Author: Raymond Sandoval-AlemanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College students
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
A Study of Friendship in College Classroom Groups
Author: Raymond Sandoval-AlemanyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College students
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Connecting in College
Author: Janice M. McCabePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022640952X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
The book provides a treatment of college students' friendships that is long overdue. Students, parents, and anyone concerned with maximizing student success will learn much about how friendship networks matter for students' lives in college and beyond
Connecting in College
Author: Janice M. McCabePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022640966X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
We all know that good study habits, supportive parents, and engaged instructors are all keys to getting good grades in college. But as Janice M. McCabe shows in this illuminating study, there is one crucial factor determining a student’s academic success that most of us tend to overlook: who they hang out with. Surveying a range of different kinds of college friendships, Connecting in College details the fascinatingly complex ways students’ social and academic lives intertwine and how students attempt to balance the two in their pursuit of straight As, good times, or both. As McCabe and the students she talks to show, the friendships we forge in college are deeply meaningful, more meaningful than we often give them credit for. They can also vary widely. Some students have only one tight-knit group, others move between several, and still others seem to meet someone new every day. Some students separate their social and academic lives, while others rely on friendships to help them do better in their coursework. McCabe explores how these dynamics lead to different outcomes and how they both influence and are influenced by larger factors such as social and racial inequality. She then looks toward the future and how college friendships affect early adulthood, ultimately drawing her findings into a set of concrete solutions to improve student experiences and better guarantee success in college and beyond.
Friends in School
Author: Joyce Levy EpsteinPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483277720
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Friends in School: Patterns of Selection and Influence in Secondary Schools is a collection of research and commentaries that focuses on the connections between the social organization of schools and classrooms, the social processes of peer association, friendship selection, as well as the social development of students. The papers center around the topic on simultaneous influence of developmental and environmental factors on adolescent friendships. One paper examines the various theories of adolescent friendships: that differences exist between theories applied to, and theories generated from the experiences of different age groups. Another paper discusses the patterns of selection of friends and the characteristics of selected friends in high- and low-participatory schools. One paper explains the components of a contact theory and of cooperative learning methods in terms of their impact on intergroup relations. Another paper reviews sex differences in forming and maintaining friendships based on earlier studies made on the subject. The paper focuses on environmental and developmental points on how sex differences and school organization can interact on the student's adjustment to transition or growth. One paper notes that peer and friendship groups can be positive forces in the classroom to advance the goals of the teachers, students, and school, but the decision should depend on the teacher's knowledge of organizational structure, group processes, and on the desired outcome of the educational activity. The collection is suitable for teachers, child educators, school counselors, school administrators, psychologists and sociologists.
"You are who You Surround Yourself With"
Author: Sterling WhitePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : College students
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The work of sociologist Janice McCabe illustrates a perspective of the college experience that impacts students' social and academic success - their friendship networks. With tuition increasing and reduced subsidies for institutions, showing students how friends can benefit them academically is an economical strategy that can help students graduate in four years opposed to six or more. While different for each student, having a satisfying college experience can involve being a student-athlete, being a member of clubs and/or organizations, participating in intramural sports, engaging local and global communities, work responsibilities, internships, and much more. While attempting to balance it all, students still try to remain social, but who they socialize with can help or hurt their chances at graduating on time, and in some cases, graduating at all. Through years of research McCabe identified three friendship network structures and characteristics of each, including prominent demographics of each network and the collective education outcomes of students in each type of friendship network. Compartmentalizers, tight-knitters, and samplers are the three network types and students who had tight-knit friendship networks, when compared to compartmentalizers and samplers, had the lowest grade point averages (GPA), lowest graduation rates, and most students who had tight-knit friendship networks were black and Latino students. The present study builds on existing literature through examining 10 student-participant interviews where they discussed their friendships, friendship groups, campus engagement, which all gives insight into how friendship networks impact students' social and academic success.
Adult Friendship
Author: Rosemary BliesznerPublisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1452245886
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
Do you have a best friend? If so, you probably share the same race and social status. Why is this so? Does social structure determine your choice of friends? Or do other factors cause you to choose friends? Co-authors Blieszner and Adams explore these issues and offer a theoretical framework which incorporates both sociological and psychological perspectives on friendship. They use this model to synthesize the research theoretically, identify gaps in the literature, scrutinize the methods used, and produce a map for future research. Adult Friendship also covers historical conceptions of friendship, the internal structure of friendship, and the phases of friendship. Clearly written yet scholarly, Adult Friendship is perfect for students, researchers and professionals in psychology, sociology, communication, gerontology, family studies and social work. "The analysis is ably argued, identifying the contributions to and gaps in the field and challenging others to give attention to the theoretical and methodological issues in the emerging research on adult friendship." --Contemporary Sociology "Adult Friendship is a noteworthy publication in the emerging area of the study of personal relationships. . . . A useful synthesis of theory and research on close relationships over the life cycle. . . . suitable for students and others wanting an introduction to the topic, yet also gives professionals more knowledgeable with this literature a fresh, distinctive perspective on it. . . .Blieszner and Adams′ chapters are concise and internally well organized. . . . a worthwhile read for researchers, students, practitioners, and laypersons concerned with the study of friendship across the life span." --Journal of Marriage & The Family "This volume is an important addition to the useful Sage Series on Close Relationships. It treats a topic that has been too frequently ignored in the area of close relationship research. . . . The coverage of the literature in this volume is especially good due to the tight organizational scheme that facilitates summaries of many different findings. . . . In sum, there is no doubt that both researchers and students will find this volume to be extremely useful. This is a well-organized and comprehensive book that provides a concise summary of research on adult friendship, both from sociological and psychological perspectives. Significant gaps in the literature are identified and methodological criticisms are raised. Finally, the authors provide clear guideposts for future research on a topic that has often received too little attention in the area of close relationships." --ISSPR Bulletin
Friendship and Happiness
Author: Melikşah DemirPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 9401796033
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This is the first book that explicitly focuses on the relationships between various types of friendship experiences and happiness. It addresses historical, theoretical, and measurement issues in the study of friendship and happiness (e.g., why friends are important for happiness). In order to achieve a balanced evaluation of this area as a whole, many chapters in the book conclude with a critical appraisal of what is known about the role of friendship in happiness, and provide important directions for future research. Experts from different parts of the world provide in-depth, authoritative reviews on the association between different types of friendship experiences (e.g., friendship quantity, quality) and happiness in different age groups and cultures. An ideal resource for researchers and students of positive psychology, this rich, clear, and up-to-date book serves as an important reference for academicians in related fields of psychology such as cross-cultural, developmental and social.
Race and Class Matters at an Elite College
Author: Elizabeth AriesPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 159213727X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
How race and class collide at a prestigious liberal arts college.
The Dynamics of Adolescent Friendships: An Investigation of Schools, Classrooms, and Peer Groups. Implications for Educational Policy
Author: Sheneka Maria WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN: 9780549004431
Category : Friendship in adolescence
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
Researchers contend that public school districts across the nation are resegregating due to the racial composition of neighborhoods and changes in desegregation plans. Researchers also note that schooling practices, such as ability grouping, may also lead to resegregation within classrooms.
The Day You Begin
Author: Jacqueline WoodsonPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524741736
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! Featured in its own episode in the Netflix original show Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices! National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura Belpré Illustrator Award winner Rafael López have teamed up to create a poignant, yet heartening book about finding courage to connect, even when you feel scared and alone. There will be times when you walk into a room and no one there is quite like you. There are many reasons to feel different. Maybe it's how you look or talk, or where you're from; maybe it's what you eat, or something just as random. It's not easy to take those first steps into a place where nobody really knows you yet, but somehow you do it. Jacqueline Woodson's lyrical text and Rafael López's dazzling art reminds us that we all feel like outsiders sometimes-and how brave it is that we go forth anyway. And that sometimes, when we reach out and begin to share our stories, others will be happy to meet us halfway. (This book is also available in Spanish, as El Día En Que Descubres Quién Eres!)