Keywords
functional role, community colleges, registrars, student information systems implementation, technology implementation, implementation strategies
Abstract
This study examined the effects of implementing Web-enabled technology systems on the functional role of the community college registrar. The focus on systems implementation included in-house, outsourced, consortia, or combination of implementation strategies. A quantitative and qualitative approach included several interviews and a mailed survey questionnaire. The researcher developed the instrument from human resources position description forms, an adapted administrative Q-sort technique, and a role conflict and ambiguity perception questionnaire. The study targeted the members of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. The research findings indicated that some aspects of perceived role, role conflict (harmony), and ambiguity (clarity) were different for registrars whose colleges used in-house, outsourced, consortium, or a combination of implementation strategies, and for certain background characteristics. For example, the study identified different levels of involvement for some duties and some differences in collaboration among divisions and departments within institutions and with other organizations. Suggested uses of the research results include professional development programming for more efficient technology implementation. The research instrument could be adapted to study functional role of other job positions, implementation projects, and administrative strategies.
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Graduation Date
2006
Semester
Spring
Advisor
House, Jess
Degree
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
College
College of Education
Department
Educational Research, Technology, and Leadership
Degree Program
Educational Leadership
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0001161
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0001161
Language
English
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
STARS Citation
Lepley, Sandra, "The Role Of Community College Registrars In Relation To Student Information Systems Implementation" (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 880.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/880