THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS
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Social
and academic integration (
separation,
transition and incorporation
)- Tinto (1993)
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Invitational education (Segal)
•
Engagement (Kuh)
•
First Year Experience (Gardner, Barefoot, Keup etc.)
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Epistemological access (Morrow)
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Involvement enhances learning - Astin (1985).
•
‘
the greater the quantity and quality of
involvement
, the more likely the student will
succeed in college' (Upcraft (1995.18)




