Statement of the Problem:
The focal point of student activity centers around a student's
residential affiliation. Therefore, a student's residence should be
considered as a vital area for continued research. There have been
a number of studies directly related to a student population, some
focusing on activities and some on...
The purposes of this study were first to determine if there were significant differences
in living environment press, i.e., the pressure on an individual to behave in a
certain way, between those fraternity chapters that had the highest freshman pledge
retention rates and those that had the lowest. If significant...
Intercollegiate wrestling at Oregon State University had its
inception on March 20, 1909. On that day, the Oregon Agricultural
College wrestling team wrestled in a home meet against the team
from Washington State College. The Beavers, under the tutelage of
their first coach Eddie O'Connell, won their first intercollegiate meet,...
This study was undertaken as a result of an interest in the
present and future purposes and functions of higher education.
American society and higher education are moving through a period
of change. Since each shapes and is shaped by the other, change in
either may require a review and...
The purpose of this study was to analyze the Oregon State
University environment as perceived by students, faculty and student
services staff. The students were divided into two age groups to
determine if there were any major differences in perception based on
age.
Three hundred and twenty-three people, representing four...
The purpose of this research was to examine factors associated
with the social climate of single-sex and coeducational residence
halls, fraternities, sororities, and cooperatives on the Oregon State
University campus.
The primary sources of data for this study were student
responses to the ten subscales of the URES Form R,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the interrelationships
between loneliness, college academic achievement, and locus of
control. The sample consisted of 97 subjects who were randomly selected
from those students living in the residence hall system at Oregon
State University.
Five null hypotheses were tested:
1. There is...
The purpose of this study was to compare the perceptions
of the university environment of four selected groups
of residence hall students at Oregon State University:
male elected residence hall leaders (N -52), male non-leader
residence hall students (N-52), female elected residence
hall leaders (N-53), and female non-leader residence hall...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the change in perception
of the university environment that occurred in students who
participated in two forms of university governance at Oregon State
University. Students who participated as members of joint student-faculty
committees (university committees) were compared with members
of all-student committees....