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Understanding how Administrators at Four-year, Comprehensive, Residential, Catholic Universities in Ohio Respond to Student Misuse of Social Media

Nash, Curtis Robert
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1492688267667785

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Dayton, Educational Leadership.
The purpose of this study was to explore and understand how administrators at Catholic, four-year, comprehensive, residential colleges and universities in Ohio experience and respond to student use and misuse of social media. Using qualitative interview techniques, five administrators from five Catholic, four-year, comprehensive, residential colleges and universities in Ohio were interviewed. Three were interviewed a second time, six months after the initial interviews. The participants’ interviews were transcribed and coded for meaning. The data yielded six key findings. First, colleges and universities have behavioral student conduct policies, not social media policies. Second, administrators do not proactively educate students about how to use social media. Next, anonymous social media platforms inhibit administrators’ ability to hold students accountable for social media misuse but do provide a means for students to hold each other accountable. Fourth, most instances of social media misuse in which a college or university administrator responds were during Title IX investigations. Next, administrators recognized the role the faith traditions of their universities play in addressing student behavior. Last, because social media technology is continuously evolving, administrators may not be ready to engage in a discussion about this topic.
Russo Charles, Ed.D/J.D. (Committee Chair)
Carolyn Ridenour, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Schaller Molly, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Valenzano Joseph , Ph.D. (Committee Member)
174 p.
Educational Leadership; Higher Education
Social Media; Higher Education; Guidelines and Policies; Student Conduct; Student Development

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  • Nash, C. R. (2017). Understanding how Administrators at Four-year, Comprehensive, Residential, Catholic Universities in Ohio Respond to Student Misuse of Social Media [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1492688267667785

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Nash, Curtis. Understanding how Administrators at Four-year, Comprehensive, Residential, Catholic Universities in Ohio Respond to Student Misuse of Social Media . 2017. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1492688267667785.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Nash, Curtis. "Understanding how Administrators at Four-year, Comprehensive, Residential, Catholic Universities in Ohio Respond to Student Misuse of Social Media ." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1492688267667785

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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