Very small study and sample size, I must say, but something to explore further. Excerpt: ”A recently published study in the JOURNAL OF COLLEGE STUDENT RETENTION finds that frequent Facebookers are actually more likely to return to their initial college after their freshman year. It’s the latest in a series of studies exploring possible links between Facebook and academics…those who were more active on the social network were likelier to return for their sophomore year. On average, returning sophomores had 27 more friends and 59 more wall posts than did students who didn’t return.” Full article at http://chronicle.com/blogPost/The-Latest-Stay-in-School-Tool/26705/.
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