Student Affairs and Hurricane Katrina: Contextual Perspectives from Five Institutions of Higher Education in New Orleans
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Susan K Gardner
Fifteen student affairs administrators from five institutions of higher education in New Orleans were interviewed regarding their experiences immediately before and after Hurricane Katrina and how the crisis affected their work. Participants were chosen for their diversity among racial, gender, and institutional contexts. Analyses of the interviews resulted in four themes that describe the differences between how public versus private institutional cultures affected these administrators’ responses and the decision making that occurred in the wake of the storm. These themes include (a) decision making, (b) communication, (c) resources and limitations, and (d) student affairs status. Implications for policy, practice, and research are included.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Article
- Table of Contents
- Comments from the NASPA Journal Editor
- Great Expectations and the Ultimate Reality Check: Voices of Students During the Transition from High School to College
- Indecision and an Avalanche of Expectations: Challenges Facing Sophomore Resident Assistants
- First-Generation Status and Student Race/Ethnicity as Distinct Predictors of Student Involvement and Learning
- Health, Culture, HIV/AIDS, and Latino/a College Students
- Applying Social Norms Theory within Affiliation Groups: Promising Interventions for High-Risk Drinking
- Rearticulating the Leadership Experiences of African American Women in Midlevel Student Affairs Administration
- Who We Really Are: Demographic Factors that Predict Student Service Leadership
- Transforming Student Affairs Strategic Planning into Tangible Results
- Experiences with Diversity in the Curriculum: Implications for Graduate Programs and Student Affairs Practice
- Student Affairs and Hurricane Katrina: Contextual Perspectives from Five Institutions of Higher Education in New Orleans
- Book Reviews
- NASPA Journal Volume 44, Number 1
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Article
- Table of Contents
- Comments from the NASPA Journal Editor
- Great Expectations and the Ultimate Reality Check: Voices of Students During the Transition from High School to College
- Indecision and an Avalanche of Expectations: Challenges Facing Sophomore Resident Assistants
- First-Generation Status and Student Race/Ethnicity as Distinct Predictors of Student Involvement and Learning
- Health, Culture, HIV/AIDS, and Latino/a College Students
- Applying Social Norms Theory within Affiliation Groups: Promising Interventions for High-Risk Drinking
- Rearticulating the Leadership Experiences of African American Women in Midlevel Student Affairs Administration
- Who We Really Are: Demographic Factors that Predict Student Service Leadership
- Transforming Student Affairs Strategic Planning into Tangible Results
- Experiences with Diversity in the Curriculum: Implications for Graduate Programs and Student Affairs Practice
- Student Affairs and Hurricane Katrina: Contextual Perspectives from Five Institutions of Higher Education in New Orleans
- Book Reviews
- NASPA Journal Volume 44, Number 1
