Defining Campus Violence: A Phenomenological Analysis of Community Stakeholder Perspectives

The purpose of this study was to derive an empirically based understanding of campus violence. Grounded in a communication paradigm offered by sociolinguistic scholars, we adopted a phenomenological approach for conducting and analyzing 23 interviews from campus community stakeholders, including stu...

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Published in:Journal of college student development 2011-05, Vol.52 (3), p.253-269
Main Authors: Mayhew, Matthew J, Caldwell, Rebecca J, Goldman, Emily Grey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
College campuses
College Environment
College students
Colleges & universities
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Community Relations
Emotional abuse
Hate speech
Interviews
Phenomenology
Prevention programs
Robbery
Sampling
Sex crimes
Social Environment
Sociolinguistics
Stakeholders
Stimuli
United States (Southeast)
Victims of Crime
Violence
Violent crime
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to derive an empirically based understanding of campus violence. Grounded in a communication paradigm offered by sociolinguistic scholars, we adopted a phenomenological approach for conducting and analyzing 23 interviews from campus community stakeholders, including students, staff, faculty, administrators, and community experts in issues relating to violence. Participants were asked to describe campus violence; define "typical" victims and perpetrators of campus violence; explain the factors contributing to campus violence; and assess the current response of the university to campus violence. The perspectives of the community stakeholders were used to propose a description of the essence of campus violence. Implications for future research and policy development are addressed.
ISSN:0897-5264
1543-3382
1543-3382
DOI:10.1353/csd.2011.0045