Abstract

LACERDA, Izabella Pirro; YUNES, Maria Angela Mattar  and  VALENTINI, Felipe. Permanence in Higher Education and the Support Network of Resident Students in University Student Housing. Rev. Int. Educ. Super. [online]. 2022, vol.8, e022004.  Epub Aug 12, 2022. ISSN 2446-9424.  https://doi.org/10.20396/riesup.v8i0.8663399.

The university student housing is a program that intends to assist and promote the permanence of students in higher education. This study aimed to investigate the support network of university students that live in College Residence Hall, regarding interpersonal relationships, quality of bonds and the role of support network. In addition, we sought to analyze the perceptions of social support and its influence on permanence at the university. The sample consisted of 20 university students (50% women), aged between 19 and 37 years (M = 28, SD = 12.73). The data were collected using the map of the five fields, defined as “family, friends, student housing, university and roommates” and semi-structured interview. The results showed 422 contacts, with highlights for friends, family and university student housing. The content analysis of the interviews was based on grounded-theory and showed three categories: significant mentoring relationships; feeling of protection and practical and material unconcern. It was concluded that the role of the support network, especially the support of family and friends are the relational protective mechanisms in different situations. In addition, student dorm can help students to overcome the difficulties of academic journey and facilitate their lives in many aspects at the university.

Keywords : Higher education; Permanence; Support network; University student housing; University student.

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