Setting standards through culture: A case study on the symbolic frame of a student affairs organization

• Main Author: Dianko, Kristina Paula Rubio
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/4366
• Institution: De La Salle University

Studies in higher education seems endless thus allowing researchers to engage in an array of topics for analysis and this study focuses on the value of Student Affairs as an important tool to ensure that student engage in holistic learning inside the university. This study viewed the Student Affairs unit of De La Salle University through the lens of the four frames of organization by Bolman and Deal (2003). This single case study used interview transcripts, data from operations manual and focus-group discussion points to give an overview of the Structural, Human Resource, Political and Symbolic Frames of the unit. The results produced explorative points on the ff: structure of the unit, organization of the people, issues and challenges and the meaningful practices of the unit. The study discovered that the symbolic frame highly relates to the nature of a student affairs organization. The research proposed a framework on the symbolic frame of student affairs based on the information gathered from the data sources. It also paved its way as one of the few studies on the student affairs unit in the university.