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An Investigation Into Hazard Mitigation Tools At Institutes Of Higher Education, Robert A. Jackson
An Investigation Into Hazard Mitigation Tools At Institutes Of Higher Education, Robert A. Jackson
Theses and Dissertations from 2016
Current theories for community planning assert that multiple stakeholders should be involved to improve civic cohesion and implementation. Since an institute of higher education (IHE) operates like a town or city in many ways, it is appropriate that the emergency management planning within an IHE should engage multiple stakeholders. Emergency management planning at an IHE focuses on the students who while adults, are not traditionally valued for their input in emergency management planning. Emergency management leaders at IHEs across the country were surveyed. Following correlation analysis, results indicated that an IHE with student involvement in emergency management planning had an …
Asking For It: Rape Myth Acceptance At A Mid-Sized Rural Public University And Policy Recommendations, Stacy Galbo
Asking For It: Rape Myth Acceptance At A Mid-Sized Rural Public University And Policy Recommendations, Stacy Galbo
Theses and Dissertations from 2016
Sexual assault on college campuses has recently grown into a national conversation. There has been a push for universities to examine sexual assault on their campuses, but much of this research has focused on major universities in metropolitan areas. This project extends current research by analyzing the sexual assault experiences and attitudes of students at a mid-sized rural public university. A new survey instrument based on validated campus climate surveys was completed by 522 students at this university. This study evaluates the rape-supportive attitudes of participants and how those attitudes might be impacted by various factors, specifically if sex, being …