This chapter reiterates the need for attention to the journey of self-authorship and suggests next steps for institutions and educators.

The exploration of alternative teaching and learning strategies such as those utilised in Supplemental Instruction (SI) is becoming increasingly important as students arrive at university less prepared for the rigors of higher education. Keeping these changes in mind, it is necessary to review the theories that inform our approach to ensure the…

An innovative way to add opportunities for the development of personal and professional competencies without adding any additional courses to a curriculum is to add individual assignments to already existing courses--a curriculum model presented in this paper as a "parallel curriculum" to the existing curriculum. The advantages of the…

This paper examines educational research on student development and discusses some of the reasons why this research has had so little impact on actual educational innovation. These include: (1) failure to anchor research within a more general model of development; (2) lack of in-depth descriptive and phenomenological studies of students that would…

Presents an eight-step planning model that operationally defines a comprehensive delivery systems approach to campuswide leadership training. Lists four goals of the model: to increase efficiency of leadership training through shared resources, to decrease costs, to provide quality control, and to increase impact of programming effort by creating…

Presents a new developmental model for student personnel workers and for the university. It is suggested that a deeper concept of encounter be considered as an alternative approach. (Author)

Outlines the elements of the Discipline with Dignity model. Describes three kinds of intervention--crisis, short-term, and long-term--in which students develop new strategies for success in school and life. Claims that these strategies will enhance student development. Contrasts punitive approaches with effective methods that elicit dignity. (RJM)

This article introduces a series of articles on the governor's school model, described as a nontraditional program blending cultural, academic, social, and recreational components into a rich and natural learning environment for gifted students. The article also briefly describes the Mississippi Governor's School and outlines the purposes of the…

Presents and discusses model for increasing the participation of Hispanic students at predominantly white university by reducing the size of the campus for them and providing them with a sense of community and belonging. Various components of the model are described: a campuswide group, preprofessional societies by major, a student development…

This response to Nelson and Neufeldt (1998) and Granello and Hazler (1998) included in this issue discusses their reviews of the constructivist and developmental models in guiding counselor education. Models for diverse learners are suggested. (Author/MKA)

Discusses various paradigms and treatment strategies in working with troubled youth. Proposes a shift from traditional approaches that stress deficits and pathology toward strength-based interventions that focus on positive development. Describes a range of specific innovations in program development that result when research on resilience becomes…

Presents empirical and theoretical evidence to support the relationship between Perry's scheme of intellectual and ethical development and Marcia's identity status model. Discusses a conceptual model to depict the relationships between the two and implications for research and practice. (Contains 31 references.) (Author/GCP)

Baxter Magolda's model emphasizes the importance of the patterns of knowing used by students, and how important those patterns are to the creation of learning environments that empower students both in and out of the classroom. This model can help student affairs educators create these kinds of learning environments. (Author/MKA)

Without adequate reading comprehension, writing proficiency, math competency, and critical thinking skills, students pursuing higher education are vulnerable to failure. An environmental Science course built around academic wholism is the focus of a summer program designed to bridge the gap between high school and college. Students self-reflect…

A theoretical framework of written language use and development that emerged from a two-year case study of one child's writing at home and in school during kindergarten and first grade is presented. First, the paper describes three elements which are found throughout the framework: the social web of experience, writing as relationships, and…