Institutional Compassion in Student Transition to University: Findings from the Nurture-U Compassionate Campus Project DOI Creative Commons
Jemima Dooley,

Vanessa Forbes,

Amelia Green

et al.

Education Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 455 - 455

Published: April 5, 2025

Compassionate university practices can increase students’ sense of belonging and lead to higher wellbeing. This study presents qualitative data from a UK collected as part the Nurture-U Campus project. Experiences transition were gathered 32 students across five focus groups. Data analysed using narrative analysis, conducted jointly by an academic researcher student advisors. Results are presented three phases: (1) Expectations: participants hoped for liberal inclusive environments, but university’s reputation white, middle-class raised concerns some. (2) Navigating new social environment: on arrival, compassion was visible in welcoming individuals, lacked where felt othered. (3) Finding your people: many found friends who had shared experiences, this took time could cause further isolation. Participants identified specific compassionate universities implement supporting transition. These included (i) implementing communication prior arrival that actively promotes highlights available support, (ii) creating structures staff interact support each other small groups, (iii) holding accessible free events which not reliant societies.

Language: Английский

Institutional Compassion in Student Transition to University: Findings from the Nurture-U Compassionate Campus Project DOI Creative Commons
Jemima Dooley,

Vanessa Forbes,

Amelia Green

et al.

Education Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4), P. 455 - 455

Published: April 5, 2025

Compassionate university practices can increase students’ sense of belonging and lead to higher wellbeing. This study presents qualitative data from a UK collected as part the Nurture-U Campus project. Experiences transition were gathered 32 students across five focus groups. Data analysed using narrative analysis, conducted jointly by an academic researcher student advisors. Results are presented three phases: (1) Expectations: participants hoped for liberal inclusive environments, but university’s reputation white, middle-class raised concerns some. (2) Navigating new social environment: on arrival, compassion was visible in welcoming individuals, lacked where felt othered. (3) Finding your people: many found friends who had shared experiences, this took time could cause further isolation. Participants identified specific compassionate universities implement supporting transition. These included (i) implementing communication prior arrival that actively promotes highlights available support, (ii) creating structures staff interact support each other small groups, (iii) holding accessible free events which not reliant societies.

Language: Английский

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