Date of Award
Summer 8-29-2021
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
PhD Higher Education Leadership, Management, Policy
Department
Education Leadership, Management and Policy
Advisor
Rong Chen, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Robert Kelchen, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Richard Blissett, Ph.D.
Keywords
student collective action, student organizations, resource mobilization, social movements, institutional environment
Abstract
In 2015, a national student organization called the Black Liberation Collective, composed of local student organizations at multiple institutions, initiated, led protests, and issued demands to institutions across the United States. The student organizations that mobilized occurred at institutions with more resources including higher endowments, tuition, and faculty wages. This study used cross-sectional data on 4-year public and private not-for-profit institutions from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System to investigate the institutional characteristics that predict student organizations that protested. Evidence indicates that institutions that are more selective and have larger enrollment sizes with higher percentages of undergraduate Black students and lower percentages of Pell Grant recipients have a greater likelihood of student organizations mobilizing on their campuses.
Recommended Citation
Carhart, Michael R., "Understanding the Relationship Between Resources in Institutional Characteristics and Student Mobilization in Higher Education Institutions" (2021). Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs). 2907.
https://scholarship.shu.edu/dissertations/2907
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Civic and Community Engagement Commons, Higher Education Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Justice Commons
