Award Date
May 2023
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Department
Brain Health
First Committee Member
Donnamarie Krause
Second Committee Member
Jefferson Kinney
Number of Pages
114
Abstract
Underrepresented students (URS) in graduate occupational therapy (OT) programs often struggle with a sense of not belonging due to a lack of representation in their cohort and curriculum. This has been evident among students who are from racial/ethnic backgrounds, first-generation college students (FGCS), and have had low-income experiences. Research has shown that a sense of belonging (SB) is important for URS' ability to cope with everyday stressors in higher education.This capstone project focused on developing a web-based resource addressing the perceived SB among URS in graduate OT programs. Data was collected from participants at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) to understand the effectiveness of the web resource and gather quality improvement using a 7-point Likert Scale. The study involved 22 participants who provided insights on the behaviors, perceptions, and knowledge of information identified from the web-based resource. The findings indicated that the web resource improved perceived SB among OT URS, helping with everyday stressors in their program.
Keywords
Belonging for occupational therapy students; First generation occupational therapy students; Fostering the OT; Low socioeconomic occupational therapy students; Underrepresented occupational therapy students; University of Nevada Las Vegas COTAD Chapter
Disciplines
Occupational Therapy
File Format
Degree Grantor
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Language
English
Repository Citation
Lawani, Owen Uyiosa, "Creating a Web Resource on Sense of Belonging for Underrepresented Occupational Therapy Students in Graduate Programs" (2023). UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones. 4726.
http://dx.doi.org/10.34917/36114751
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