The prior literature on relationships and the transition to college largely documents either the relationships college students at 4-year institutions have on-campus who provide information or relationships they have off-campus who provide support. Using a unique dataset of interviews with 96 first-year community college students, this paper compares the roles of on- and off-campus relationships in information and support provision to understand whether both provide information and support, and how the information and support they provide varies. We find that (1) because on-campus relationships are predominately distant, they provide general and impersonal information about policies and procedures and very little support, while (2) off-campus relationships, which are predominately close, provide personal insight and personalized information in addition to support and motivation. The findings demonstrate that community college students’ on- and off-campus relationships are complementary in providing insight into policies and procedures at the college, a sense of belonging on campus, and personal and personalized advice and support for their college goals.

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关系如何支持和指导向社区大学的过渡

有关人际关系和大学过渡的现有文献主要记录了四年制学院的大学生的关系，其中有提供信息的校内学生或有支持的校外关系。本文使用对96位社区大学一年级学生的独特访谈数据集，比较了校内和校外关系在信息和支持提供中的作用，以了解是否既提供信息又提供支持，以及他们如何提供信息和支持不同。我们发现（1）因为校园内的关系主要是遥远的，所以它们提供了有关政策和程序的一般性和非个人性的信息，几乎没有支持，而（2）校园外的关系则非常紧密，除了支持和激励外，还提供个人见解和个性化信息。研究结果表明，社区大学生的校内和校外关系在提供对大学政策和程序的洞察力，在校园中的归属感以及针对他们的大学目标的个人和个性化建议与支持方面是互补的。