Exploring Collegiate Flight and Maintenance Training Students' Perceptions of Safety Culture

Autor/in	Siao, Daniel H.
Titel	Exploring Collegiate Flight and Maintenance Training Students' Perceptions of Safety Culture
Quelle	(2022), (220 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Saint Louis University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3635-1827-0
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; College Students; Flight Training; Safety Education; Student Attitudes; Equipment Maintenance; Peer Influence; Compliance (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Collegestudent; Sicherheitserziehung; Schülerverhalten; Maintenance and repair; Instandhaltung
Abstract	Safety culture is not always uniform in an organization and studying the perceptions of safety culture can help identify inconsistencies that can be detrimental to the goal of safety. A previous quantitative study was conducted in a collegiate aviation department in the U.S. This study measured the students' perceptions of safety culture, and the results showed that there were misalignments of variables and inconsistencies between different groups in the department. The purpose of this study is to explore students' perceptions of safety culture in the same collegiate aviation department. While the quantitative study showed inconsistencies, it was limited in its ability to understand the students' perceptions in-depth. This research used a qualitative approach with a multiple case study design. Two cases were studied: Students from the maintenance training program consisted of one case, and students from the flight training program comprised the second case. Five students from the maintenance training program and six students from the flight training program were selected to participate in this study. These 11 participants were interviewed. Data analysis of the interviews were conducted in three parts: within-case analysis for the maintenance training group, within-case analysis for the flight training group, and a cross-case analysis of both groups. Key results suggested that both groups believed safety was a core value, the department was willing to allocate resources toward safety, and students trusted the department's administrators in matters of safety. However, the two groups also differed in some perceptions. The maintenance training group believed that peer pressure contributed negatively to safety behaviors. For the flight training group, noncompliance and violations of published safety practices and procedures may be a call to reevaluate some of the existing practices. The results of this qualitative study were congruent with the findings of the previously conducted quantitative study. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01