Participant selection. To gain the perspective of the faculty members at the case
study institution, the researcher conducted semi-structured interviews while on-site. The
primary contact at the case study institution was the Vice President for Student Affairs
and the researcher worked with him to develop a list of potential interviewees. In
identifying participants, typical sampling, defined by Creswell (2005) as, “a form of
purposeful sampling in which the researcher studies a person or site that is ‘typical’ to
those unfamiliar with the situation” (p. 204), was employed by the researcher. This
involved the researcher working with the identified gatekeeper, the Vice President for
Student Affairs at the case study institution, to identify a group of typical faculty
members. In selecting interview participants, the researcher worked with