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Community School Administrators’ Attitudes and Beliefs about Criminal Background Reviews During Enrollment Processes

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2022, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Organizational Leadership , Franklin University, International Institute for Innovative Instruction.
Higher education provides an opportunity for career development, enhanced societal contributions, and individual awareness of self and others. Individuals with criminal records represent a significant demographic struggling to access higher education due to barriers often created to address safety concerns (Bressler & Von Bergen, 2018). Although many institutions have initiatives to promote higher education access and success, the overreliance on criminal background data creates barriers and limitations to social engagement, including college enrollment. This doctoral research explores college administrators' attitudes and beliefs about risk management, explicitly examining attitudes about the significance of accessing criminal history disclosures in the enrollment process. The qualitative, case study research explores college administrators’ views about criminal background checks as a risk mitigation practice. Participants of this research come from multiple Mid-Western community colleges; thus, the study does not aim to generalize findings beyond the individuals within the specific geographic setting. However, the insights gathered can help inform development toward removing unintended consequences while maintaining safety standards at other higher education institutions.
Blake Renner (Committee Chair)
Yuerong Sweetland (Committee Member)
Chenelle Jones (Committee Member)
120 p.

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  • Brooks, T. J. (2022). Community School Administrators’ Attitudes and Beliefs about Criminal Background Reviews During Enrollment Processes [Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1670437907197713

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brooks, Terrence. Community School Administrators’ Attitudes and Beliefs about Criminal Background Reviews During Enrollment Processes. 2022. Franklin University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1670437907197713.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brooks, Terrence. "Community School Administrators’ Attitudes and Beliefs about Criminal Background Reviews During Enrollment Processes." Doctoral dissertation, Franklin University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=frank1670437907197713

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)