Becoming Socialized in Student Affairs Administration: A Guide for New Professionals and Their Supervisors

262 Pages·2009·1.26 MB·English

by  Ashley Tull

BECOMING SOCIALIZED IN
STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION
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BECOMING SOCIALIZED
IN STUDENT AFFAIRS
ADMINISTRATION
A Guide for New Professionals
and Their Supervisors
Edited by
Ashley Tull, Joan B. Hirt,
and Sue A. Saunders
STERLING, VIRGINIA
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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
PREFACE ix
PART ONE: EFFECTIVE SOCIALIZATION OF NEW
PROFESSIONALS: PROCESSES AND IMPORTANCE
1
.
THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS FOR NEW
3
PROFESSIONALS
DeniseCollins
2. 28
QUALITY OF WORK LIFE
WhySocializationMatters
VickiJ.RosserandJanMinoruJavinar
PART TWO: CONTEXTS THAT INFLUENCE
SOCIALIZATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS
3
.
THE INFLUENCE OF INSTITUTIONAL TYPE ON
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SOCIALIZATION
JoanB.Hirt
4
.
CHANGING STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND
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SOCIALIZATION
JerridP.FreemanandColetteTaylor
PART THREE: STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE
SOCIALIZATION OF NEW PROFESSIONALS
5. 89
GRADUATE PREPARATION PROGRAMS
TheFirstStepinSocialization
LindaKukandMichaelJ.Cuyjet
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ORIENTATION IN THE SOCIALIZATION PROCESS
SueA.SaundersandDianeL.Cooper
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SUPERVISION AND MENTORSHIP IN THE
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SOCIALIZATION PROCESS
AshleyTull
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STAFF-PEER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SOCIALIZATION
152
PROCESS
TerrellL.Strayhorn
9. 174
INSTITUTIONAL SOCIALIZATION INITIATIVES
StanCarpenterandLindaCarpenter
10. 194
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIALIZATION
StevenM.Janosik
PART 4: IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
FOR EFFECTIVE SOCIALIZATION
11. 217
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
AshleyTull,JoanB.Hirt,andSueA.Saunders
233
CONTRIBUTORS
243
INDEX
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Wewould liketo thankRosa Edwards,administrative assistantin theCam-
pus Life Center at the University of Arkansas, for her editorial assistance
throughoutthepreparationofthisbook.
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PREFACE
Everyyear studentaffairsdivisionsat theover4,300colleges anduni-
versitiesacrosstheUnitedStateswelcomenewstaffmemberstotheir
ranks.Hundredsofaspiringadministratorsbringawealthoftalents,
interests, and abilities to their positions. A sense of revitalization is typical
whenrecenthiresarriveoncampus,andseasonedprofessionalsbenefitfrom
theenthusiasmtheirnewcolleaguesbringwiththem.Inturn,senioradmin-
istrators offer wisdom and astuteness to novices who are just beginning to
charttheirprofessionaljourneys.
The roads these new staff members have traveled to gain entry to the
profession are varied. Certainly many have followed the traditional route—
active involvement as undergraduates led them to master’s programs in
higher education and student affairs administration. There are other career
paths,however.Forinstance,newlymintedalumniwhoservedasseniorresi-
dent assistants or campus ambassadors as undergraduates often are hired as
hall directors or admission counselors. Likewise, some new hires completed
graduatedegreesinotherfields(e.g.,psychology,sociology,communication)
but were employed in assistantships in student affairs offices. They became
enamoredoftheprofessionandelectedtopursuepostgraduateemployment
inthepostsecondarysector.
Regardless of the path they have taken, these new employees join a
robustprofession.TheAmericanCollegePersonnelAssociation(ACPA)and
theNationalAssociationofStudentPersonnelAdministrators(NASPA),the
two major general associations for the profession, boast 20,000 members.
Thousands of others join functionally specific organizations, such as the
Association of College and University Housing Officers–International
(ACUHO–I),theNationalOrientationDirectorsAssociation(NODA),the
National Association for Campus Activities (NACA), or the Association of
College Unions International (ACUI), to name but a few. Indeed, the hun-
dredsofnewstaffmemberswhojointheechelonsofstudentaffairsadminis-
tratorsindicatethevocationishealthyandvigorous.
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