The law has become inexorably intertwined with higher education in general, and student affairs in particular, during recent decades. Written in response to a widely-perceived need for guidance on the campus, the books reviewed exemplify the growth of legislation and case law related to higher education in America. (Author)

Proposes the value of voluntary environmental reporting by higher education institutions as an aid to implementing environmental policies. Suggests that the World Wide Web can provide a fast, up-to-date, flexible, participatory, multidimensional medium for information exchange and management. Contains 29 references. (PVD)

This study identified factors associated with support for service learning (SL) among institutions of higher education. Surveys of SL programs in North Carolina indicated that institutionalization of SL was closely associated with such institutional characteristics as degree of faculty involvement and emphasis on academic goals in SL courses.…

A table showing the rates of default on Stafford Student Loans at more than 2,600 non-profit colleges, universities, and vocational and technical schools is presented. The default rate represents the proportion of borrowers entering repayment status in fiscal 1986 who failed to make loan payments. (MLW)

Describes ways in which proprietary schools are becoming more like community colleges, focusing on institutional mission, funding, and governance. Indicates that the transition to career colleges is characterized by longer programs, higher academic credentials for instructors, and pursuit of accreditation and degree-granting authority. (13…

A brief history of research involving humans is followed by discussion of the use of students in university research projects and institutional responsibility to students and the public. Institutions are encouraged to incorporate specific controls into research policies to avoid legal problems in the areas of contract theory, fiduciary…

Interviews with 7- to 11-year-old Scottish and French children indicated that formal education provided the context for the development of children's beliefs about, and representations of, institutional authority. The emergence of these representations was influenced by the children's social class and culture. (BC)

Discusses the need to improve basic skills of students at community colleges, including the need for faculty to accept their role as teachers, not professors; the importance of training faculty in teaching skills; recognition by community colleges of their role in developing basic skills and job skills; and enrolling students only in courses for…

Analyzes the educational aims of science and history teachers through classroom observation and interviews. Finds that science teachers placed a strong emphasis on the content of their subject, exhibited a less uniform set of aims, and perceive uncertainty as threatening; history teachers emphasize children's interpretations and judgments as the…

Presents the results of Dr. Ernest Pascarella's National Study of Student Learning, which investigates institutional influences on learning and cognitive development. Presents examples of positive and negative influences on student learning. Outlines recommendations that can influence institutional programs regarding first-generation students,…

Presents the results of a survey of 130 community colleges regarding faculty development efforts. Found that: (1) faculty development in American community colleges lacked leadership and was not well connected to the colleges' missions; (2) 84% of faculty development officers spent less than half their time on development duties; and (3)…

Over the past 20 years two lines of argument have fostered global interest and investment in the preparation and development of school leaders. First, policymakers have increasingly come to the conclusion that education is a critical lever in social, economic, and cultural development, and that leadership is a necessary factor in creating quality…

Professional associations have an obligation to ensure the quality of professional preparation and practice, to provide continuing professional education, and to recognize those practitioners who take steps to improve their knowledge and practice. To date, no student affairs association has fully operationalized or embraced these ideas. The future…

Many critics do censure marketers of junk food for their part in inundating every private and public space with health-harming products and slick advertisements. The author focuses on one such company to illustrate how the dangerous influences of corporate ideology on schooling effect much more than public health--they also work to shape the ways…

These proceedings focus on the role of the liberal arts in the development of leadership, focusing on college programs and activities designed to enhance the leadership skills of college students. Four keynote addresses are reproduced: (1) "Empowering and Collective Leadership" (Helen S. Astin); (2) "Jefferson vs Higher Education" (Don Bigelow);…