This metric is part of the Education-to-Workforce (E-W) Indicator Framework, specifically “Outcomes and milestones” which pertain to key outcomes and milestones along the E-W continuum that are strongly associated with individuals accessing mobility in relationships that help them further their goals.
This metric (Percentage of students reporting belonging on campus, as measured by surveys) is a measurement for a key indicator, “(Indicator: Inclusive environments),” and measures if individuals feel they belong and feel connected to their peers in their schools, postsecondary institutions, and workplaces.
CEDS elements are shown in bold/italicized font and CEDS options are shown in italics.
Use the following CEDS elements to determine the school year for which the data will be measured:
1. Academic Year Designator = most recent school year, representing July 1 through June 30
Use the following CEDS elements to determine the universe of students:
1. Pull all unique students which is determined by using a unique Person Identifier where Has Person Identifier Type = Student Identifierand Has Person Identification System = State, or if your survey responses are collected anonymously, use Survey Participant Session GUID
2. Where the Student:
a. is associated with a Postsecondary Institution through the Organization Identifier where the Organization Identifier Type = Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier
b. Has Role = PS Student
From the universe of students, narrow the list to identify which students are reporting belonging on campus, as measured by surveys using the following CEDS elements:
1. Survey Identifier or Survey Short Name or Survey Title =
a. The Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Diverse Learning Environments Survey
b. The National Institute for Transformation and Equity (NITE) Culturally Engaging Campus Environments (CECE) Survey
c. The Ascend Survey (Belonging Certainty, Identity Safety, Social Belonging, and Social Connectedness scales), or
d. A survey of similar degree
2. Survey Administration Finish Dateis within the Academic Year Designator
3. Survey Level for Which Designed = Postsecondary
4. Survey Score Metric Type = Scale Score or Raw Score
5. Survey Result Score Value is ≥ the level established by the organization are considered reporting belonging on campus on surveys.
Divide the number of students who are reporting belonging on campus as measured by surveys by the total number of students who took the survey. Multiply by 100.