Students' Sense of Community in Residence Halls, Social Integration, and First-Year Persistence.

Berger, Joseph B.

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ERIC Number: EJ556594

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Publication Date: 1997

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Students' Sense of Community in Residence Halls, Social Integration, and First-Year Persistence.

Berger, Joseph B.

Journal of College Student Development, v38 n5 p441-52 Sep-Oct 1997

Used concepts from community psychology literature to elaborate a revised version of Tinto's model of individual student departure. Employed a longitudinal analysis of 718 college students. Results indicate that students' sense of community in their residence halls was a source of social integration and a precursor to student departure decisions. (RJM)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Freshmen, Dormitories, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, School Holding Power, Social Integration, Student College Relationship, Student Needs

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Language: English

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