An analysis of current wellness trends on United States public community college campuses

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dc.contributor.authorFuller, Barbara J.en
dc.contributor.committeechairVogler, Daniel E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMorgan, Samuel D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHoerner, James L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSingh, Kusumen
dc.contributor.committeememberVan Hook, Harold D.en
dc.contributor.departmentCommunity College Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:21:50Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-20en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:21:50Zen
dc.date.issued1994-04-05en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-20en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-20en
dc.description.abstractThis study analyzed the characteristics of United States public community college wellness programs to determine the relationship of institutional size or line item budgeting on (a) staffing, (b) departmental affiliation, (c) programming, and (d) facilities. Data were collected via mail surveys from 156 public community colleges within the United States. The population consisted of United States public community colleges with wellness programs. Two purposeful samples were utilized: a conference based sample consisting of those institutions which were represented at the 1993 Sixth Annual Community College Wellness Conference and a director identified based sample of community colleges which had been identified by state directors as having a wellness program. The review of literature examined (a) definitions of wellness, (b) goals/objectives of wellness programs, (c) components of wellness programs, (d) corporate wellness programs and, (e) wellness programs in educational settings. Methodological procedures included development of a 46 item survey instrument which consisted of 43 forced choice items, and three open-ended questions. Data did not support line item budgeting significantly relating to staffing, departmental affiliation, or programming, however. there was a significant relationship concerning facilities. Data also revealed there was no significant relationship between institution size and staffing, departmental affiliation, programming, or facilities. Final analysis includes a descriptive profile of community college wellness programs which should be useful to decision makers and advisory boards who are involved in planning and evaluation.en
dc.description.degreeEd. D.en
dc.format.extentx, 138 leavesen
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10202005-102832en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10202005-102832/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40040en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1994.F855.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 31213017en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1994.F855en
dc.subject.lcshCommunity colleges -- Employees -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshCommunity colleges -- Health promotion services -- United Statesen
dc.subject.lcshHealth promotion -- United Statesen
dc.titleAn analysis of current wellness trends on United States public community college campusesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity College Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Educationen

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