Adoption of Best Practices in Crisis Management among College Housing and Residence Life Officials

Autor/in	Golden, Denise Renee
Titel	Adoption of Best Practices in Crisis Management among College Housing and Residence Life Officials
Quelle	(2018), (91 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University - Commerce
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-0-4387-6633-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Best Practices; Crisis Management; College Housing; Resident Advisers; Student Personnel Workers; Prevention; Responses; Program Implementation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Krisenmanagement; Studentenunterkunft; Prävention; Vorbeugung
Abstract	Administrators on college campuses are charged with a larger scope of responsibilities than ever before. Bishop (1995) claimed that "institutions of higher education have become more concerned about the increased pathology in the student population and the management of crises on campus..." (p. 33). Catullo, Walker, and Floyd (2009) supported the argument for preparation and training, acknowledging the inability to prepare for every possibility: "all administrators, especially student affairs personnel, who are often the first line of defense in a crisis, need to be proactive in crisis planning and pay attention to the lessons learned from catastrophic events" (p. 315). Best practices in crisis prevention and response have been used as the framework for which many organizations prepare and train. The purpose of this nonexperimental, quantitative study was to explore the level to which university residence life personnel are implementing best practices in campus crisis prevention, communication, response, and recovery. This exploration was done through survey to determine how many best practices are being adopted among housing and residence life personnel. The population of the study included Senior Housing Officers (SHOs), those who are Directors or Executive Directors of their Housing and Residence Life departments at colleges and universities both in the United States and internationally. SHOs who participated voluntarily self-selected into the sample population by completing a brief survey. A web-based survey was used to gather data from participants. Percentages and measures of central tendency were used to describe the best practices that are being adopted by campus housing professionals. A regression analysis was used to analyze the relationships between adoption and influences on their adoption levels. The analysis showed that having relationships with campus and local police, as well as having support of campus leadership, are significantly influential on adoption levels. [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	2020/1/01