Higher education institutions have campus traditions that are honored and repeated by generations of students, faculty, staff, and alumni (Manning, 2000). It is important to understand these traditions and the purpose and history behind the traditions, especially as the demographics of student bodies evolve (Cheng, 2004). According to Boyer (1990), “a university at its best encourages people to share rituals and traditions that connect them to the campus community and that improve the civic culture and diversity of the institution” (p. 62). This study focused on a diverse student sample at Florida State University and their participation in campus traditions. Campus traditions such as Orientation, Convocation, Welcome Week, and Homecoming activities were studied to understand the students’ experiences. Although there has been previous research about campus traditions (Magolda, 2000; Manning, 1989, 2000; Van Jura, 2010), this study specifically focused on a diverse student sample and how the campus traditions create a culturally engaging campus environment (Museus, 2014). / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education. / Summer Semester 2017. / July 17, 2017. / Campus Traditions, Engagement, Engaging, Traditions / Includes bibliographical references. / Tamara Bertrand Jones, Professor Directing Dissertation; Diana Rice, University Representative; Kathy Guthrie, Committee Member; Robert Schwartz, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_552058 |
| Contributors | Dobiyanski, Victoria E. (authoraut), Jones, Tamara Bertrand (professor directing dissertation), Rice, Diana Claries, 1949- (university representative), Guthrie, Kathy L. (committee member), Schwartz, Robert A. (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (158 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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