Freshman Interest Groups and the First Year Experience [electronic resource] : Constructing Student Communities in a Large University / Vincent Tinto and Anne Goodsell.

A qualitative case study of Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) (in which freshmen enroll in specific thematically linked courses their first semester) was carried out at a large, public, research university. The intent of the study was to understand how participation in a FIG influenced students'...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Tinto, Vincent
Corporate Author:	National Center on Postsecondary Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Other Authors:	Goodsell, Anne
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
Subjects:	Case Studies. College Freshmen. Community Influence. Higher Education. Interpersonal Relationship. Peer Groups. Peer Influence. Social Networks. Social Support Groups. Student College Relationship. Student Development.