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A socio-political approach on autistic students’ sense of belonging in higher education

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A socio-political approach on autistic students’ sense of belonging in higher education. / Pesonen, Henri V.; Nieminen, Juuso Henrik; Vincent, Jonathan et al.
In: Teaching in Higher Education, 01.12.2020.

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Pesonen, HV, Nieminen, JH, Vincent, J, Waltz, M, Lahdelma, M, Syurina, EV & Fabri, M 2020, 'A socio-political approach on autistic students’ sense of belonging in higher education', Teaching in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2020.1852205

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Pesonen, H. V., Nieminen, J. H., Vincent, J., Waltz, M., Lahdelma, M., Syurina, E. V., & Fabri, M. (2020). A socio-political approach on autistic students’ sense of belonging in higher education. Teaching in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2020.1852205

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Pesonen HV, Nieminen JH, Vincent J, Waltz M, Lahdelma M, Syurina EV et al. A socio-political approach on autistic students’ sense of belonging in higher education. Teaching in Higher Education. 2020 Dec 1. doi: 10.1080/13562517.2020.1852205

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Pesonen, Henri V. ; Nieminen, Juuso Henrik ; Vincent, Jonathan et al. / A socio-political approach on autistic students’ sense of belonging in higher education. In: Teaching in Higher Education. 2020.

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abstract = "Although an unprecedented number of autistic students are entering higher education, research focusing on their sense of belonging is scarce. Autistic students{\textquoteright} sense of belonging can be jeopardized due to the students{\textquoteright} encounters with a network of social expectations, activities, responses and biased attitudes. Using a participatory approach, our objective was to examine autistic university students{\textquoteright} perceptions about their sense of belonging whilst at university. The study involved semi-structured interviews with 12 autistic university students and graduates from the Netherlands. Data were analysed using theory-guided content analysis and elaborative coding approaches. Findings indicate that autistic students{\textquoteright} sense of belonging is multi-dimensional, fluid, and located within affective, spatial, temporal, social and political contexts. Our findings offer a novel and theoretically robust framework to conceptualise and further understand the sense of belonging. Important practical implications are also given.",
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AU - Fabri, Marc

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