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New Professionals' Perspectives of Supervision in Student Affairs

Kegolis, Jeffrey L.

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, Higher Education Administration.

The importance of effective supervision to increase productivity in the administration of student affairs motivated this dissertation. This study was designed to assess the perceptions of new professionals regarding the supervision practices encountered in their initial experience following graduation from their master's program. The sample featured alumni from 17 different institutions with professional preparation programs in college student personnel, higher education administration, or student affairs administration. From these institutions, 447 alumni participated and completed the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI-Observer).

One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the significant differences among the demographic information of new professionals and their supervisors. The results showed that male supervisors were rated as effective as female supervisors and African American supervisors were rated as effective as White supervisors at frequency of exemplary practice.

On a national level, when compared to the research collected online by Posner from 2005 to 2007 of various sectors, it appears from this study that increased attention on supervision within student affairs is necessary. Conclusions and recommendations focused on the importance of gender differences, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and the need for further exploration of this topic in future research.

Robert DeBard (Advisor)
J. Oliver Boyd-Barrett (Committee Member)
William Knight (Committee Member)
Patricia Kubow (Committee Member)
180 p.

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  • Kegolis, J. L. (2009). New Professionals' Perspectives of Supervision in Student Affairs [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1236973557

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kegolis, Jeffrey. New Professionals' Perspectives of Supervision in Student Affairs. 2009. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1236973557.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kegolis, Jeffrey. "New Professionals' Perspectives of Supervision in Student Affairs." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1236973557

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)