This study dealt with college registrars in the Canadian province of British
Columbia. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (i) to gather information
concerning the personal characteristics, career paths and academic preparation of
college registrars, (ii) to identify the types of professional development activities
to which these individuals subscribe, and (iii) to determine the professional
development needs and preferences of college registrars.
A review of the scholarly literature revealed a limited number of studies
dealing with college registrars. No Canadian studies were found which dealt with
this subject matter. Other related literature was sought out, particularly studies
which dealt with the personal characteristics and work histories of other nonacademic
post secondary educational administrators.
A questionnaire was mailed to all college registrars in British Columbia
(N = 18). Seventeen individuals responded. From the information gathered via the
questionnaire, several conclusions were drawn and a profile of the average college
registrar in British Columbia was developed. This profile identifies the registrar as
being a male who is roughly forty-six years of age. He is employed by a
comprehensive community college and earns approximately $64,000 annually. He
has held this position for close to eight years. This individual has completed an
undergraduate degree in the field of science or mathematics although, he believes
that there is no "preferred" form of undergraduate education for potential
registrars. He has developed an understanding of the computer technologies utilized at his college through "hands-on" experience and is largely self-taught.
Prior to becoming a registrar he had worked full-time for twelve years and
had held at least two other positions within a college or university. When desire
or circumstances necessitate a job change, this person would seek a position such
as Dean or Director of Student & Ancillary Services or Vice-President, Student
Services and Administration. This individual did not actively pursue the goal of
becoming a college registrar. Given that this individual did not intend to become
a registrar, it is not surprising to find that his academic preparation was not
planned with a view to future work as an administrator in an institution of higher
learning.
The college registrar enjoys attending workshops, seminars and meetings
sponsored by the British Columbia Registrars' Association (BCRA). He is a member
of this organization as well as the Association of Registrars of Universities and
Colleges of Canada (ARUCC) and, the American Association of Collegiate
Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).
Several conclusions were drawn and recommendations were made.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/5066 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Howman, Cynthia Joan |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Relation | UBC Retrospective Theses Digitization Project [http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/retro_theses/] |
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