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Vander Zee, Anton; Folds-Bennett, Trisha; Meyer-Bernstein, Elizabeth; Reardon, Brendan – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2016
The transition into college remains one of the most formative and complex phases in an individual's life. Institutions of higher learning have responded to the challenges facing first-year students in myriad ways, most often by offering summer orientation programs, dynamic living-learning environments, tailored academic and psychological support…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Honors Curriculum, School Orientation
Creamer, Don G.; Akins, E. G. – Community College Frontiers, 1981
Asserts that community colleges have a responsibility for all students' developmental growth. Reviews human development theories to support a Grounded Formal Theory Approach (GFTA) to redesigning the college environment to meet adult needs. Outlines the seven-step GFTA process, which comprises developmental and content theory. Provides an example…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development

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