Jeff Nilsen has successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “Students Decision-Making Process When Participating in a Sit-In Protest,” as part of the Educational Administration , Educational Leadership and Higher Education Doctor of Philosophy program in the Department of Educational Administration in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Schuh is a native of Charleston, Illinois.
Using a grounded theory methodology, Nilsen explored a student's decision-making process around participating in a sit-in protest on a university campus. Through retrospective interviews and document reviews, he created a framework that explains individual and collective pathways to protest. The framework highlights the role of individual motivators in the decision-making process, as well as the influence of anger and urgency.
Nilsen’s advisor was Elizabeth Niehaus, associate professor at Nebraska.
College of Education and Human Sciences
Educational Administration
Dissertation/Thesis Defenses
