Beyond Sexual Assault Surveys: A Model for Comprehensive Campus Climate Assessments. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McMahon, Sarah; Stepleton, Kate; Cusano, Julia; O'Connor, Julia; Gandhi, Khushbu; McGinty, Felicia
• Is Part Of: Journal of student affairs research and practice. Volume 55:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 78
• Page End: 90
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Universities and colleges -- United States -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education -- United States -- Periodicals; Counseling in higher education; Universities and colleges; United States; Periodicals; 378
• DOI: 10.1080/19496591.2017.1358629
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1949-6605

Abstract

Abstract : The White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault identified campus climate surveys as "the first step" for addressing campus sexual violence. Through a process case study, this article presents one model for engaging in a comprehensive, action-focused campus climate assessment process. Rooted in principles of community-based participatory action research, this model moves beyond the administration of a survey as a compliance tool to engage and educate the campus community about sexual violence.