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Peer reviewedGunn, Barbara A.; Parker, Lois J. – Educational Gerontology, 1987
Few colleges and universities actively recruit senior citizens or take action to remove real or perceived barriers to their enrollment in regularly scheduled classes. Describes a recruitment program to encourage older adults to enroll in regularly scheduled university classes. Used senior recruiters, themselves university students over the age of…
Descriptors: Enrollment Influences, Higher Education, Older Adults, Peer Influence
Peer reviewedFigley, Charles R.; And Others – College Student Journal, 1977
A comprehensive peer-instructional system, was developed to provide leaders for small discussion groups in undergraduate college course. The program's structure and function is outlined. Presented at the Indiana Council on Family Relations, Muncie, Indiana, February 18, 1975. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Support, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedMills, Kenneth C.; McCarty, Dennis – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 1983
Used data from 459 college students to outline a problem specific approach to alcohol abuse prevention. Survey data described the distribution of drinkers and nondrinkers, group differences in consumption, and problems commonly experienced. Relationships between consumption and beliefs, attitudes and social pressure were used to design peer…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Behavior Patterns, College Students, Formative Evaluation
Layman, Richard – 1981
Academic advising by faculty members has often been ineffective. Peer advising systems that employ peers as academic counselors may successfully address student criticism of faculty advising systems. Peer systems capitalize on the primacy of peer influence, provide an economical delivery system, and are available and accessible to students. These…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, Counselor Selection, Counselor Training
