Purpose Statement
The purpose of this study is to explore, using a single-site case study
methodology, faculty perceptions of the role and function of student affairs personnel,
focusing on the educator role of student affairs as described by Sandeen (1991) and later
Winston et al. (2001), at a small liberal arts college. As Creswell noted, “in qualitative
inquiry, the intent is not to generalize to a population, but to develop an in-depth
exploration of a central phenomenon” (2005, p. 203). This study will explore the
environment of a small college and then use that environmental information as a context
to depict, qualitatively, the day-to-day experiences and perceptions of faculty members