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ABSTRACT

Title of dissertation:

EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY IN LIVING-LEARNING PROGRAMS AND IN THE UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE Stephen P. Wright, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004

Dissertation directed by:

Professor Albert H. Gardner Department of Human Development

The Sense of Community Index (SCI), original questions targeting Sense of Community in a university setting (SSCQ), and qualitative questions were answered by 636 students in reference to their selective living-learning program (LLP) and by an additional 266 comparison students not in any special program in reference to the University. Differences (p