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World Café Report: Belonging at School

Heaney, Darran orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1343-0918, Aşçı, Sinan, O’Toole, Carol and O'Higgins Norman, James orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0997-6942 (2026) World Café Report: Belonging at School. Project Report. DCU Anti-Bullying Centre, Dublin, Ireland.

Abstract
On November 13th, 2025 DCU Anti-Bullying Centre hosted a World Café-style event in consultation with Transition Year (TY) students, focusing on the theme of belonging at school. The World Café methodology was used to encourage open, reflective, and collaborative discussion on specific theme related questions. The consultation involved 44 Transition Year students from three participating schools and was facilitated by 9 DCU Anti-Bullying Centre facilitators, supported by 9 note-takers. The event brought together post-primary school students, who took part in small-group conversations to explore what belonging means to them, how it is experienced in everyday school life, and what helps or hinders a sense of inclusion, safety, and connection within school communities. Students had the option to participate voluntarily and were free to withdraw from the experience at any time without penalty.
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Item Type:Monograph (Project Report)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Social Sciences > Bullying
Social Sciences > Cyberbullying
Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Teaching
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education
Research Institutes and Centres > DCU Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC)
Publisher:DCU Anti-Bullying Centre
Official URL:https://www.dcu.ie/sites/default/files/inline-file...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:32751
Deposited On:08 Jun 2026 08:58 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 08 Jun 2026 08:58
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