Delimitations and Limitations
Delimitations narrow the scope of the study (Creswell, 1994). The study was
narrowed to the small, liberal arts college setting and then further narrowed to one
specific institution. The single site case study approach was selected because it is the
desire of the researcher to explore the impact of faculty perceptions of student affairs
personnel on student development and it is felt that this can best be accomplished through
full immersion in a single site while documenting the culture of collaboration at that site.