Abstract

This study examines the use of technology for interaction by second-year college students in The Netherlands and its relationship with their integration and sense of belonging. The concepts of student integration and sense of belonging, as used in previous studies in The Netherlands, link student's persistence to their social interactions. Our findings reveal that technology use for interactions is positively correlated with students formal and informal peer interactions and with their sense of belonging in the college environment. The findings however, show no disparities between majority and minority students concerning their interactions, sense of belonging or ICT use. The overall results confirm that the use of new technology for communication benefits the interaction of students in college with peers and teachers and therefore it is also an important component for the persistence of minority students in higher education.

Citation

Mohamedhoesein, N. (2017). The Use of ICT by Second-Year College Students and Its Relation with Their Interaction and Sense of Belonging. Open Review of Educational Research, 4(1), 177-191. Retrieved August 15, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/190233/.

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Keywords

• College Environment
• College Students
• Communication Strategies
• computer mediated communication
• computers
• Correlation
• educational technology
• Foreign Countries
• Handheld Devices
• interaction
• Interpersonal Relationship
• Minority Group Students
• Online Surveys
• Questionnaires
• Regression (Statistics)
• social media
• Statistical Analysis
• STUDENT SCHOOL RELATIONSHIP
• Student Surveys
• Technology Uses in Education
• Telecommunications