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Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Perceptions and Practices Regarding Carrying of Concealed Handguns on Their Campuses
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James H. Price; Amy Thompson; Erica Payton; Juliane Johnson; Olivia Brown – College Student Journal, 2016
Purpose: To assess the perceptions and practices of presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) regarding carrying concealed handguns on their campuses. Methods: This study is a multi-wave national survey of all (n=103) HBCU presidents. Because of the homogenous small sample size valid parametric tests of significance could…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Presidents, Administrator Attitudes, Weapons
The Relationship between Social Capital and Weapon Possession on Campus
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Messer, Rachel H.; Bradley, Kristopher I.; Calvi, Jessica L.; Kennison, Shelia M. – College Student Journal, 2012
The present research focused on the problem of how college officials might be able to predict weapon possession on college campuses. We hypothesized that measures of social capital (i.e., trust and participation in society) may be useful in identifying individuals who are likely to possess weapons on campuses. Prior research has shown that those…
Descriptors: Weapons, Social Capital, Online Systems, College Students