Grouping by type may increase a sense of community in residence halls. Residence life staff can develop programs that better address the unique needs of these different groups. Students who feel better about their living circumstances have more energy to devote to the intellectual requirements of college. (Author)

Describes a training method which explores the academic advising process, student development, career counseling and university resources. The adviser may serve as an adult role model for many students, increasing the importance of the counselor role. (JAC)

Using a developmental, learning-by-doing approach, teacher education must take deliberate steps to help teachers acquire the skills and understanding they need to foster the moral growth of students at all levels. (Author/MSE)

In a replication of an earlier test, frequency of student/faculty contact was found to be related positively to students' academic, intellectual, and personal growth, even after precollege differences were controlled. Quality of contact was related only to personal and intellectual development. (Author)

The liberal arts college that gives teacher education a high priority in its purpose, that commits itself to the intellectual development of teachers through a humanistic curriculum and that values teaching for its faculty, as well as its prospective teachers, can make a significant contribution to improvement of education. (MLW)

Women living in homogeneous, as opposed to heterogeneous, residence halls described themselves as more intellectual, more content, and more exuberant. Grouping students according to commonality of curriculum appears to suggest that supportive, growth-enhancing environments can easily be established without undue involvement by the staff. (Author)

Tailoring programs to fit children is different from designing programs that exclude them. The many skills exhibited in gifted behavior can be taught, learned, and acquired to some degree by all children. (CJ)

Explains a helping skills training program developed for undergraduate resident assistants. Program areas include: (1) exposure to various types of educational processes to improve skills; (2) active involvement in group process; (3) skill usage following program; and (4) observation and practice. (RC)

The article's message is for students to get help in finding out who they are and a start on the road to becoming it (the task of college). Picking the toughest college one can get into, one that has a history of contributing to moral and intellectual development, is essential. (Author)

A Survey of Reading Attitudes was administered to 431 intermediate-grade students, providing measures for eight different dimensions of reading attitude. Significant patterns of change were shown for the following dimensions: Expressed Reading Difficulty, Reading as Direct Reinforcement, Silent v Oral Reading, and Comics. (Author/GDC)

Discusses the needs of handicapped college students for special support services and qualifications for persons filling that role. Student personnel training programs should stress understanding between handicapped and nonhandicapped students. Handicapped students should be encouraged to apply for such programs. (JAC)

A study of affective development in the adult, nonresidential students of Empire State College, the college-without-walls, indicates that students experienced significant overall development during the testing period, unlike students in traditional settings. Differentiations in the results on the basis of such factors as age and sex are noted.…

Provides some constructive suggestions for music teachers through an innovative program designed to give students a wide breadth of musical experiences. (RK)

Amid the horseplay and banter of the students, a grim and earnest struggle goes in a Maryland high school reading and writing remedial lab. (Editor)

Presents a student development model that centers on the institutional academic structure. Emphasis is placed on the efficient use of resources and an integrated approach. (Author)