This study examined the relationship between school newspaper advisers and principals in Missouri high schools to determine whether the quality of this relationship affects freedom of expression in school newspapers. Responses on a questionnaire concerning principal's management style, adviser's job satisfaction, and communication conditions were…

The purpose of this project was to identify academic advising strategies that would be appropriate for the small, private college setting; to develop an academic advising system; and to implement the system through a trial model at Practical Bible Training School in Binghamton, New York. The model consisted of preservice and inservice training for…

Thirty-three active doctoral advisors on the faculty of a research oriented university participated in a study of the way faculty advisors prepare their doctoral candidates for the literature review portion of the dissertation. It is noted that common student opinions are: their own library use skills are inadequate; this inadequacy is shameful;…

Questionnaires were mailed to 133 Oklahoma high schools to determine whether journalism advisers and principals felt that student newspapers and journalism courses showed a significant concern for human rights and effective human relations in the high school. Ninety-eight principals (73.6%) and 94 journalism advisers (70.7%) responded. Some of the…

This practicum is a study of the student's perceptions of the effectiveness of the academic advising system at Bridgewater State College in the spring semester of 1976. The questionnaire used in the study was distributed at pre-registration for the fall semester to randomly selected students in the freshman and junior classes. The freshman…

During 1971-72, graduates of Olney Central College (OCC) who had transferred to a four-year school were asked to rate OCC's instructional, curricular, and personnel services, to determine how adequately the college meets the needs of its students. Students' reactions to thirty-eight statements about the college were registered on a Likert-type…

At the University of South Florida the College of Natural Sciences administers the premedical sciences advising program. The program is designed to assist students seeking admission to a professional school in the health sciences. Advisors in the program have the dual responsibility of counselor and evaluator. The evaluation process estimates the…