.social just told me that #AERA27 is going to be in Toronto, Canada! 🇨🇦
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Chris Rozek @chrisrozek.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
🛑🛑🛑 and read this free open access paper introducing the Brilliance-Belonging Model, which shows how cultural beliefs about ability lead to inequitable outcomes in education through perceptions of belonging and other downstream psychological mechanisms!
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Our special issue keeps growing with @cabauer.bsky.social et al’s paper on the Brilliance-Belonging Model, illuminating how beliefs about ability create inequities through their impact on students' belonging @andreicimpian.bsky.social @aashnap.bsky.social Open-access here: doi.org/10.1007/s106...
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Katie Kroeper @katiekroe.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Although this isn’t exactly new news, I wanted to share more about a paper that came out while I was on maternity leave: “Who Gets to Belong in College? An Empirical Review of How Institutions Can Assess and Expand Opportunities for Belonging on Campus,” published in Educational Psychology Review. 🧵
Article titled “Who Gets to Belong in College? An Empirical Review of How Institutions Can Assess and Expand Opportunities for Belonging on Campus,” published in Educational Psychology Review (2025).

Abstract: Over a dozen rigorous randomized-controlled trials show that recognizing worries about belonging in a new school as normal and as improving with time can help students stay engaged, build relationships, and succeed. Such “social-belonging” interventions can help students take advantage of opportunities available to them to develop their belonging in college—yet what is the institutional role? Drawing on past literature, and reporting novel data from the College Transition Collaborative’s massive trial of the social-belonging intervention (N = 15,143 control-condition students in 374 “local-identity” groups across 22 representative colleges and universities; Walton et al., 2023), we explore who gets to belong in college and what institutional leaders can do to expand these opportunities. First, we find that opportunities for belonging (i.e., “belonging affordances”) vary widely, both across institutions and systematically across groups. Notably, Black, Asian, and first-generation college student groups are each less likely than other groups to have minimally adequate opportunities for belonging. Second, all institutions are serving some student groups well, but all can improve: none provides adequate belonging affordances for all groups. Third, four classes of institutional factors predict belonging affordances at the identity-group level: (1) greater in-group representation, (2) more inclusive cultures, (3) greater opportunities for strong relationships, and (4) greater opportunities for productive learning. We conclude by discussing how institutions can learn for whom they are creating opportunities for belonging and for whom they are not, and how institutions can expand opportunities for belonging for groups that are not yet well served.
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Carlton J. Fong @carltonfong.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Who's the most famous person you went to high school with? I'll go first. This fellow here. Congrats, Darren Criss, on your #TonyAward! We sung together in our high school a cappella group together...
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