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Criteria Used By University Administrators In Parental Notification For Students With Mental Health Concerns, Margaret L. Sarnicki
Criteria Used By University Administrators In Parental Notification For Students With Mental Health Concerns, Margaret L. Sarnicki
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The purpose of this study was to examine the formal policies and informal criteria used by Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) administrators in making decisions regarding notification of parents for students with mental health concerns. The study also explored the expectations in making parental contact and if those expectations were realized. The role of the Virginia Tech tragedy on policy and procedures was also addressed.
The results of this study were obtained through semi-structured interviews of one administrator at each of the seven MnSCU universities. Participation was based on identification of the administrator making the majority of parental notification …