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Download full textTrent, James W. – 1965
The nature and purpose of US colleges is explored within the framework of student development and its relationship to social change. Data were gathered during a 5-year study on the educational, vocational and personality development of 10,000 graduating high school seniors. A strong relationship was found between college entrance, level of ability…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Choice, College Environment, Guidance
Peer reviewedFrantz, Alan C. – ADFL Bulletin, 1996
Lists the values acquired through the study of foreign languages. These include an acquisition of a sense of a relevant past; expansion of one's world view; contribution to the creation of a student's personality; development of the intellect; encouragement of respect for other peoples; and exposure to modes of thought outside one's native…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Exchange, Democratic Values
Peer reviewedBliming, Gregory S. – NASPA Journal, 1990
Examines four problems associated with developing character in college students: two concerned with moral cognition, or knowing what is right, and two concerned with moral action. It then reviews educational programs concerned with moral action, and provides suggestions for designing character development strategies. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: College Students, Ethical Instruction, Higher Education, Integrity
Smart, John C. – 1996
Academic departments exert a powerful influence on students by recruitment of distinctive personality types into academic disciplines, and by a socialization process in which departments reward students for the display of attitudes in accordance with the norms of their disciplines. This study examined the differential patterns of student growth…
Descriptors: Career Choice, College Students, Educational Environment, Higher Education
Kobryn, Nancy M. – 1981
Universal Studies, a study program designed to help students develop emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually, is described. Development of the personality and character of the individual is emphasized, as are innovation, creativity, individualized instruction, independent learning, and realizing human potential. These goals are characterized…
Descriptors: College Programs, Core Curriculum, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation
Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ. – 1956
The conference theme was Testing--Then and Now, based upon the assumption that psychometrists should review their origins and look forward to their future. In the area of intelligence testing, Nancy Bayley discussed the research that re-assessed previous concepts of the nature of intellectual growth and decline. Thelma Thurstone discussed new…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Age Differences, Conceptual Schemes, Curriculum Development
