Employees want to
feel a sense of belonging at work — that people care about them, and that they are doing meaningful work.
All children benefit from having positive relationships and
feeling a sense of belonging at school.
All children benefit from having positive relationships and
feeling a sense of belonging at their school or early childhood service, and these positive experiences are especially important for children with additional needs.
Not exact matches
When employees
feel a
sense of belonging, via meaningful relationships
at the office, they
feel better about where they work.
I just
feel at the end
of my tether longing for a little warmth, for a
sense of belonging, trying to let the things that hurt me fall off like water on a ducks back.
The longing to
belong in some ultimate
sense, to
feel an
at - homeness in the universe is satisfied for many in worship which reawakens the awareness
of «the mystical unity which underlies all human life» (Cyril Richardson) This experience is energizing, feeding, and healing; it overcomes the
sense of cosmic loneliness, the
feeling expressed by a mental hospital patient: «I'm an orphan in the universe.»
As I have wrestled over whether it is appropriate for me as a Christian and citizen
of the kingdom
of God to
feel love, loyalty, pride and a
sense of belonging to a nation state, I have come to see there is an unresolvable tension
at the heart
of the question.
Helping participants
feel a
sense of belonging in our programs and
at the course is critical.
Newcastle is in many ways
at a lower ebb than it was back then — before the consequences
of the credit crunch and years
of Tory government had really been
felt — and, as I noted in that October article, is «in desperate need
of the
sense of community and
belonging, the civic pride and identity, the feelgood factor and escapist pleasure, the solace and succour that the city's football club can potentially provide».
As a result, many EL students will tell you that their crew is the place
at school where they most
feel a
sense of belonging; for some
of them, it's the place where they most
feel a
sense of belonging, period.
I want him to be able to get over disappointments, to calm himself down, to keep working
at a puzzle even when it's frustrating, to be good
at sharing, to
feel loved and confident and full
of a
sense of belonging.
Everyone needs to
feel,
at some level, the acceptance
of their peers — that is, a
sense of belonging.
Because it is so easy for a minority student to
feel different from the other students and alienated from the graduate program, it is critically important to reinforce a
sense of belonging at every stage
of the graduate career.
The institutional level
of fatphobia has to do with access to meaningful participation in society, which includes things like whether or not you
feel a
sense of belonging when you're out in the world, access to quality medical care, and your ability to see yourself in the culture
at large (through things like movies, literature, etc.).
Indeed, offline events such as fun bar meet - ups for drinks or dinner meet - ups
at restaurants inculcate the
sense and essence
of a dating community, where you can
belong and
feel a part
of.
Simien's film takes place
at Winchester University, a predominantly white, prestigious university where we're introduced to six significant characters: Sam White (Tessa Thompson), the biracial activist who overcompensates her blackness; Lionel Higgins (Tyler James Williams), the black homosexual who lives in an all - white residence building, and
feels little
sense of belonging; Colandrea «CoCo» Conners (Teyonah Parris), the white - washed blogger who acknowledges racism yet chooses to ignore it in fear
of non-acceptance from the white majority; The Dean (Dennis Haysbert), who has worked hard his whole life solely to over-emphasize his superiority and intelligence towards white corporate men, specifically the president
of Winchester; The Dean's son Troy (Brandon Bell), who spends his college career doing things to make his father happy and impress the white majority; and Kurt Fletcher (Kyle Gallner), the privileged, ignorant son
of the President
of Winchester.
Much
of her doctoral career has been spent traveling the globe following refugees and families in an effort to learn more about schools and how to succeed,
feel at home, and find a
sense of belonging in an adopted country.
Responsible citizens: Schools trips provide powerful learning outcomes for young people which contribute to a
sense of belonging,
feeling valued and the ability to make a positive contribution in their community and society
at large.
And those students with fewer caring relationships with adults are less likely to
feel appreciated or welcome
at school.22 When education leaders cultivate positive and inclusive learning environments, however, students are more likely to have a firm
sense of belonging.23 This, in turn, improves their beliefs about their learning ability and enhances their classroom performance.24
«Owning a pet gives you a
sense of purpose and
belonging that can increase
feelings of positivity and lower stress levels, all
of which translates to health benefits,» Dr. Allen McConnell, a psychology professor
at Miami University, says.
Cliff and his zombie opponents scarcely
feel like they
belong in the same world, since the inadequate audiovisual feedback during their interactions leads to an overwhelming
sense of disconnect — Mr. Calo will swing
at a zombie with a club or an axe, there'll be excessive amounts
of blood, but there's no real impact there, no
feeling like you're actually tearing into the creatures as they fall to the ground in mute, unimpressive clumps.
However, she did not
feel a
sense of belonging in China, and once stated that, «
at that critical moment, «being homeless becomes what validates your existence.»»
I was nervous
at first because I had to stay overnight with people I'd only just met, but by the second day
of the Summit, I had a new
sense of belonging and my fellow Fellows
felt like family.
«Bilingualism «is
at the core
of what this country means» but Canadians don't have a
sense of ownership
of both official languages, says Graham Fraser, the Commissioner
of Official Languages -LRB-...) «I think the larger challenge is creating a situation where Canadians
feel that both languages
belong to them,» said Mr. Fraser, who wrote, Sorry, I don't speak French: Confronting the Canadian Crisis That Won't Go Away prior to being appointed the Official Languages Commissioner in 2006.
We take a look
at the need to
belong, how creating a positive community can help everyone
feel included, and how creating a
sense of belonging starts
at home:
And so what they did find... well I know
at our centre, they found that
at sometimes children come with elevated stress levels — or elevated cortisol levels — and after a while
of being here, (this is what we were hoping for), in the care
of educators, and you know,
feeling comfortable and
sense of belonging... their cortisol levels dropped, and that means their stress levels were dropping.
We've met lots
of other families and my daughter who's now seven she still has play dates with other little girls that she doesn't go to primary school with now but who she made a really, really strong bond with
at this centre and that is beautiful to see that you know, I am now friends with those children's parents and there's a
sense of belonging, you see each other in the community and you know you
belong to the same place and it's a nice
feeling.
Parenting with Positive Discipline means being kind and firm
at the same time, which is effective long - term and helps children
feel a connection — a
sense of belonging and significance.
Foster parents
of youth with histories
of trauma, foster parents
of youth unable to connect, foster parents
of youth with a confused
sense of belonging, foster parents
of youth who are grieving, foster parents
of youth who
feel powerless, foster parents
of youth who must contend with the child welfare system, foster parents
of youth who are angry
at the world
Children thrive when they know they have a safe, loving haven
at both homes where they are seen, heard and
feel a
sense of belonging.