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Manning, Kathleen, Ed. – 1999
This book presents six qualitative research studies written by graduate students in the Higher Education and Student Affairs masters program at the University of Vermont. The papers provide case studies concerning suicide, acquaintance rape, alcohol-related student death, classism, adult children of alcoholics, and multiracial identity. Following…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Case Studies, Higher Education, Multiracial Persons
Borne, Patricia, Comp.; And Others – 1983
Information on a Northern Kentucky University course entitled "The Mind of the University" is presented in several articles. After Darryl Poole briefly discusses the origins of the course, H. L. Wallace describes the background of the project, course themes, class materials, and testing/grading. The objective of the course is defined as…
Descriptors: College Environment, Course Content, Course Objectives, Higher Education
Download full textLynch, Michael L.; And Others – 1981
Each paper in this monograph provides a discussion of and/or proposes a possible solution to a critical issue which must be faced by student affairs workers during the 1980's. The first article examines the legitimacy of student affairs as a professional entity within the field of higher education. The second article discusses the rationale of…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrator Responsibility, Anthologies, Financial Policy
Levine, Jodi H., Ed. – 1999
This monograph on learning communities and the first-year college experience presents 12 chapters which combine theory with examples of good practice and recommendations for building and sustaining effective learning communities. Following an introduction by the editor, the included chapters are: (1) "What Are Learning Communities?"…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Environment, College Freshmen, Educational Environment
Ciofalo, Andrew, Ed. – 1992
The 31 papers in this book ar grouped into 5 sections, of which the first consists of an introductory essay by A. Ciofalo, "What Every Professor and Worksite Supervisor Should Know about Internships." Section 2, on learning from experience, contains "Perspectives on Learning in Internships" (D. T. Moore); "Integrating the Traditions of…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Internship Programs
Boyer, Ernest L.; And Others – 1992
This volume contains the text of six speeches selected from approximately 125 plenary talks that have been given over the past few years at more than 40 Freshman Year Experience Conferences by leading educators concerned about improving the first year undergraduate experience. In the first speech, "The Undergraduate Experience: Critical…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Freshmen, College Instruction, Cultural Pluralism
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1988
Presented is a compilation of materials concerning the Augusta College Humanities Program in Augusta, Georgia, beginning with a brief description of the program and its background. In 1984, the college began a 2.5-year project to revitalize and strengthen its required sophomore level three course humanities sequence (Greece and Rome, the Middle…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Course Descriptions, Experiential Learning
Johnson, Cynthia S., Ed.; Cheatham, Harold E., Ed. – 1999
This document is a collection of eight position papers on a research agenda in higher education. The papers are based on a three-year analysis of trends and feedback deriving from conferences and Website presentations. Each paper ends with a list of specific proposed research questions. Following an introduction by Cynthia S. Johnson, the papers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Accountability, Educational Trends
Creamer, Don G., Ed.; Dassance, Charles R., Ed. – 1986
This monograph, addressed primarily to the concerns of practitioners, was written mostly by two-year college practitioners. Chapter 1, "Opportunities in Legacy" (Charles R. Dassance), discusses qualities of the two-year college, its special commitment to guidance of students, and its commitment to teaching as a primary thrust of educational…
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation, Professional Occupations
Landrum, Mary S., Ed.; Callahan, Carolyn M., Ed.; Shaklee, Beverly D., Ed. – 2000
This book is a guide to the standards for programs designed for gifted and talented students developed by the National Association for Gifted Students in 1998. The guide is intended to provide practical help to practitioners by including annotations that supply a rationale and further explanations for each standard. A standard statement,…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Brown, Sally, Ed.; Armstrong, Steve, Ed.; Thompson, Gail, Ed. – 1998
Twenty papers on motivating college students are grouped into four sections: (1) the impact of teaching on student motivation; (2) motivating diverse students; (3) the impact of university practices on motivation; and (4) the impact of assessment on motivation. After an introductory selection by Sally Brown, Steve Armstrong, and Gail Thompson, the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Diversity (Student), Foreign Countries
Lee, Courtland C. – 1996
Achieving manhood has historically been a complex and challenging task for the Black male in America. Therefore Black manhood must be carefully fostered from an early age by major socializing agents and institutions. This book provides school counselors and related professionals with important information about the development of young Black…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Black Education, Black Students, Black Youth
Somers, Adele, Ed.; And Others – 1983
This monograph presents summaries of the presentations and of the outstanding youth involvement programs which were described at the National Symposium to Decrease Violence, which was held to recognize the importance of youths' involvement in the solution of their own problems. These summaries, from program directors, educators, and youths, deal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Awards, Conferences, Delinquency Causes
Sunal, Cynthia S. – 1990
This book presents three models for teaching social studies to young children, each of which is based on use of the senses, concrete experiences, and opportunities to discuss observations. The models can be used as needed with children at differing levels since each addresses a particular level of development. The book focuses on a cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Course Content, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Kansas Univ., Lawrence. – 1995
This monograph presents 29 abstracts on the emotional price of excellence in the psychological development of gifted children. Sample topics include: self-as-learner schemas, the impact of academic pressure on Japanese students, multicultural counseling practices for gifted minorities, coping strategies of gifted adolescents, suicide among gifted…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Coping
