Students' social relationships and their links to university transition

Rachel Maunder; E Sibbald

Students' social relationships and their links to university transition

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• Students can find the transition to higher education difficult (Hussey & Smith, 2010). • Research shows that developing good relationships with peers can help students to integrate into and feel part of university life (Maunder et al, 2010; Pittman & Richmond, 2008). • Feeling isolated, or not making effective social connections, has been found to be important in early withdrawals from university (Wilcox et al, 2005). • We would therefore expect to find a relationship between the quality of students’ relationships with their peers; their self-reported adjustment to university life; and their sense of membership to the university.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 11 May 2011
Event	Learning Global - Fourth Learning & Teaching Conference - University of Northampton, Northampton, United Kingdom Duration: 11 May 2011 → 11 May 2011 http://www.northampton.ac.uk/info/20278/continuing-professional-development/1062/learning-global-fourth-learning-and-teaching-conference

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Conference	Learning Global - Fourth Learning & Teaching Conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Northampton
Period	11/05/11 → 11/05/11
Internet address	http://www.northampton.ac.uk/info/20278/continuing-professional-development/1062/learning-global-fourth-learning-and-teaching-conference

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