Foundations, Research, and Assessment of Fraternities and Sororities (Hardcover)

Pietro Sasso

ISBN 10: 1975502639 / ISBN 13: 9781975502638

Edité par Myers Education Press, Sterling, VA, 2019

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Hardcover. Foundations, Research, and Assessment of Fraternities and Sororities is inspired by continuing conversations about the enduring challenges facing fraternities and sororities on campuses across the country. The co-editors curate contributions from scholars and noteworthy practitioners from across higher education to examine a variety of issues relating to the past and future construct of these institutions. The text begins with a historical section that provides a perspective on the origins of fraternities and sororities. Other sections look at such critical areas as values, legal issues, and research. Values are described regarding the values congruence movement and acknowledging emerging areas of the individual fraternity and sorority experience. Legal issues include freedom of speech, hazing law, and risk management. Additional profiles of large, national benchmark surveys are included, and the book concludes with a final overview of the state of fraternity/sorority scholarship. This volume will appeal to a broad readership made up of faculty, administrations and alumni/ae. Explores the enduring challenges facing fraternities and sororities on campuses across America. The editors curate contributions from scholars and noteworthy practitioners from across higher education to examine a variety of issues relating to the past and future construct of these institutions. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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• Titre: Foundations, Research, and Assessment of Fraternities and Sororities (Hardcover)
• Éditeur: Myers Education Press, Sterling, VA
• Date de parution: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1975502639
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781975502638
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: new

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Synopsis

Foundations, Research, and Assessment of Fraternities and Sororities is inspired by continuing conversations about the enduring challenges facing fraternities and sororities on campuses across the country. The co-editors curate contributions from scholars and noteworthy practitioners from across higher education to examine a variety of issues relating to the past and future construct of these institutions. The text begins with a historical section that provides a perspective on the origins of fraternities and sororities. Other sections look at such critical areas as values, legal issues, and research. Values are described regarding the values congruence movement and acknowledging emerging areas of the individual fraternity and sorority experience. Legal issues include freedom of speech, hazing law, and risk management. Additional profiles of large, national benchmark surveys are included, and the book concludes with a final overview of the state of fraternity/sorority scholarship. This volume will appeal to a broad readership made up of faculty, administrations and alumni/ae.

À propos des auteurs

Pietro Sasso has over 10 years of professional and teaching experience in postsecondary education. As an administrator, his experience is exceptionally diverse, spanning several educational administrative functional areas. As a scholar, he has written and co-edited 7 texts, authored over 35 scholarly publications, and facilitated over 30 national and regional presentations. He is the recipient of the AFA Dr. Charles Eberly Research Award from AFA and is the ACPA Men and Masculinities Emerging Scholar-In-Residence.

J. Patrick Biddix is a professor of Higher Education and Associate Director of the Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of Research Methods and Applications for Student Affairs, co authored the second edition of Assessment in Student Affairs, and co-authored The Influence of Fraternity and Sorority Involvement: A Critical Analysis of Research (1996-2013).

Mónica Lee Miranda, Ph.D., serves as the Director of the Center for Student Involvement at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. A Past President of the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors (AFA), she currently serves as an AFA liaison to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). Dr. Miranda has been recognized with the Dr. Robert H. Shaffer Award from AFA and her sorority, Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., with the renaming of an award, the Mónica Lee Miranda Image Award. Dr. Miranda is also an independent educational consultant and speaker.