Resources
BELONGING
Inclusive Teaching Guide, Columbia University: Helpful guide that offers five inclusive teaching principles derived from research and evidence-based practices.
Case Studies for Student Development Theory: Advancing Social Justice and Inclusion in Higher Education by Garvey, Harris, Means, Perez, and Porter: Authors use case studies to illustrate belonging and inclusion principles.
Belonging: Rethinking Inclusive Practices to Support Well-Being and Identity (Studies in Inclusive Education) by Guerin and McMenamin: Authors discuss inclusive education and belonging across a wide range of contexts.
PURPOSE
Purpose in Life by Kendall Cotton Bronk: Bronk summarizes empirical and theoretical research on purpose and its link to mental and emotional well-being.
The Path to Purpose: How Young People Find Their Calling in Life by Bill Damon: Stanford scholar and researcher describes his landmark study showing the importance of the development of purpose for young people.
Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life by William Deresiewicz: Deresiewicz, a Yale Professor, argues that college should be a time of self-discovery, illustrating where college education has gone wrong and offering suggestions for how we can support students to find lives of meaning, direction, and purpose.