Social Integration Factors of Nontraditional Students.

Allison, Lea

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ERIC Number: EJ529804

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Social Integration Factors of Nontraditional Students.

Allison, Lea

Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, v2 n1 p79-91 Spr 1996

Describes focus groups held with 26 community college students to help develop survey questions for determining the social integration of nontraditional students. Indicates that three themes emerged: peer support, merging of social and academic integration in the classroom, and faculty facilitation of peer support groups. (19 citations) (BCY)

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Nontraditional Students, Social Integration, Social Support Groups, Student Attitudes, Student Needs, Student Research, Student School Relationship, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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