This study sought to answer fifteen research questions involving the values of individuals and educational institutions in the context of charitable giving to educational institutions. These questions may be summarized as follows: Are there any significant differences or correlations between the values of individuals with different demographic, giving preference, or donor/non-donor characteristics? Are there any significant differences or correlations in these individuals' perceptions of the values of educational institutions. / To answer these questions, data was collected using a questionnaire mailed to a random sample of Arkansas adults having residential telephone listings. The questionnaire asked respondents to rank the eighteen values of the Rokeach Value Survey first as personal values, then as the values of educational institutions. / Findings supported the following conclusions: (1) The ability to perceive the value system of educational institutions does not depend upon one's demographic, giving preference, or donor/non-donor characteristics. Individuals with diverse characteristics have very similar perceptions of the values of schools. (2) Certain variables (age, level of education, and giving preference toward educational institutions) are directly related to values. For example, individuals with similar ages have more similar values than individuals with dissimilar ages. (3) Demographic and charitable giving variables are more closely related to single values or small groups of values than to entire value systems. (4) Greater variety exists in the values of individuals than in the values of educational institutions. (5) Values are more important in the formation of giving preferences than in the decision to give or not to give. / Future research could identify the clusters of values associated with charitable giving, clarify the inhibiting-facilitating role of variables in the charitable giving process, and explore the direct relationship between values and certain independent variables (age, level of education, and giving preference). / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-03, Section: A, page: 0668. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74783 |
| Contributors | DUKE, JOHN RICHARD., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 227 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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