HomePublicationsRelationship-Rich Education Chapter 3: Making Relationships a Cultural Priority Book MenuRelationship-Rich Education ChaptersChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6ConclusionPostscriptAbout the Authors Discussion Questions Related Articles and Media Research Details Reviews Buy in PrintISBN: 9781421439365November 3, 2020 | Johns Hopkins University Press The central question of this chapter is “How can institutions be strategic about maximizing opportunities for their students to experience meaningful relationships with faculty, staff, and influential peers?” In other words, how can institutions bring the notion of relationship-rich education to scale? Five factors are essential to making relationships a cultural priority. Institutions must value (1) Students, (2) The efforts faculty and staff put into relationship building, (3) High-quality teaching, (4) Webs of human interactions, and (5) Engagement over prestige. Share: