Professional competencies for entry-level student affairs professionals
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The purpose of this study was to identify what entry-level student affairs professionals perceived as their current level of expertise with regard to specific professional corapetencies and whether or not they needed continued developraent for each competency. Additionally, the study sought to determine whether significant relationships existed between selected respondent characteristics and professional development needs.
The population surveyed included 246 full-time, entry-level student affairs professionals from public four-year institutions in Texas. Usable responses were received from 191 (77.6%) of these professionals. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze and present a portion of the data. Chi-square statistical tests were employed to determine the significance of relationships for the remainder of the data.