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Rites of Passage: Does adaptation to university mean severing connections?

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Many factors go into the decision of selecting a university, ranging from the overall costs and the programme of study to the institute’s reputation; however, accommodation while at university and proximity of the university to one’s permanent abode also play important roles in this decision-making process. Thus, first-year students experience different stages of separation from their prior networks depending on their individual situations. The results of this Ontario (Canada) 2012 study add to prior research by indicating that separation of students’ living arrangements and distance from home impact on transition and incorporation variables, which influenced students’ adaptation to university.

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Wardley, L., Bélanger, C. Rites of Passage: Does adaptation to university mean severing connections?. Tert Educ Manag 19, 32–51 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1080/13583883.2012.742557

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