Title

The Development of Student Relationships at Parkland College

Authors

Christian Brutlag, Parkland College
Carol Drozdzal, Parkland College
LaRyssa Randall, Parkland College
Julie Ann Scherer, Parkland College

Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

This podcast is the result of an ethnography assignment for Anthropology 103. With the premise that friendships are difficult to make at a commuter school, the group concluded that social organizations would promote opportunities to find and make genuine friendships at Parkland. They discovered that students not involved in social activities at Parkland interact with each other as if it was a work environment, and that relationships outside of school were a priority. Conversely, the group noted that students involved in extracurricular activities bonded base don shared experiences and interests. Data was collected through individual interviews and focus groups

Rights

Copyright is owned by the creators of this work.

Comments

The paper, "How Students Develop Relationships at Parkland College," by Julie Scherer, supplements this podcast

This group received honorable mention for their presentation at the Spring 2014 Ethnography of the University Initiative Bi-Annual Conference.

Recommended Citation

Brutlag, Christian; Drozdzal, Carol; Randall, LaRyssa; and Scherer, Julie Ann, "The Development of Student Relationships at Parkland College" (2014). Ethnographies of Parkland Student Life. 9.
https://spark.parkland.edu/epsl/9

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