“…Since the 1970s, extensive research regarding correlations between student experience and involvement and educational outcomes within the context of higher education has been undertaken (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991). The general contention established is that strong student-faculty relations, particularly outside the classroom, are the most significant form of tertiary involvement (Astin, 1977(Astin, , 1999Bess, 1973;Dippelhofer-Stiem, 1986;Endo & Harpel, 1982;Pascarella, 1980;Pascarella & Terenzini, 1979). Astin (1993), in his study on how college environments affect student outcomes, contributed to an extensive body of literature which identifies student-faculty interaction as positively correlated to educational outcomes such as cognitive development, motivation, student persistence, institutional commitment and overall satisfaction with the university experience, while also contributing to enhanced personal growth and social development (Astin, 1999;Endo & Harpel, 1982;Jaasma & Koper, 1999;Kuh & Hu, 2001;Pascarella et al, 1996;Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991;Snow, 1973;Strauss & Volkwein, 2004;Terenzini & Wright, 1987;Tinto, 1997).…”