Belonging as a core construct at the heart of the inclusion debate, discourse, and practice

Kelly-Ann Allen; Christopher Boyle; Umesh Sharma; Lefteris Patlamazoglou; Panagiotis Pentaris; Christine Grové; Hannah Yared; Emily Berger; Nicholas Gamble; Zoe A. Morris; Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh; Michele Morgan; Fiona May

doi:10.1007/978-981-16-5908-9_21

Belonging as a core construct at the heart of the inclusion debate, discourse, and practice

Kelly-Ann Allen, Christopher Boyle, Umesh Sharma, Lefteris Patlamazoglou, Panagiotis Pentaris, Christine Grové, Hannah Yared, Emily Berger, Nicholas Gamble, Zoe A. Morris, Ilana Finefter-Rosenbluh, Michele Morgan, Fiona May

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Abstract

This chapter intends to present a new and novel perspective on inclusion and argue that inclusion can never be truly achieved without the presence of belonging. Both belonging and inclusion are linked to positive academic outcomes and general well-being of students. Belonging is described as a subjective and dynamic feeling while the definition of inclusion varies among different discourses. The aim of this chapter is to discuss the role of belonging to inclusion particularly among marginalised populations and groups. It highlights the usefulness of assessing an individual’s belonging as a true measure for inclusion and its importance as a social and ethical obligation. This chapter further explains that belonging is a vital component to inclusion, equity, and diversity. The chapter concludes with a conceptual model that has implications for future discourse and research.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research for Inclusive Quality Education
Subtitle of host publication	Leveraging Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity
Editors	Christopher Boyle, Kelly-Ann Allen
Place of Publication	Singapore Singapore
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	21
Pages	271-288
Number of pages	18
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9789811659089
ISBN (Print)	9789811659072
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5908-9_21
Publication status	Published - 2023

Publication series

Name	Sustainable Development Goals Series
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	2523-3084
ISSN (Electronic)	2523-3092

Keywords

Belonging
Inclusion
Equity
Diversity
Education

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10.1007/978-981-16-5908-9_21

1 Edited Book

Research for Inclusive Quality Education: Leveraging Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity
Boyle, C. (ed.) & Allen, K-A. (ed.), 2023, 1st ed. Singapore Singapore: Springer. 313 p. (Sustainable Development Goals Series)
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Allen, K-A., Boyle, C., Sharma, U., Patlamazoglou, L., Pentaris, P., Grové, C., Yared, H., Berger, E., Gamble, N., Morris, Z. A., Finefter-Rosenbluh, I., Morgan, M., & May, F. (2023). Belonging as a core construct at the heart of the inclusion debate, discourse, and practice. In C. Boyle, & K-A. Allen (Eds.), Research for Inclusive Quality Education: Leveraging Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity (1st ed., pp. 271-288). (Sustainable Development Goals Series). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5908-9_21

Allen, Kelly-Ann ; Boyle, Christopher ; Sharma, Umesh et al. / Belonging as a core construct at the heart of the inclusion debate, discourse, and practice. Research for Inclusive Quality Education: Leveraging Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity. editor / Christopher Boyle ; Kelly-Ann Allen. 1st. ed. Singapore Singapore : Springer, 2023. pp. 271-288 (Sustainable Development Goals Series).

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