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Post-September 11, 2001 through Pre-Virginia Tech Massacre, April 16, 2007: The Status of Crisis Management Preparedness as Perceived by University Student Affairs Administrators in Selected NASPA Member Institutions

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2008
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Research for this study was conducted to assess the post-September 11, 2001 and pre-April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech Massacre level of crisis preparedness in higher education from the perspective of chief student affairs administrators in residential universities. In this study, institutional preparedness was determined by comparing scores and results from an instrument developed to measure preparedness for the dissertation titled, "Institutional Preparedness to Respond to Campus Crises as Perceived by Student Affairs Administrators in Selected NASPA Member Institutions" (Zdziarski, 2001). The research was conducted using survey research methodology and the methodology employed was quantitative. Specifically, the research employed population survey methods to assess the current state of crisis preparedness and measured institutional preparedness against four critical factors including: (a) types of crises prepared for, (b) the phases of crisis prepared for, (c) the crisis systems in place, and (d) the stakeholders included in preparing for crisis. The population selected for this study included residential universities that: (a) were doctoral degree granting institutions; (b) had a total enrollment of 5,000 students or more in the spring 2007 semester; (c) had residence halls; and (d) were institutional voting members of NASPA in the spring 2007 semester. This study examined a capsule of time between the September 11, 2001 attacks and the August 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre. This study found that chief student affairs professionals at residential universities perceive themselves to be prepared to respond to crises on campus; they believe great strides have been made since the 2001 study to increase preparedness to handle crises. However, post completion of this research the Virginia Tech Massacre made it abundantly clear that there are many complicated facets of crisis preparation on residential university campuses that professionals may not be prepared to handle and the need to be proactive has never been greater.
Title: Post-September 11, 2001 through Pre-Virginia Tech Massacre, April 16, 2007: The Status of Crisis Management Preparedness as Perceived by University Student Affairs Administrators in Selected NASPA Member Institutions.
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Name(s): Catullo, Linda A., author
Floyd, Deborah L., Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Date Created: 2008
Date Issued: 2008
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, FL
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 147 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Research for this study was conducted to assess the post-September 11, 2001 and pre-April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech Massacre level of crisis preparedness in higher education from the perspective of chief student affairs administrators in residential universities. In this study, institutional preparedness was determined by comparing scores and results from an instrument developed to measure preparedness for the dissertation titled, "Institutional Preparedness to Respond to Campus Crises as Perceived by Student Affairs Administrators in Selected NASPA Member Institutions" (Zdziarski, 2001). The research was conducted using survey research methodology and the methodology employed was quantitative. Specifically, the research employed population survey methods to assess the current state of crisis preparedness and measured institutional preparedness against four critical factors including: (a) types of crises prepared for, (b) the phases of crisis prepared for, (c) the crisis systems in place, and (d) the stakeholders included in preparing for crisis. The population selected for this study included residential universities that: (a) were doctoral degree granting institutions; (b) had a total enrollment of 5,000 students or more in the spring 2007 semester; (c) had residence halls; and (d) were institutional voting members of NASPA in the spring 2007 semester. This study examined a capsule of time between the September 11, 2001 attacks and the August 16, 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre. This study found that chief student affairs professionals at residential universities perceive themselves to be prepared to respond to crises on campus; they believe great strides have been made since the 2001 study to increase preparedness to handle crises. However, post completion of this research the Virginia Tech Massacre made it abundantly clear that there are many complicated facets of crisis preparation on residential university campuses that professionals may not be prepared to handle and the need to be proactive has never been greater.
Identifier: FA00000656 (IID)
Degree granted: Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2008.
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Includes bibliography.
College of Education
Subject(s): Emergency management--Evaluation
School crisis management--Evaluation
Universities and colleges--Security measures
Campus violence--Prevention
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