This Whole College Catalog tries to encourage fresh thinking and experimentation regarding alcohol abuse prevention. The aim was to make it as comprehensive, interesting, understandable, provocative, and useful as possible. Each section is a separate unit that can be used independently to meet distinct needs. Part one presents a general overview…

The six experiments presented in these two manuals were designed for use in any introductory or advanced undergraduate psychology course either partially or totally concerned with human cognition. One manual serves as the teacher's accompaniment to the actual experiments detailed in the student's manual. A list of textbooks which might be…

The realization of an acute need to help undergraduate students identify meaningful educational and vocational goals led to the development of Career Exploration at the University of Alabama. The overall purpose of the course was to provide interested students from all schools and colleges a comprehensive, developmental program of self…

The University of West Florida has developed a program in which students are able to serve as volunteers to agencies and schools of the community. The psychology department offers credit to any student donating so many clock hours of service per week for 10 weeks or a total or 30 hours per quarter. This paper presents a very brief course outline,…

Although conventional approaches to teaching psychology are probably effective to some degree, it is possible that psychology should be a "hands on" science, i.e., students of psychology should learn to apply the concepts and principles of the theoretical regions of psychology and to solve open-ended problems through the application of…

According to Wales and Stager, Guided Design is an instructional strategy built on an eclectic integration of psychological principles and viewpoints, wbich incorporates the learning principles of practice, modeling, organizations, and reinforcements; capitalizes on the motivational principles of affiliation, achievement and self-actualization;…

Described is a program entitled "Creating a Safe Space," designed to remove consciously the major elements which contribute to college students' experiences and feelings that they are victims of extended controls. The course is described as: (1) an experience of both the removal of extended controls and evaluations and the addition of a new…

This Training Manual for Student Service Program Development is being published by the WICHE program Improving Mental Health Services on Western Campuses as a result of work done on a grant from the Experimental and Special Training Branch of the National Institute of Mental Health. The manual presents processes used during on-site campus…

This guide provides information concerning the general functions of institutions; general information about admissions policy, accreditation of programs, student and faculty information, and summary information about each institution of higher education in Oklahoma. The primary purpose of this publication is to make factual information available…

This handbook is designed for college students transferring between colleges. The handbook treats those moving from a 2-year to a 4-year institution, those moving between 4-year institutions, moving from a 4-year to a 2-year college and those moving between 2-year colleges. The book brings together advice of college officials and students who have…

This paper asks why college students fail, not only in the sense of academic criteria, but also in terms of the quality of the total college experience. It also considers what counselors can do to insure the best chance for success for their students in their new college environment. The author examines the developmental process of transition and…

The Computerized Educational Guidance System (EDGUYD) permits one to narrow post high school educational planning where consideration is given to all 1,448 4-year colleges and universities in the United States. This, to be sure, is a feat no human counselor is capable of without a computer. The Educational Success Index (ESI) is the means used by…

This publication, written partly in response to increased interest in collective bargaining among graduate student workers, is a directory of recognized graduate employee labor organizations and other student organizations not yet recognized as bargaining agents. Section 1 contains entries on recognized collective bargaining agents organized by…