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ERIC Number: EJ1391171
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2832-2649
EISSN: EISSN-2832-2630
Community College Presidents and Campus Safety: Perspectives on Critical Issues
Sartini, Chad C.; Gregory, Dennis E.; Bullington, Kim E.; Williams, Mitchell; Howell, Joshua; Nuckols, William L.; Hou, Minghui
Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, v26 n1 Article 4 Apr 2023
Community college presidents must understand the phenomenon of campus safety. For this mixed-methods study, community college presidents in one state were surveyed, and three presidents from the same community college system participated in in-depth interviews. Descriptive statistics measured the levels community college presidents' knowledge and perceptions on campus safety. The in-depth interviews provided a deeper understanding of the connections between community college presidents and campus safety. Overall, the results show that campus safety is important to community college presidents, who believe that, overall, their institutions are safe. We found that community college presidents believe they should be proactive and reinforce values that promote and prioritize campus safety, follow regulations, and provide sufficient resources to ensure campus safety measures. However, inadequate funding also plays a role in what can be allocated, and community college presidents voiced that they were concerned about promoting safety in the face of declining budgets and resources.
Virginia Community College System. e-mail: info@vccs.edu; Web site: https://commons.vccs.edu/inquiry/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act
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