Examines how first- and second-year undergraduate students manage their money, where they learned money management skills, how they rated on managing their finances, and to whom they turned when they needed financial advice. Results reveal developmental implications and suggest that campus services to assist students in managing financial…

Discusses how the student athlete population faces developmental tasks similar to their non-athlete peers, as well as confronting unique issues. Considers student athletes' developmental needs within the framework of the psychosocial developmental model proposed by Chickering with special attention to the additional challenges that may make the…

Asserts that creating a partnership between middle schools and high schools can be extremely beneficial to students and personnel. States that, based on a partnership formed between Mohave Middle School and Saguaro High School (Arizona), students and faculty can experience growth, teachers gain more respect, quality of education is promoted, and…

Suggests that storytelling represents a valuable activity that can contribute to the forensics community. Offers the experience of the Kentucky High School Forensics League with organization-sanctioned storytelling. Discusses benefits gained by students from the institutionalization of storytelling as a competitive event. Concludes that national…

Provides an outline for an exercise for junior high and high school students that encourages them to develop a philosophy of life in the form of resolutions, similar to those written by Jonathan Swift, Benjamin Franklin, and Jonathan Edwards. Cites examples of resolutions written by students. (PA)

Introduces the five essays appearing in Studies in Philosophy and Education (May 2000) that discuss the role of respect in creating democratic citizens and moral persons. These essays are centered on the thematic problem: how are the values of democracy, education, and the moral life linked to each other and how can we better understand what these…

Uses the founding visions of three educational philosophers--Horace Mann, John Dewey, and Paulo Freire--to create an ideal conception of critical participatory citizenship to guide school practices. Asserts that schools must build the capacity for moral and political conflict into the very nature of citizenship. (Contains 41 references.) (VWC)

A study involving 300 nursing students, 155 nurse practitioners, and 80 assessors tested a model of responsive assessment that includes identification of learning needs and potential, assignment to suitable placements, continuous assessment of clinical practice and patient care, and alignment of teaching and assessment with patient needs and…

Originally published in July 1989, uses meta-analysis to integrate and summarize the empirical research from 1966 through 1987 regarding the influence of college residence halls on the academic performance of undergraduate students in the United States. Results indicate that residence halls do not generally exert a major influence on students'…

Originally published in March/April 1996, reviews the interconnections between two national reports, "Involvement in Learning," and the "Student Learning Imperative." Focuses on the issue of shared values and demonstrates how student affairs professionals can utilize the most recent research to realize the full potential of the…

Examines the coming out process experienced by 20 gay, lesbian and bisexual students in the residence halls of a major research institution. Students report how they disclosed their sexual orientation, factors influencing the process, and reactions to their disclosures. Provides recommendations for residence hall professionals. (Contains 40…

Thirty-six students attending an evangelical college completed Loevinger's Sentence Completion Test of ego development and wrote stories in response to 3 Thematic Apperception Test pictures. Findings indicate increased intrinsic moral motivation, broader perception of ethical dilemmas, richer conceptualization of a moral self, and holistic…

Proposes that human service educators can help students become introspective and better understand their personal reactions towards clients when preparing for the demands of human service work. Discusses factors associated with student self-reflection, development, and transformation within an undergraduate human service program. (Contains 39…

The Measure of Epistemological Reflection was revised to reflect a constructivist view of epistemological development that emerged from a longitudinal study of young adults' development. This article includes a description of the new constructivist interpretation process, how it is used, and criteria upon which to judge its value. (Contains 44…

Uses case studies to explore effects on students of study at foreign branches of institutions of higher education or attendance at schools based in foreign countries. Considers the legal, ethical, and practical implications of transnational study for students. Proposes a taxonomy to guide providers and accrediting bodies in setting and monitoring…