Date Approved
6-28-2004
Embargo Period
4-26-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Public Relations
Department
Public Relations & Advertising
College
Ric Edelman College of Communication & Creative Arts
Advisor
Bagin, Donald
Subject(s)
Rowan University--Evaluation; Student counselors--New Jersey--Attitudes
Disciplines
Public Relations and Advertising
Abstract
This thesis provides a comprehensive examination of New Jersey guidance counselors' impressions of Rowan University. Rowan University, a state funded school, is a rapidly improving and growing institution in the state and its region. However, the University is met with much opposition from those who remember it as a small teachers' college in South Jersey.
This thesis focuses on the history of the university, old impressions of the school, current impressions of the school and recommendations on how to improve the overall awareness and perception of the University.
An email survey was mailed to 1,000 school counselors in the six different marketing zones of New Jersey with a response of 246. With nearly a 25% response rate, which included responses from each of the six zones, fair assumptions were able to be made regarding perceptions and bias.
The survey concluded northern zones of New Jersey are not only less knowledgeable about future improvements of Rowan University but are less knowledgeable about how much the university has already expanded and changed since its days as Glassboro State College.
Recommended Citation
Krehel, Carolyn A., "The impressions of New Jersey high school guidance counselors on the quality of education at Rowan University" (2004). Theses and Dissertations. 1181.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1181
