Presents information on the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model: A Framework for School Counseling Programs. The model supports the school's overall mission by promoting academic achievement, career planning and personal/social development. It serves as a framework to guide states, districts and individual schools in…

Using phenomenology and portraiture as a framework, the awareness and integration of multiple sociocultural identities, such as race, class, and gender were investigated in the experiences of five Black students at a predominantly White college. This article focuses on the particular finding concerning the role of faith and spirituality in this…

Notes that assessment and evaluation models, even portfolios, measure impact over fairly short periods of time. Discusses how transformative moments happen out of educators' line of vision and sometimes long after these students have left the classrooms and rehearsal halls. Discusses instances when teens isolated the content of the play they were…

Examined how selected aspects of participants' histories and future plans influence their social cognitive development in a service learning class. Found that individual circumstances and group norms affect development more profoundly than the elements of program design that have traditionally received the most attention. (EV)

An unfolding model was selected for the scores on the Scale of Intellectual Development to take into account that, for stage-based instruments, agreement with a statement first increases as the student approaches the stage represented by the statement, then decreases as the student progresses beyond that stage. (Contains 21 references.) (Author)

This study of the educational progress of four normal peers integrated for one year into a preschool class with five children with autism found that the normal peers, who had functioned at or above age level at the time of admission, made substantial progress in their developmental rate. (Author/JDD)

The president's address, delivered at the 1989 annual meeting of the National Academic Advising Association, outlines four steps to prepare the academic advisor for harmonious entry into the 1990s, including use of computer technology, developmental principles, program planning and evaluation, and professional development opportunities. (MSE)

Advocates development of a strong college student leadership program. Describes important components of such a program and leadership role student affairs professionals should take in its implementation. (Author/CM)

The paper describes approaches to the problem of recognizing and cultivating the potential for creative work in college students and providing students with opportunities to channel their creative energy. Discussion focuses on such topics as the origins of creativity, the concept of creativity versus "innovative excellence," and sex differences in…

Examined the psychosocial development of undergraduate students (N=144) in relationship to their perceived competence, readiness, focus, and choices regarding participation in mentoring relationships. Results showed significant relationships between developmental status and students' self-perceptions of their competence as mentors and their…

The impact of higher education on student knowledge of and attitudes toward social justice issues was investigated using an attitude survey of 861 students at a private Catholic university--the University of San Diego (California). Years in college were positively related to awareness of social justice issues. (SLD)

Describes University of Maryland's "Education and Racism" course that provides unique opportunity for student affairs personnel to contribute to academic and student development missions of institution. (Author/CM)

Investigated influences on the practicum experiences of 30 student teachers. Findings suggest that the content and context of practicum experiences need to be matched with a sequence of role-related experiences. (RJC)

Discusses several observation-based methods of student assessment that are recommended in the "Primary Language Record," a book developed by schools in the Inner London Educational Authority. (MM)

Links the works of William Perry and of Carol Gilligan in a discussion of the need to consider differences between men and women in their patterns of intellectual development. Considers the need to examine gender differences especially as they relate to career decision making. (NB)