Date of Award
Spring 2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Higher Education Policy and Student Affairs
Committee Chairperson
Dana Morrison, Ph.D
Committee Member
Matthew Kruger-Ross, Ph.D
Committee Member
Jacqueline S. Hodes, Ed.D
Abstract
Hazing is a particularly aggressive initiation ritual that has been around for centuries yet still exists today causing psychological and physical harm to students in higher education across the United States. This critical action research thesis will explore my philosophical framework, the history of hazing, as well as how it occurs within primarily male organizations in higher education today. Student affairs educators should be working with these students collectively in order to help facilitate other ways of belonging. This has informed my programmatic intervention, HAZEducation. This intervention is designed to empower male students through skill-building to educate them about hazing, to help them confront and question their own hazing activities, as well as to aid them in developing less risky ways to form a sense of belonging. While this program is targeted for members of primarily male organizations, I would recommend this be expanded in the future to include all student organizations, since hazing can occur in any type of organization or group.
Recommended Citation
Ryan, Sarah, "HAZEducation: Reframing Hazing Education by Centering Connections" (2020). West Chester University Master’s Theses. 130.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/all_theses/130