Peer counseling is a method for improving educational and counseling effectiveness in which counselors work together to implement strategies through a systematic process of following group formation in supervision. It has the goal of improving counseling and educational activities and developing an atmosphere of collegiality and experimentation.…

This paper considers the student population in the two year college, their problems, and the factors affecting their success. Stress, among these students, takes all kinds of different forms and is derived from all kinds of different sources. Today's students live in a world of casual isolation and anonymity; they do not have the family ties that…

In the last 2-3 years, foreign students have experienced the financial crunch, due to rising costs in living, lack of assistantships, difficulty in obtaining work visas and higher tuition costs. (PG)

The author discusses the detection and treatment of depression in children and presents illustrative case material. Three types of depression are discussed: (1) acute depression (2) chronic depression; and (3) masked depression. (RP)

Discusses the pressures on premedical students and the necessity to increase the time and content flexibility of the medical curriculum to facilitate admission of students with diverse backgrounds. (Editor/PG)

In response to demand for counseling in areas of personal responsibility in family and community relationships, a legal counselor was hired by the Counseling Center at University of California, Berkeley, where counseling services are supported by student fees. Reviews program, cites several case examples. (CJ)

Argues the relevance of various aspects of the Thebian trilogy, "The Iliad," The Odyssey," Great Expectations," and Hamlet" to the concerns of today's high school students; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1969). (RD)

A project is described which provides and evaluates intensive counseling services for those students in the Altoona (Pa.) Area Senior High School who find themselves gravitating toward behavior patterns which, if continued, might lead to disciplinary interruption or termination of their high school experience. (Author)

Discusses social problems, undergraduate education, and the role of the university. (IR)

To obtain information about problems and concerns of incoming students and to compare results with previous studies, students (N=248) completed the Mooney Problem Check List. Results emphasized the need for institutions to continuously review and revise existing counseling programs based on students' expressed needs. (Author/RC)

Studied Black college students' preferences (N=179) for Black counselors of varying ages and both sexes depending on type of problem. Results demonstrated that male preferences for counselors were mixed and varied, depending on the type of problem. Females tended to select female counselors for most problems. (RC)

Discusses the student consumer movement, examines problems facing community college transfer students, offers observations on the transfer process, and recommends practices that could make transfer less painful and more equitable. Reviews the activities of Project CHOICE, designed to help students make better choices in selecting a college. (DMM)

The phenomenon of "school-hopping" (students transferring frequently to different schools) and its effects on students is discussed. Strategies for teachers to use with parents who practice school-hopping (often to deny that their child may be in need of special help) are described. (CJ)