The purpose of this study was twofold: (a) to ascertain the extent to which the assignment of men and women hall directors was affected by the residence hall population, and (b) to assess the performance of men and women hall directors. / Six hundred and two hall directors were evaluated by their supervisors. More women than men hall directors were represented. Over half of the hall directors were between the ages of 26 and 30. More women than men were aged 20 to 25 years. Over three-fourths of the hall directors had less than four years of experience. / The majority of the hall directors worked in coeducational halls. Few hall directors worked in halls in which the gender of the hall population differed from the hall director's gender. The relationship between the gender of the hall population and the gender of the hall director was significant for single sex halls. A statistically significant relationship was found between the gender of the hall population and the supervisors' perception of the effectiveness of men and women hall directors. / Hall director performance was evaluated by the supervisors on the basis of 23 competencies. The mean ratings for men and women were very similar, although the means for the women hall directors were slightly higher for each item. The gender of the hall director did not influence the supervisors' ratings. / Supervisor evaluations were analyzed to ascertain the extent to which the supervisors' gender, age, education and experience affected their evaluation of hall directors' performance. While women supervisors consistently gave lower evaluations of hall directors than did men supervisors, the overall effect of the combined characteristics (gender, age, education and experience) was minimal. / Comparison was made of supervisors' responses to questions regarding the effectiveness of men and women hall directors in certain hall situations. Gender was not related to the perceived effectiveness of hall directors for any of the situations examined. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-12, Section: A, page: 3611. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75242 |
| Contributors | MOSER, RITA MARIE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 159 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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