Reassessing Tinto's Concepts of Social and Academic Integration in Student Retention

Autor/inn/en	Davidson, Cody; Wilson, Kristin
Titel	Reassessing Tinto's Concepts of Social and Academic Integration in Student Retention
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 15 (2013) 3, S.329-346 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1521-0251
DOI	10.2190/CS.15.3.b
Schlagwörter	Academic Persistence; Social Integration; Nontraditional Students; Predictor Variables; Community Colleges; Dropouts; Distance Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Integration; Prädiktor; Community college; Community College; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht
Abstract	The purpose of this article is to trace the development of the Tinto framework for student integration and to critically analyze the application of the framework with nontraditional student populations. Specifically, the terms "academic" and "social integration" have become synonymous with student retention and, by extension, categories by which to differentiate certain predicator variables. However, outside the residential 4-year context, commuter, distance and online, community college, and other 2-year institutions, as well as nontraditional, racial, and ethnic minorities have proven that this terminology is not sufficient and even harmful to gaining further clarity to student retention. Future research might clarify the distinctions between academic and social integration for nontraditional students. Nonetheless, the literature is clear that campus relationships matter to student persistence. This replicated finding has important implications for practitioners at institutions with large nontraditional populations. These implications are discussed in the article. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01