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The student affair organizational dissertation: a bounded qualitative meta-study.(Report)

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| June 01, 2009 | Banning, James H.; Kuk, Linda | COPYRIGHT 2009 Project Innovation (Alabama). This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The purpose of this study was to examine dissertations over the past five years that focused on student affairs organizational issues. A bounded qualitative meta-study was used and the methods, theories, and findings of the dissertations were examined. A variety of research methods were used including quantitative, qualitative and mixed designs. Theories invoked by the research also varied and reflected theories from traditional organizational literature and frameworks specific to the student affairs literature. An inductive analysis of the dissertation topics resulted in four basic themes: directionality and restructuring of student affairs - a move to the academic, ...

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