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Attitude of Resident Students and Staff of Selected Public Universities in Texas Toward In Loco Parentis

This study assesses the attitudes of resident college students and staffs toward the concept in loco parents as it pertains to residence hall administration. It also describes relationships between attitudes toward in loco parentis combinations of four demographic variables: university, status (staff or resident) academic level, and sex. The chi-square analysis indicated thirty-one significant relationships between attitudes toward the eleven residence hall situations and the four demographic variables. Major findings indicated that: (a) resident students and staffs were ambiguous toward in loco parents; (b) resident students and staffs were for or against in loco parents depending upon the situation (eleven situations are discussed); (c) attitudes of resident students and staffs were similar in most situations; and (d) the majority of resident students and staff members felt positively toward an objective description of in loco parentis, but this attitude did not prevail when the concept was manifested in university staff behavior in typical residence hall situations.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500324
Date08 1900
CreatorsZeagler, Arnold M.
ContributorsDameron, Joseph D., Rollins, Forrest L., Borland, David T.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatiii, 144 leaves, Text
CoverageUnited States - Texas
RightsPublic, Zeagler, Arnold M., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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