ERIC Number: EJ1442411
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 30
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Person, Place, or Thing: The Role Student Conceptions Play in Identification and Usage of Support Resources
Alison C. Witte
Learning Assistance Review, v29 n1 p43-72 2024
This article reports on data collected from a study of 101 students taking a first-year experience course. Using a mapping methodology in an effort to understand what resources students could identify and what relationships they saw between resources, the study showed that resources associated with a specific location or connected with people were more likely to be identified by students, and students who identified more people resources were more likely to persist. These results suggest that student support providers should look for ways to leverage physical spaces for awareness but focus on people-centered experiences to help students feel supported.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Year Seminars, School Orientation, Academic Support Services, Student Personnel Services, Help Seeking, Student Experience, Space Classification
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Dayton)
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