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Hungry for a Degree: Institutional Decisions on Food Insecurity Strategies and Resources / Cynthia Brown-LaVeist.
- Format:
- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Brown-LaVeist, Cynthia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education.
- Educational leadership.
- Higher education.
- Science education.
- Higher Education Management--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Higher Education Management.
- Local Subjects:
- Education.
- Educational leadership.
- Higher education.
- Science education.
- Higher Education Management--Penn dissertations.
- Penn dissertations--Higher Education Management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (168 pages)
- Distribution:
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2023
- Contained In:
- Dissertations Abstracts International 85-07A.
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] : University of Pennsylvania, 2022.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Food insecurity strategies and resources exist on many college and university campuses to serve food-insecure students. Little is known about the decision process to determine what strategies are deployed and why certain resources are implemented. Knowing this information can help institutions that are planning to implement food insecurity programs. The dissertation research questions are the following:1.What strategies and resources do institutions implement to alleviate food insecurity?2.What is the decision-making process in the selection of strategies and resources for food insecurity programs at four-year institutions? This study will use qualitive research techniques for its methodology. To examine these research questions, private selective universities were chosen from one specific state. Individuals who had decision-making authority for food insecurity programs and/or implement food insecurity programs were sampled. Data collection methods included recorded interviews and observation notes. The decision-making process is driven by students in grassroot efforts that create food insecurity programs and services, such as campus farms and pantries. These grassroot programs and services are later institutionalized with university funding and staff. In addition, universities create either food insecurity taskforces or working groups of campus stakeholders (students, faculty, staff) to guide the decision-making process for food insecurity programs. Strategies and resources implemented to alleviate food insecurity include but are not limited to food pantries, gardens and farms, adjustments to financial aid, faith-based counseling, and additional meal card swipes. While colleges and universities implement food insecurity programs for their students, student food insecurity persists. As students are required to self-identify as food insecure, stigma is there to block them from moving forward to gain assistance from the programs that are available to them. Information about food insecurity options is not reaching students. Colleges and universities must improve communication with students on their wide range of food insecurity programs and services. In addition, colleges and universities must enact programs that mitigate the stigma surrounding food insecurity so that students access the programs that they provide.
- Notes:
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-07, Section: A.
- Advisors: Tiao, Ann; Committee members: Accapadi, Mamta; Eynon, Diane.
- Department: Higher Education Management.
- Ed.D. University of Pennsylvania 2023.
- Local Notes:
- School code: 0175
- ISBN:
- 9798381385465
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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