The Summer Orientation Registration Program at the University of Maryland, "Maryland Review," is described. Dominated by academic information and decision-making sessions, it deals with concerns of general adjustment and dissemination of information about campus services and facilities. Students selected as peer advisors undergo specific training…

Some dos and don'ts and whys and hows for math games in the classroom. (Editor)

This paper is a review of the compatibility of M.B.O. with student development. (Author)

Describes new kind of group experience being made available to students. Student participants learn to listen to each other better, to feel more positive about themselves, and to be more comfortable with their feelings. Use of volunteer nonprofessional group leaders and group supervision format for leaders makes program cost efficient. (Author)

Examines the problems of a gifted student going through elementary and secondary school and suggests some guidelines for parents and teachers in helping these students to satisfy their emotional needs. (RK)

Describes a three-pronged program on teaching human relations in the classroom. (Author/RK)

The author presents illustrations of the use of student development theory for college, classroom, and individual levels. The direct use of theory in the practice of student personnel work is discussed. Presented at the American College Personnel Association Convention, March 1977, Denver, Colorado. (Author)

Student cultures and the influence they have on students' growth and development have to be of interest to student development specialists unless the student development emphasis in higher education is to continue to be partial and incomplete. Presented at the American College Personnel Association Convention, March 1977, Denver, Colorado. (Author)

Although little has been written about Cuban-Americans, they constitute a large minority group in the United States. This article discusses the needs of Cuban-American college students, cultural attitudes that affect their vocational development, and program suggestions that meet their vocational needs. (Author)

Author visits a progressive school which has no headteacher, and a policy of taking children labelled as troublemakers by other schools. (Editor/RK)

Describes the Live, Learn and Teach program, an eight-day wilderness experience in New Hampshire's White Mountains, designed to develop student teacher relations. It includes six weeks of curriculum-design sessions and a practicum in which teaching teams experiment with new skills and behaviors as they design and carry out an activity-centered and…

Thousands of low-income minority students now hold secondary school diplomas from NAIS member institutions. Discusses the learning experiences and attitudes of these students, who are recruited, placed, and supported by an organization called A Better Chance, Inc. (Author/RK)

The Hazen Foundation screens proposals, scouts projects in all parts of the country and annually funds three dozen programs and organizations. The foundation's overriding and continuing concern has been American youth and the environment and values that guide the development of young people. (MLW)

Discusses the development of ethnic self-awareness, theories of black self-concept and their educational implications, and recommends ways in which teachers can enhance self-concept among black students (e.g., by using goals/objectives that are challenging, but obtainable; encouraging student-directed learning; encouraging self-evaluation; and…

The integration of learning and knowing is not simply a matter of application but rather an ongoing interactive process in which both knowledge and experience are repeatedly transformed. Two models of the integration of knowledge and experience were used at Alverno College. (MLW)