The purpose of this study was to determine what inconsistencies, if any, exist (1) between the values of student personnel administrators and the values of college freshmen, and (2) between the values of college students as perceived by student personnel administrators and the self-reported values of college freshmen as reported by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP). / A random sample of 400 student personnel administrators was chosen to receive a survey instrument developed by the researcher. Responses were received by 310 (77.5%) individuals. The survey instrument was composed of three sections: Section I measured the personal values of the respondents; Section II measured the respondents' perceptions of students' values; and Section III requested demographic data. / The data collected was analyzed through three sets of comparisons. The first comparison was made between the administrators' personal values and the national normative data for freshmen reported by CIRP using a one-sample z-test. This comparison revealed that eleven of eighteen value statements differed significantly at the .05 confidence level. Extreme differences were found in items reflecting materialism (students more materialistic) and altruism (administrators more altruistic). / A second comparison was made between the administrators perceptions of student values and the national normative data for freshmen. Again, the one-sample z-test was employed. This comparison revealed that the administrators perceived the students to be more materialistic and less altruistic than the students reported. Nine of eighteen value statements were found to be significantly different at the .05 level of confidence. / A final comparison using the two-sample t-test matched the values of student personnel administrators with the perceived values of students. This comparison revealed that ten of the eighteen items differed significantly at the .05 confidence level. / Implications for values education on the college campus were drawn and recommendations for improving values programming were made. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 48-02, Section: A, page: 0314. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1987.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76016 |
| Contributors | CLOWER, JOHN SCOTT., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 108 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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