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MARIETTA COLLEGE: SURVIVING A NATURAL DISASTER. THE FLOOD OF 2004

McVicar, Scott W.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1208358305

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2008, Masters in Education, Marietta College, Education.
There is a lack of research on how a college campus may be affected by negative national media exposure. With increasing media hunger for sensational stories, colleges are facing national attention for its handling of campus crisis. Once the media has moved on to its next media event, the college is left to manage the lingering effects of how the campus and public has reacted to the campus crisis. There is a need to understand the state of the campus after its attempt to return to normal. The researcher has conducted a grounded theory qualitative research study to explore the effects of a crisis that made national news. Surveys were distributed to a campus community, seeking reactions to a crisis that occurred over two years ago. This study will not, as most studies prefer, study the crisis and then analyze decisions that were made during that time. Rather, the focus will be to discover how the campus perception has been effected. This is an alternative approach to traditional research, considering the participant point of view.
William Bauer, PhD (Advisor)
51 p.
Education
campus crisis; national media event; Marietta;

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  • McVicar, S. W. (2008). MARIETTA COLLEGE: SURVIVING A NATURAL DISASTER. THE FLOOD OF 2004 [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1208358305

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • McVicar, Scott. MARIETTA COLLEGE: SURVIVING A NATURAL DISASTER. THE FLOOD OF 2004. 2008. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1208358305.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • McVicar, Scott. "MARIETTA COLLEGE: SURVIVING A NATURAL DISASTER. THE FLOOD OF 2004." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1208358305

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