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The study of the perceived effectiveness of resident assistant training at Rowan University
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Adams, April |
| Copyright Year | 2000 |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of training design, format and length in preparing RA's for their positions. The participants for this study included residence life professional staff, hall directors and resident assistants. Because the population was small, all members were sampled. This study consisted of a survey that was administered to all current and eight former RA's as well as a similar survey that was administered to the professional staff and hall directors. This survey addressed the effectiveness of the current training designs, as well as training formats and length. Additional archival data came from a short questionnaire mailed to returning RA's in the summer of 1999 as well as the 1999 summer training evaluations. Descriptive statistics were computed using SPSS, a statistical analysis program. Frequency distributions and some inferential statistics were also computed. The researcher concluded that retreat-based training should be shorter than eight days, the monthly inservice in its current state is ineffective as a training design, and while nine training formats were found to be effective, the lecture-only format was found to be ineffective in preparing RA's for their positions. April Adams, The study of the perceived effectiveness of resident assistant training at Rowan University, 2000, Dr. Thomas Monahan, Higher Education Administration. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://rdw.rowan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2621&context=etd |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
