Communities and colleges: utilizing public relations techniques and strategies to solve chronic town-gown problems

<p>The purpose of this thesis was to determine what public relations techniques and strategies could be utilized to alleviate or even solve the five most prevalent problems faced by colleges and their communities. This researcher also verified that the top five problems as determined in a 1998 study still reign as the major problems in 2004.</p> <p>An extensive literature review was conducted in conjunction with in-depth interviews with three college relations directors, surveys sent via email to over 1,000 college relations personnel, and intercept studies within the communities of the three chosen colleges.</p> <p>It was concluded that the top five problems in 1998 still dominate in 2004. There was an apparent lack of two-way communication between the colleges and their communities that often led to hostility. The survey and in-depth interviews helped this researcher to gain several public relations strategies and techniques to apply to the five major problems, thus helping to alleviate problems for colleges and universities in the future.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Public Relations

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Public Relations & Advertising

Year dc:date.available

2009

Author dc:creator

• Leavey, Kristin M.

Contributors dc:contributor

• FitzGerald, Suzanne Sparks

• Community and college--United States; Universities and colleges--Public relations--United States
• Public Relations and Advertising

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1187

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2187