Research Sources: Residential Halls

Research Sources:  Residential Halls

 

For project number two, I am going to evaluate the living environment of the different residential halls on the Arizona State University campus.  After visiting friends from different dormitories, I have realized that there are many similarities and differences amongst the residential halls.  This is going to be evaluated in my project, along with the amenities provided in the different residential halls.  I want to explore this topic because I think it would be fun making connections between the different living arrangements offered to the students of Arizona State University. Making a map of the dormitories should not be too difficult because they are scattered throughout the Arizona State University campus.  My sources for the project are the following:

 

First Impressions of Residence Hall Students [microform] / Younos M. Mokhtarzada and William E. Sedl
Mokhtarzada, Younos M.
[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1973. 8 p.

 Summary: This short book is about ninety - seven new residents who move into residence halls at the University of Maryland, and they answer a questionnaire about their first weeks in the new living environment (which varies from two to four weeks).  The students’ previous living environment were different, so the survey would not be completely biased, ranging from some students who have lived in residence halls before, to some that never have, and some that have stayed with friends.  The students declare what they like and dislike about the new living environment, and propose what they would like to change or improve about life in the resident hall.  This story is going to help me with my project because I am going to be able to relate how students feel about their new living environments.

 

Utilizing Student Development Strategies to Develop a Residential Life Program [microform] : A Formu
Smith, Kemper D., III.
[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985. 19 p.

Summary:  This article is about developing a program for residential life, and it is also about the residential programs that are part of the residential halls.  This source is going to help me with my project because I will be able to connect the decisions of making programs for residential life with the way students feel about their dormitories.

 

The Impact of Residential Hall Living on Student Self-Esteem and Self-Efficacy [microform] / Anne Mc
Juhasz, Anne McCreary.
[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987. 22 p.

Summary:  This source describes the residential environment and the emotions students experience while living in residential halls.  Seventy students are examined and share their experiences with living in a residential hall.  This is going to help me with my project because I am going to be able to connect with the emotions of actual students in residential halls.

 

 

 

  

Evaluation: Awkward.

Awkward is a television show on MTV that has had two seasons.  In the first season of the show "Awkward." viewers were introduced the main character and all of her problems.  The season starts out with people thinking that the main character, Jenna, tried to commit suicide when, in reality, she wasn't trying to at all.  Things became incredibly awkward for Jenna, hence the title.

The first season deals all about the awkward situations Jenna gets herself into.  She doesn't even try to make the situations happen; they just do and people end up thinking something totally completely false, the situation is just bad.  She falls for the most dreamy guy at school and ends up having a secret fling with him, but he never does anything about it.  Jenna finally gives up hope on this guy, Mattie, and starts to realize her feelings for his best friend, who has been pursuing her.  The best friend, Jake, never knew about the situation between her and Mattie, so he never thought it was awkward whenever they hung out, but Mattie and Jenna definitely knew the situation and knew that Jake didn't know.  The situation is later revealed in season two, after Jenna actually starts dating Jake and realizes that she is in love.

The season two finale was only a few weeks ago and things got heated.  Jake learned the secret between Jenna and Mattie and felt betrayed.  Jenna ended up having to choose between the two, along with a bunch of complicated situations between her and her best friends and parents and random people.  The season ends with her deciding to be with Mattie, which I totally disagree with.  I think Jenna should have been with Jake, but apparently she believed otherwise.  Jake ended up making out with Jenna's best friend, Tamara, in the final episode, so who knows what is going to happen next.

I'm really excited to see what the next season is going to be like.  I don't watch too much television; Awkward is basically the only show I watch. As much as I wished Jenna would have chosen Jake instead of Mattie, I feel as though Jake and Tamara would be a cute couple, and I guess Jenna and Mattie are adorable together, too.  I just can't wait until the next season comes out.