ERIC Number: EJ1172627
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Publication Date: 2018-Apr
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What Institutional Websites Reveal about Diversity-Related Partnerships between Academic and Student Affairs
LePeau, Lucy A.; Hurtado, Sarah S.; Davis, Ryan J.
Innovative Higher Education, v43 n2 p125-142 Apr 2018
Little is understood about how campus educators within Academic Affairs and Student Affairs use institutional websites to articulate what their institutional commitments to diversity, inclusion, and social justice are and how they are enacted. Through an exploratory content analysis using LePeau's (2015) framework on pathways to partnership (i.e., complementary, coordinated, and pervasive) to address diversity, inclusion, and social justice aims, we examined 23 institutional websites to determine what types of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs partnerships institutions employed. Findings revealed predominantly complementary partnerships, which means maintaining the distinct cultures of Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in diversity, inclusion, and social justice efforts.
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Web Sites, Colleges, Cultural Differences, Inclusion, Social Justice, Content Analysis, Partnerships in Education, College Administration, Academic Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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