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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ965977
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-210X
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The Relationship between Online Social Networking and Academic and Social Integration
Kord, JoLanna; Wolf-Wendel, Lisa
College Student Affairs Journal, v28 n1 p103-123 2009
This article examines the relationship between online social networking (OSN) and perceptions of academic and social integration for first-year residential students at a rural regional comprehensive university. Students spent an average of 2.5 hours on OSN websites per day, primarily interacting with campus peers, friends and family. There was minimal OSN interaction with faculty and other non-student members of the campus community. OSN was not a significant predictor of social integration. Controlling for background variables, OSN was a significant negative predictor of academic integration.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Internet, Social Networks, College Freshmen, On Campus Students, Student Attitudes, Social Integration, Academic Persistence, Rural Schools, Predictor Variables, Student College Relationship
Southern Association for College Student Affairs. e-mail: admin@sacsa.org; Web site: http://www.sacsa.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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