The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of students at a liberal arts college and a comprehensive university regarding a select group of student personnel services provided by the central student affairs unit and the academic department. The services investigated were academic advising, career development and placement, student organizations and enrichment activities. These services were examined from the standpoint of importance, awareness, utilization, source, and quality. / A sample of 800 juniors and seniors in 12 academic departments was selected: 500 from the comprehensive university and 300 from the liberal arts college. An overall response rate of 84% was achieved. / Data were collected by means of a 30-item survey instrument adapted from the Student Personnel Services Questionnaire developed by Fitzgerald (1959) and modified by Rankin (1966) and Pinsky (1978). The instrument contained statements descriptive of the functions and objectives of the services investigated. Survey results were analyzed by institution type and by academic discipline within each institution. The institutional analysis was accomplished through the use of the t-test and chi-square test of proportions. One-way analysis of variance was used for the departmental analysis. / The major findings of the study were: (1) college students were more aware of the existence of select student personnel services than were university students; (2) college students utilized the select group of services to a greater extent than did university students; (3) the academic department was the most important source sought by college and university students for academic advising, career development and placement, and enrichment activities; (4) students were the most important source of student organizations for college and university students; (5) college students were more satisfied with the quality of the services investigated than were university students; (6) academic departments in the liberal arts college were more homogeneous than they were in the comprehensive university with respect to the four select student services studied. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-09, Section: A, page: 3880. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1981.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74602 |
| Contributors | BENTON, THELMA DENISE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 137 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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