ERIC Number: EJ1180687
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 14
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No Smoking Guns Here: Residence Life Directors' Perspectives on Concealed Carry in On-Campus Living Communities
Ward, LaWanda; Nguyen, David J.; Nguyen, David H. K.
Journal of College and University Student Housing, v44 n3 p113-125 2018
The role of student affairs educators is to ensure that students not only obtain an educational experience, but also that out-of-classroom experiences contribute to holistic development. In particular, student affairs professionals often coordinate residential living, student activities, and advising programs. These programmatic offerings need to account for the diversifying student body and respond to shifting political landscapes. Student affairs practitioners face daily dilemmas that require decisions grounded in multicultural competent critical thinking and acute awareness (Pope, Reynolds, & Mueller, 2004; Watt, 2015). An area engendering more attention is the role of concealed carry weapons on college campuses. The emergence of gun violence within college and university settings beginning in 2007 with the Virginia Tech shootings launched myriad discussions about prevention and accountability among campus leadership, concerned citizens, and state legislatures. Within student affairs, conversations about students' safety always have been a priority, so addressing gun violence on campus moved higher on the discussion list. [Discussion questions developed by Alyse Gray Parker.]
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Prevention, Accountability, School Safety, Campuses, College Students, Student Personnel Workers, College Housing, Dormitories, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, Decision Making, Administrator Attitudes, State Legislation, Qualitative Research, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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