The results of this study on evaluation of coed residence halls, indicate that a coed hall can lead to an entirely different environment, one that is a contributing factor in positive student development. This paper was presented at the APGA Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1972. (JC)

This article attempts to trace the structural reorganization through the stages of planning, transition, implementation, and reevaluation. It is hoped that the following discussion of some of the critical incidents and problems of reorganization may have relevance to similar restructuring efforts on other campuses. (Author)

Reports developmental differences among students at traditionally Black institutions on the Student Developmental Task Inventory. Discusses the effects of sex, academic classification, and collegiate environment. (Author/KS)

An adequate theory of the role of an applied behavioral scientist in higher education requires substantive answers to several basic questions. Five, considered to be major ones, are presented here. Each is briefly discussed and references made to more extended discussions that could serve as a beginning for continued theoretical development and…

Students studied over a 4-year period showed that growth on ego identity occurred not as freshmen but primarily during the upperclass years. (Author)

The Personal Orientation was used to assess changes in student development for groups of residence hall student assistants, student leaders, and other residence hall students. Also, residence hall, off campus, and commuting students were studied for differences in self-actualization. Results indicated that significant differences did exist among…

Presents self organization theory, which explains change in human development and behavior and which views choices and changes as being created in a state of disequilibrium. Includes background in previous developmental theory and in systems theory and explains first- and second-order change within the theory. (Author/KS)

The article describes a living learning arrangement that tries to create a living learning environment. (BY)

Students try to fashion for themselves a simplified and intelligible picture of the world and then to substitute that for the world of experience. Student personnel workers often resist this displacement and intervene in the development of each student. This obstructs development for some students. (Author)

Dormitory residents (N=16) participated in transactional analysis (TA) groups. Pre- and post-test results on the Omnibus Personality Inventory showed the experimental group having significantly decreased complexity scores (p greater than .01) and increased estheticism scores (p greater than .05) when compared with a control group. The use of TA…

This article outlines a conceptual framework for the counselor's use and the creation of information systems to promote the career development of college students. The enhancement of personal and system development are identified as two basic domains of the counselor's work, and specific activities involving the development and maintenance of…

Learning stess-management skills is an important aspect of development for college students. Because the experience of stress is quite individualized, comprehensive and flexible programing is required. Reports on a network of stress-management programs designed to provide maximum flexibility in meeting various student needs. (Author)

The purpose of this article is to consider one aspect of counseling services--academic advisement--and to develop a new model for incorporating this service into the overall student services program. The model for academic advisement emphasizes the student as a developing person. (Author)

The impact of the residence hall and commuter living situations on a freshman's intellectual and personal growth is studied. The study affirms previous findings that residence hall freshmen develop more rapidly, but the results suggest that other college experience factors beyond the living situation are important in facilitating student…