Learning Alone and Academic Capital: An Old Sociological Idea in a New Educational Application

Authors

  • Jack Trammell Randolph-Macon College, Sociology

Keywords:

education, social capital, higher education, learning

Abstract

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36896/2.1ep1

 

 

Author Biography

  • Jack Trammell, Randolph-Macon College, Sociology

    Jack Trammell is chair of the Sociology, Criminal Justice, and Human Services Department at Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland. He specializes in social history, disability, education, and human services.

     

References

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Coleman, James S. (1990). Foundations of Social Theory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Putnam, R. D. (1995). Bowling alone: America's declining social capital. Journal of Democracy, 6(1), 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1353/jod.1995.0002

Putnam, R. D. (2000). Bowling alone: The collapse and revival of American community. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. https://doi.org/10.1145/358916.361990

Trammell, J. (2018a). Learning alone: Academic capital and learning assistance. Paper presented at the annual conference of the College Reading and Learning Association. Albuquerque, NM.

Trammell, J. (2018b). Learning alone: Academic capital and learning assistance. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National College Learning Center Association. Niagara Falls, NY.

Trammell, J. (2019). Combined measures of academic capital survey (CMACS). In progress.

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Published

2019-05-01

How to Cite

Learning Alone and Academic Capital: An Old Sociological Idea in a New Educational Application. (2019). Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2(1), 2. https://jcasp-ojs-txstate.tdl.org/jcasp/article/view/115

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