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The successful transition to and through higher education calls for academic and social adjustment and integration and for this to occur students need to establish close networks with peers and tutors. This paper examines levels of support, from social networks and academic staff, using six in-depth student case studies from a large East Midland University. It was found that social networks and relationships with staff are not static but constantly changing, depending on several variables, but they do have an impact on academic outcomes. The stronger the social networks and the more equality in the relationships with tutors, the healthier the academic outcomes are. Those with weak relationships in both areas are at risk of withdrawing from higher education. It is imperative that universities find a way to engender relationships between the tutors and the students, and the students and their peers, by finding methods of propagating these relationships.
Author(s): Hardy C, Bryson C
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Unpublished
Journal: Journal of College Student Development
Year: 2013
ISSN (print): 0307-5079
ISSN (electronic): 1470-174X
