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Elam, Julia C., Ed. – 1983
Problems and possibilities for black students and administrators on white or predominantly white college campuses are explored in 11 papers from a seminar held by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. Strategies and recommendations for improving the quality of life for blacks at these institutions are also provided.…
Descriptors: Administrators, Black Students, Blacks, College Administration
Foster, Stephen F., Ed.; Moir, Philip E., Ed. – 1983
Issues facing higher education around the Pacific Rim are considered in 12 conference papers. Titles and authors include the following: "Developing Linkages around the Pacific Rim" (Stephen Foster); "A Cooperative Approach to Professional Development: The Canadian Connection" (Peter Murphy); "Using Film in Teaching…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Colonialism, Educational Cooperation, Films
Boud, D. J., Ed.; de Rome, E. A., Ed. – 1980
Proceedings of a 1980 conference in Australia on the problems of first-year students, which focus on student discontinuation, are presented. The contents include three papers, discussion group reports, and a report on the outcome of the discussion groups, policy proposals, and recommendations. In "First Year Students: Selection and…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Freshmen, College Preparation
Althen, Gary L., Ed. – 1978
Information on the background and viewpoints of Middle Eastern students who are studying in the United States is presented in revised papers from a 1978 seminar, "The Middle East: The Arab World and Iran." In the first section of the report, "General Background," James Cowan reviews social and cultural factors, as well as…
Descriptors: Arabs, College Students, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences
Rayfield, Gina, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Proceedings of the first National Conference on Academic Advising, sponsored in 1977 by the University of Vermont, are presented. Among the 36 papers presented are the following: "Making Advising Work: Basic Elements in Developing and Implementing a Successful Academic Advising Program" (David S. Crockett); "A Community College Academic Advisor's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Freshmen
Chando, Carl M., Ed. – 1978
Summaries of papers from the 1978 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. Among the 58 papers are the following: "Faculty Advising as Faculty Development" (Howard Kramer); "Student Self-Assessment Systems and Academic Advising" (John H. Clarke, Christopher Robles, Joanne Yphantis); "Development and Utilization of a Peer Advising…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Career Planning, College Freshmen
Higginson, Linda C., Ed.; And Others – 1980
Proceedings of the 1980 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. The more than 50 papers are organized as general sessions, preconference workshops, and paper sessions. For the paper sessions, summaries are presented, which are either written by the presenters or the publication editors. Articles and authors include the following:…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services
Chando, Carl M., Ed. – 1979
Proceedings of the 1979 National Conference on Academic Advising are presented. Contents include the keynote address, papers, and panel discussions. The 61 papers and authors include the following: "Some Recent Discoveries in Vocational Assistance" (John Holland); "Specific Responses to High Risk Students at a State College" (Linda Syrell, David…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Budgets, Career Change