| Institutions of Higher Education as communities are susceptible to disasters and other dangers. The Department of Education provided a grant in 2008, 2009, and 2010 for emergency management programs to 61 IHE. Since this time, resilience has come to the forefront of emergency management. In determining if these grants increased the positive perception of the level of resilience at IHE that received these grants, a study was completed using Likert-type and open-ended questions. During the course of the literature review it became apparent there may be a confusion of the definitional understanding of resilience, so a qualitative study was included to determine the level of confusion between and among practitioners and scholars.;Through a mixed-methods analysis: including correlational studies and qualitative analysis, the net result was more research needs to be completed and the level of confusion of the definitional understanding of resilience is high. By understanding how IHE perceive their levels of resilience and how they are understanding the definition of resilience, a plan can begin to be formulated on how to guide IHE toward being resilient. |
