Heidi Weston and Peter Felten discuss how mattering matters on episode 413 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Mattering is not about if you fit in or not, it is about being valued.

Belonging is tied to a lot of things that we value and that students value.
-Peter Felten

Mattering is not about if you fit or not, it is about being valued.
-Peter Felten

Different students trust faculty differently than others.
-Peter Felten

Resources Mentioned

Asher, S. R., & Weeks, M. S. (2013). Loneliness and belongingness in the college years
Cole, D., Newman, C. B., & Hypolite, L. I. (2020). Sense of belonging and mattering among two cohorts of first-year students participating in a comprehensive college transition program
Cook-Sather, Alison; Allard, Samantha; Marcovici, Elena; and Reynolds, Bill (2021) Fostering Agentic Engagement: Working toward Empowerment and Equity through Pedagogical Partnership
Elliott, Gregory, Suzanne Kao, and Ann-Marie Grant. Mattering: Empirical validation of a social-psychological concept
Flett, G., Khan, A., & Su, C. (2019). Mattering and psychological well-being in college and university students: Review and recommendations for campus-based initiatives
Gravett, K., & Ajjawi, R. (2021). Belonging as situated practice. Studies in Higher Education
Meehan, C., & Howells, K. (2019). In search of the feeling of ‘belonging’in higher education: undergraduate students transition into higher education
Reeve, J. (2013). How students create motivationally supportive learning environments for themselves: The concept of agentic engagement
Reeve, J., & Shin, S. H. (2020). How teachers can support students’ agentic engagement
Reeve, J., & Tseng, C. M. (2011). Agency as a fourth aspect of students’ engagement during learning activities
Schlossberg, N. K. (1989). Marginality and mattering: Key issues in building community
Strayhorn, T.L. (2012). Exploring the Impact of Facebook and Myspace Use on First-Year Students’ Sense of Belonging and Persistence Decisions
Erin Whitteck (taking improv classes)

How Mattering Matters

Teaching in Higher Ed