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Socio-Academic Integrative Moments: Rethinking Academic and Social Integration Among Two-Year College Students in Career-Related Programs
- The Journal of Higher Education
- The Ohio State University Press
- Volume 82, Number 1, January/February 2011
- pp. 54-91
- 10.1353/jhe.2011.0006
- Article
- Additional Information
Qualitative data from students in 14-year colleges are analyzed to explore the relevance of Tinto's concepts for such students. Students' perceptions of their academic and social integration reveal the centrality of fused "socio-academic" moments for cultivating feelings of belonging and competence, reinforcing goal commitment, and accessing valuable social capital.