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Wilcox, Paula; Winn, Sandra; Fyvie-Gauld, Marylynn – Studies in Higher Education, 2005
This article argues that to understand higher education student retention, equal emphasis needs to be placed on successful integration into the social world of the university as into the academic world. To date, sociological research reflecting first-year students' perceptions of the processes involved in developing social lives at university is…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Student Experience