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Heasley, Chris – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2021
Students' sense of community is at the heart of their college success and can be impacted by many factors, including staff, programming, and hall design, as well as demographic variables such as age, ethnicity, and gender. The purpose of this study is to investigate how gender and student housing type at a faith-based institution influence sense…
Descriptors: Correlation, Gender Differences, College Housing, On Campus Students
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Finn, Jane; Utting, Allison – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2017
The Inclusion House is a unique dorm in Holland, Michigan, where nondisabled students, studying to be leaders in the faith community as future pastors, live side-by-side same-aged individuals with intellectual disabilities. After one year, a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with the nondisabled roommates. Findings…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Clergy, Intellectual Disability, Leaders
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Bulunga, Angel Ancha Lindelwa; Thondhlana, Gladman – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: In response to increasing energy demand and financial constraints to invest in green infrastructure, behaviour change energy-saving interventions are increasingly being considered as a tool for encouraging pro-environmental behaviour in campus residences. This paper aims to report on a pilot programme aimed at reducing energy consumption…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Energy Conservation, College Housing, Dormitories
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Rankin, Pressley R., IV; Gulley, Needham Yancey – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
The separation of work and life creates unique challenges for residence life professionals, given that they often live in their place of work. The culture of this work pushes such employees to integrate their work and personal lives in ways that are not always healthy or fulfilling and that frequently lead to burnout. This study sought to explore…
Descriptors: Family Work Relationship, College Housing, Resident Advisers, Dormitories
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Fosnacht, Kevin; Gonyea, Robert M.; Graham, Polly A. – Journal of Higher Education, 2020
A heterogeneous student body is valued in part because diverse interactions among students help create educated and competent citizens and promote learning and development. Campus housing is a primary setting for diverse interactions as students navigate living with individuals who differ from themselves. This study investigated how the roommate…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Dormitories, Correlation, Peer Relationship
Smith, Kyle David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Faced with the most drastic economic downturn since the Great Depression, public institutions of higher education have been increasing tuition, cutting programs, and finding creative ways to generate more revenue since 2008. Higher rates of housing occupancy lead to greater financial stability for colleges and universities (Mitchell &…
Descriptors: College Housing, Dormitories, On Campus Students, Campuses
Brotman, Jay; Carlson-Reddig, Thomas – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2016
As the national discussion about the affordability of U.S. higher education has become a pressing social topic, more university leaders are considering ways to reduce debt burdens and even tuition for today's college students. Housing is a big contributor and often an influence on cost increases for campus life. According to the College Board, the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, College Students, Dormitories
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Kortegast, Carrie A. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2017
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) student perceptions of their residence hall environments are influenced by interactions with peers, resident assistants, residential life administrators, and campus policies. Using the tradition of storytelling and drawing upon the experience of 11 LGBTQ participants, this article provides a…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, College Students
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Fossey, Richard – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
College students who reside in campus dormitories at public universities have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their dorm rooms that is protected by the fourth amendment; and officials cannot search these rooms for law enforcement purposes without a valid warrant. Non-students, however, have no such reasonable expectation of privacy in…
Descriptors: College Students, Public Colleges, Privacy, Dormitories
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Otchere, Kimberly; Bankhead, Tekita; Williams, Ayanna – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2017
The resurgence of student activism has yielded dynamic change within university housing departments and beyond on college campuses across the country. In higher education, the social, cultural, and political environment continues to be highly racialized and characterized by a string of protests and public displays of student angst. The threat of…
Descriptors: Social Change, Activism, College Housing, College Students
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Heasley, Chris; Boone, Katie; Davidson, Denise L. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2020
Construction and new facility decisions regarding student housing remain difficult for many colleges and universities. Challenges associated with these decisions include rising building costs, waning government funding, daunting facility safety codes, and compliance with evolving accessibility legislation, among many factors. One solution,…
Descriptors: Sense of Community, College Housing, Dormitories, Private Sector
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Bronkema, Ryan; Bowman, Nicholas A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2017
The researchers of this brief observed that few environments have the potential to shape the outcomes of college students as much as residence halls. As a result, residence halls have the capacity to foster a strong sense of community as well as other important outcomes such as college satisfaction and academic achievement. However, given the high…
Descriptors: College Housing, College Students, Dormitories, Sense of Community
Tracy Latonya Reed – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The current study investigated the relationship between supervision, job satisfaction, and burnout among "live-in" and "live-on" Housing and Residence Life professionals. The literature review consists of empirical research for each construct presented (supervision, job satisfaction, and burnout). The study sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Dormitories, College Housing, Professional Personnel, Supervision
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Salminen, Erik; Gregory, Dennis E. – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 2018
The results of recent cases indicate that residences and dormitories owned by higher education institutions should be considered "dwellings," and thus subject to the Fair Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act (1968) as amended requires that the providers of dwellings accommodate assistance animals, which includes not only service animals,…
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Dormitories, College Housing
Morrison, Hassel Andre – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The researcher identified a gap in the knowledge of competencies needed for midmanagers that work in housing and residence life at the southeast colleges and universities in the United States. The purpose of this study was to identify and develop a consensus on competencies needed by mid-managers. The review of the literature describes and…
Descriptors: Middle Management, Competence, Job Skills, College Housing
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