Examines the relationship between psychosocial development and self-esteem among freshmen in Hong Kong (N=449). Results reveal that the developmental tasks of the Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory were unique and reliable predictors of self esteem. Indicates that Hong Kong students lag behind U.S. students in terms of development…

Describes a counseling group for African-American female students, led by European-American counselors. The group was designed to be a developmental growth group promoting human development and life-management skills. Proposes that the group experience encouraged the leaders to believe that they could effectively lead African-American women's…

Provides educators with a problem-solving process that can be used in K-12 classrooms. Defines, in particular, a solution-focused problem-solving strategy that emphasizes goal identification and implementation. States that this technique helps make positive behavioral changes in students' lives by focusing on future solutions instead of past…

Student affairs research is informed by student development theories which help explain how students grow and develop during college. Knowledge of student development theories can help institutional researchers formulate research questions and interpret their results. Introduces several conceptual frameworks for understanding the learning and…

Case study of a community and youth leadership development program in Rural Georgia illustrates a blend of traditional and participatory strategies, including participatory action research. Evaluation demonstrates the importance of working with community culture, forming cohesive groups, choosing facilities carefully, and reconciling community and…

This ACPA presidential address from 1961 comments upon the current and complex situation of student personnel work in the American college and university. Explores characteristics of student personnel workers that should be identified and nurtured so that they will thrive well into the future. (GCP)

Originally published in May 1977, article discusses how the academic transcript is undergoing changes that reflect new learning and assessment procedures. Asserts that a student development transcript could serve a useful purpose, and provides three sample formats for a student development transcript that are already in use for recording academic…

Originally published in March/April 1996, advances an integrated perspective on learning and personal development by viewing the cognitive and affective dimensions of development as related parts of one process. Proposes that from this integrated perspective, a successful educational experience simultaneously increases cognitive understanding and…

Originally published in March/April 1996, examines the research literature examining the effects of students' out-of-class experiences on academic, intellectual, or cognitive learning outcomes. Identifies those aspects of students' out-of-class experiences over which student affairs professionals have some control through policy or programmatic…

Using the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ), surveys 736 university students at the beginning of first, and at the end of third, year to identify the impact of the type of experiences measured in the CSEQ on skill levels. Results indicate that university experiences have a minimal impact on skills development. (Contains 14…

Identifies the extent to which the "Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale" (SDLRS) is a reliable and valid instrument for use with graduate students (N=356). Argues that the results of the study warrant the integration of such developmental constructs as tolerance, self-concept, creativity, initiative, self-understanding, and…

Reports on a study that investigates whether the quality of interactions between students and faculty have an influence on students' academic motivation and academic self-concept. Results reveal that students who had more positive perceptions of faculty encouragement had higher academic self-concept scores and academic motivation scores than…

A review of studies examining dropping out of high school prior to graduation demonstrates that grade retention is one of the most powerful predictors of dropout status. Addresses the discrepancies regarding the effectiveness of grade retention and deleterious long-term correlates. Presents the transactional model of development, which emphasizes…

Psychosocial student development theory based on predominately white student populations may not be appropriate for Asian American students. The authors propose a new model of psychosocial development for Asian American students that takes racial identity and external influences into account. (Contains 49 references.) (Author)

Submits survey instruments on college student development used by Tinto, Astin, and Pace to five probes from recent social theory--voice, power, authenticity, self-reflexivity, and reconstitution--and proposes a shift in focus in student development research from essentialized categories like culture and race to relation and learning "between"…