Summarizes affective education programs and evaluations of effectiveness of these programs. Specific objectives of curricula cluster into three areas--internal-emotional, cognitive, and overt-behavioral. Results indicate that programs produce measurable outcomes in all areas, although evidence of effects is less impressive in the…

Uses a praxis methodology to explore the possibility of student transformation through participation in an interprofessional university-community partnership (the Neighbor-to-Neighbor program involving Saint Louis University). The experiences of participants in one partnership provided a focal point for questioning assumptions about the nature of…

Describes the enrichment perspective, an alternative or supplementary approach formulated in Norway to the diagnostic-therapeutic model of special education. The enrichment perspective is a strengths- and ability-based model that involves assessment of what both the child and school can do as the basis for adapting learning environments. Examples…

Notes that assessment and evaluation models, even portfolios, measure impact over fairly short periods of time. Discusses how transformative moments happen out of educators' line of vision and sometimes long after these students have left the classrooms and rehearsal halls. Discusses instances when teens isolated the content of the play they were…

The paper describes approaches to the problem of recognizing and cultivating the potential for creative work in college students and providing students with opportunities to channel their creative energy. Discussion focuses on such topics as the origins of creativity, the concept of creativity versus "innovative excellence," and sex differences in…

Describes University of Maryland's "Education and Racism" course that provides unique opportunity for student affairs personnel to contribute to academic and student development missions of institution. (Author/CM)

Demonstrates how collaboration among student development educators and university instructors can use content of academic courses to facilitate personal development in adolescent college students. Describes application of Chickering's seven vectors of human development to accomplish this in course entitled Drinking and Driving: Legal and Social…

A course taught at Pacific Lutheran University (Washington) encourages students to transform inner creative energy into an expression of their changing, developing identities. Students make shrines to their childhoods, create models, or costume themselves to express their inner lives. (MSE)

The Multimethods Model organizes the learning activities of preschool classes for gifted children and assures a differentiated curriculum geared to the individual student. Model components include prescriptive instruction, acceleration of content, building self-direction, creative divergent problem solving, affective guidance, cultivation of…

The Tennessee Governor's School for the Humanities is a four-week program that offers gifted and talented students a time to discuss ideas and an opportunity to discover new ways to think about the learning process. This paper describes the school's faculty and course offerings. (JDD)

Describes a doctoral assignment that uses a genogram format to tract academic lineage and uncover historical themes that continue to influence the student's professional development. Explains how this method can be modified for use with master's level students. Discusses how time consuming the genogram can be and suggests ways faculty can shorten…

Describes a successful workshop for graduate teaching assistants which focused on the "notebook method" of writing scholarly papers. This method transforms writing a paper into managing a project. The method is linked to the pragmatic theory of inquiry developed by Charles Sander Peirce and John Dewey. (DB)

Describes Robert Kegan's theory of meaning-making--how individuals make sense of knowledge, experience, relationships, and the self. Applies the theory to college students and how their understanding of their experience, themselves, and their relationships with others mediates learning. Draws implications for the design of college curricular…

Describes a counseling group for African-American female students, led by European-American counselors. The group was designed to be a developmental growth group promoting human development and life-management skills. Proposes that the group experience encouraged the leaders to believe that they could effectively lead African-American women's…

Student affairs research is informed by student development theories which help explain how students grow and develop during college. Knowledge of student development theories can help institutional researchers formulate research questions and interpret their results. Introduces several conceptual frameworks for understanding the learning and…