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ERIC Number: EJ615016
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Ties that Bind: A Social Network Approach To Understanding Student Integration and Persistence.
Thomas, Scott L.
Journal of Higher Education, v71 n5 p591-615 Sep-Oct 2000
This study used a social network paradigm to examine college student integration of 329 college freshmen at a private liberal arts college. Analysis of the structural aspects of students' on-campus associations found differential effects of various social network characteristics on student commitment and persistence. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Relationship, Peer Relationship, Social Integration, Social Networks
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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