Title page for ETD etd-04092007-120403

Type of Document

Dissertation

Author

Brown, Cheryl Lynn

URN

etd-04092007-120403

Title

Student Perceptions of Institutional Values at a Public Research I Institution

Degree

Doctor of Education

Department

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Department of

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Robert Schwartz	Committee Chair
Diana Rice	Committee Member
Jon Dalton	Committee Member
Joseph Beckham	Committee Member

Keywords

Institutional Values
Student Perceptions

Date of Defense

2007-03-14

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

Creating a learning environment for college students that promotes values and ethical decision-making presents challenges regardless of institutional type. Identifying the student perceptions of institutional values provides some guidance for higher education leaders as they consider the role of the institution in promoting values in education. The educational significance of this study was to advance the body of knowledge regarding the ability of public institutions to effectively communicate values to students. By conducting a survey, the Character Education Values and Practices Inventory (CEVPI) developed by Chen (2005), for a sample of undergraduate students enrolled in their junior year, this study provides some evidence of student perceptions of institutional values at one public research I institution. The researcher also examined faculty and administrator perceptions of institutional values by administering the CEVPI to a purposive sample of faculty and administrators at the same institution.
This study explored student engagement in the campus culture as one factor that contributed to their perceptions of such values. One goal of the research was to gain a greater understanding of student perceptions of values may aid university faculty and administrators in the evaluation of existing initiatives intended to communicate institutional values.

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