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First-year Students' Expectations of and Satisfaction with Residence Hall Housing

Burkhardt, Thomas E.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8410-088X
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1554730525248237

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2019, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), University of Dayton, Educational Leadership.
This study investigated if differences existed in students’ expectations and satisfaction with first-year on-campus housing by their academic areas of study. Statistically significant differences existed between Social Science majors and Engineering majors relative to expectations regarding their residence halls. Additionally, statistically significant differences existed between the level of expectations for women and men, with women having higher expectations regarding the essential features for their housing facilities. No statistically significant differences emerged between the mean scores in students’ satisfaction by academic area, but a multiple regression analysis found that majoring in the Liberal Arts was a statistically significant predictor of having higher levels of satisfaction with residence housing. While only a few differences existed in students’ levels of satisfaction and their expectations based on their academic major, the physical facility or building that students lived in was a statistically significant predictor of students’ expectations for and satisfaction with the residence halls in which they were housed. These results show that in addition to new construction and renovation of existing facilities, schools need to maintain the quality of their current supply of housing due to the connection between satisfaction with facilities and student academic success. Additionally, well-maintained facilities keep high education institutions competitive in terms of recruiting students. Finally, as demographics change for incoming first-year students, it is crucial to find ways to support academic achievement and success. The engagement and development students receive in on-campus housing is one way that institutions can promote student retention and educational attainment.
Thomas Lasley, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Katie Kinnucan-Welsch, Ed.D. (Committee Member)
Larry Smith, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Una Cadegan, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
164 p.
Design; Higher Education; Higher Education Administration
residence hall satisfaction; student housing; residence hall facilities; student housing expectations; residence hall design

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  • Burkhardt, T. E. (2019). First-year Students' Expectations of and Satisfaction with Residence Hall Housing [Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1554730525248237

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Burkhardt, Thomas. First-year Students' Expectations of and Satisfaction with Residence Hall Housing. 2019. University of Dayton, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1554730525248237.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Burkhardt, Thomas. "First-year Students' Expectations of and Satisfaction with Residence Hall Housing." Doctoral dissertation, University of Dayton, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1554730525248237

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