Examining social adjustment to college in the age of social media: Factors influencing successful transitions and persistence

Computers and Education

Volumn 67, Issue , 2013, Pages 193-207

  Gray, Rebecca ^a   Vitak, Jessica ^b   Easton, Emily W ^c   Ellison, Nicole B ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

College adjustment; Facebook; Persistence; Retention; Social integration; Social media

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT; FACEBOOK; PERSISTENCE; RETENTION; SOCIAL INTEGRATIONS; SOCIAL MEDIA;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

STUDENTS;

EID: 84876996533     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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