Date of Award
2003
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education
Department
Programs for Higher Education
Advisor
Alan Cohen
Committee Member
Linda Lopez
Committee Member
Delores Smiley
Committee Member
Barbara Packer
Keywords
academic interest, course evaluation, course revision, curriculum development, doctoral programs, doctoral specialization, evaluation strategies, formative committee, GLS, higher education, introduction to student affairs leadership, legal and ethical issues, literature review, program evaluation, revision strategies, special topics in student affairs leadership, student affairs, student affairs leadership, student personnel services, student services, study guides, summative committee, trends in student affairs
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to give students an opportunity to select and thoroughly explore student services as an area of academic and professional interest by developing a doctoral specialization in student services. There were seven questions prepared, researched, and answered for this project:
1. What does the literature indicate as the current trends in student affairs?
2. What specific courses are offered in existing student affairs doctoral programs?
3. What are the established criteria for study guides in GLS?
4. What are the critical elements of a doctoral specialization in student services?
5. How should the critical elements be integrated into a doctoral specialization in student affairs?
6. How should the study guides be evaluated?
7. How should study guide revisions, if necessary, be conducted?
The development methodology was utilized to identify the elements of a doctoral specialization in student services, devise a plan for course revision, and establish course evaluation strategies. The procedures were based on the following factors: (a) a thorough examination of the existing body of literature, (b) a formative and summative committees which guided the process, (c) collection and analysis of information determined the framework of the doctoral specialization in student affairs with a plan for evaluation and revision, and (d) the summative committee validated the model and plan for evaluation and revision.
Three courses were developed to form the doctoral specialization in student affairs leadership: (1) introduction to student affairs leadership, (2) legal and ethical issues in student affairs leadership, and (3) special topics in student affairs leadership.