Perception Of Institutional Communication for Parents of Undergraduate Students in the United States
Date of Award
6-4-2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
First Advisor
Amany Saleh
Committee Members
Cherisse Branch; David Cox; Don Maness; George Foldesy
Call Number
LD 251 .A566d 2014 A37
Abstract
This study examined parents' perceptions of the usefulness of and satisfaction with institutional communication for parents of undergraduate students. The sample included 1080 parents participated from eight Research I universities across the United States. The findings suggest that parents of undergraduate students preferred to receive information from parent programs through online portals, which they find useful and satisfactory. Broadly speaking, this finding supported King (2012) and Savage and Wartman (2008), who wrote that colleges and universities believe that communications outlets aid in strengthening partnerships between parents and their children's academic institutions. Additionally, findings indicated that parents viewed campus visits to be the most helpful avenue for assisting them with their child's college choice decision. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine if four independent variables (age, race, income, and educational level) were good predictors of parents' perceptions of the usefulness of and the level of satisfaction with the parent program communication outlets. The results indicated that the overall regression equations were statistically significant predictors of the usefulness of and level of satisfaction with parent program communication outlets when all variables were entered into the regression equation.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Amienyi, Sanoya, "Perception Of Institutional Communication for Parents of Undergraduate Students in the United States" (2014). Student Theses and Dissertations. 770.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/770
