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Direct linkDassance, Charles R.; Harr, Gary – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989
Reviews models and theories related to student development and offers a series of strategies and tactics to help student development administrators put theory into practice and make changes for the decade ahead. (DMM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Program Administration, Student Development
Lightner, Ardyce S. – 1984
Perspectives on the adult nontraditional student are offered. Nontraditional students usually have multiple commitments, are not campus focused, and participate in informal learning. Needs of the nontraditional/adult learner concern the following areas: service and support, personal/social development, academic preparation, academic…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, College Instruction, College Students
Brock, Carol S. – Campus Activities Programming, 1990
A discussion of the current role of student personnel services in higher education looks at their history, at higher education as a social and educational institution, relevant theories of human growth and development, and at organizational concepts affecting student development. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Role, Extracurricular Activities, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStryker, Richard E. – Student Aid Transcript, 1997
If education is intrinsically about learning to cope with change, encouraging personal growth and self-knowledge, and expanding horizons to encompass the wider world, study abroad ought to be part of the undergraduate experience of every student. Financial aid and academic standards belong at the core of institutional efforts to expand overseas…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Administration, Higher Education, Liberal Arts
Download full textKeyser, John S.; Rowray, Richard D. – 1986
This summary report presents a synthesis of discussions at a national colloquium on "Mastery Leadership in Student Development Services," sponsored by the American College Testing Program and the National Council on Student Development. Following introductory material on the colloquium,"Beyond Management to Leadership," by John S. Keyser, this…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Colleges, Leadership Training, Management Development
Davis, Nancy T., Ed.; Hahn, Laurel Markey, Ed. – 1986
Proceedings of the 1985 conference of College Unions-International cover college union staff development, better management, and student development. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Leadership and the One-Minute Manager" (Kenneth Blanchard); "Current Legal Issues in Personnel" (Donna Colianni); "Congruence…
Descriptors: College Stores, College Students, Employment Practices, Extracurricular Activities
Watson, Rollin J. – 1980
The role of college student personnel administration in serving adult learners is considered. Historical trends in the student personnel function and the philosophy that student personnel workers are educators who create programs that contribute to the student's overall educational growth are examined. Changes for the student development personnel…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Higher Education, Individual Development
Peer reviewedCarroll, Bradford W.; Tarasuk, Paul E. – Community College Review, 1991
Presents a comprehensive model of development guidance and counseling for community colleges. Reviews historic trends and recent changes in community college counseling, highlighting issues related to role confusion and changing focus. Describes counselor roles and program components (i.e., individual planning, guidance curriculum, responsive…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Career Guidance, College Curriculum, College Planning
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
In response to legislative mandate, the California Postsecondary Education Commission developed options for improving students' learning and development in college, including funding approaches designed to support these options. The commission's report summarizes a previous, related report and traces the origins of the current report from it,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advisory Committees, College Students, Educational Improvement
