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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. The authors touch on room change requests being motivated by moving toward
friends as opposed to moving away from an undesirable living situation. What are some
examples when requests and their room changes were the result of something positive?
2. In their implications, the authors suggested providing funding for events and activities
to reduce stigma related to one's socioeconomic status and allow all residents to
participate. Has your institution created such environments? If so, reflect on what
was implemented and the results of such activities. If not, what are some suggestions
for activities that might work in your housing program?
3. Trends in desired room types change more rapidly than the lifespan of residence halls.
How might hall or room types at your institution be the catalyst for change requests?
What are some strategies or actions you might take to ensure that residents choose
the right room from the start?
4. In what ways could living-learning communities, resident assistant training, and
programming help mitigate issues related to roommate conflict or dissatisfaction?
Describe any specific examples you may have encountered in the past as well as
any recommendations you have going forward.
5. From a purely operational perspective, why might reducing the overall number
of room changes be a departmental goal? How could this goal be balanced with
a welcoming approach to positive-based room changes?
6. The authors mentioned that gender, sexuality, and religion were beyond the scope
of the study and suggested that more research should include these variables. Have
you encountered room change requests or roommate conflicts due to these or other
variables outside of age, race, socioeconomic status, and architecture? What are some
examples, and how did you facilitate the change or request? What are your opinions
on change requests outside the extent of this study?
7. Throughout the article, the authors propose that room change request factors
should be viewed holistically rather than in isolation. Taking this into account, if you
were asked to develop an overall approach or mission to room changes at your
institution, what would that entail?
Discussion questions developed by Karl Tyler, University of Texas at Dallas
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