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Table 51. Non-Academic Needs as a DTS Student
Since becoming a student at DTS, my non-academic needs have been to
have:
Questions D1-a through D1-g
In the order presented in the survey Resps Mean
an older Christian woman as a mentor 289 2.94 1.43 66 62 30 86 45
meaningful relationship with faculty
or staff 288 3.00 1.36 51 70 38 86 43
close friend 288 2.96 1.17 32 82 64 85 25
seminars addressing common
personal struggles 288 1.91 1.06 134 81 41 28 4
extra-curricular social activities on
campus 287 1.39 0.77 211 54 12 7 3
opportunity to get to know wives of
male students 286 2.33 1.16 79 105 43 48 11
training in dating and social skills 287 1.82 0.90 121 118 28 18 2
Std
dev
1 No need
2 Some need
3 Often needed
4 Significantly needed
5 Greatest need
The following bar graph (Figure 2) indicates the responses of Table 51. The
need for an older Christian woman as a mentor (3.00), the need for meaningful
relationship with faculty or staff (2.96), and the need for a close friend (2.94) are the top
three needs indicated by the women students.