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Taylor, Simone Himbeault – Journal of College and Character, 2019
In this article, the author explores the essence of student affairs and its enduring nature. She argues that while the vehicles for delivering the work of student affairs may evolve over time, the essential work is well-defined, principled, and lasting. She turns to the 1937 "Student Personnel Point of View" philosophy for the…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Development, Student Personnel Workers, College Role
Mirowska, Mariola – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2018
One of the aspects of the university institutional renewal should be to improve the organization of conditions for the support of the student life opportunities. Determination of the student's needs and expectations in diagnosing his resources, opportunities and environment (university/family/local environment) will facilitate the organization of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Student Development, College Role
Schippers, Margriet – Online Submission, 2008
As yet little research into the perspectives of Chinese students studying in mainland China's Higher Education Institutions has been undertaken. This paper explores the issue of students' support needs and presents the findings of a study carried out in 2005-2007 at a public university in North East China. The Action Research method used…
Descriptors: Career Development, Educational Quality, Student Attitudes, Action Research
Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC. Dept. of Administration, Supervision and Higher Education. – 1972
This report, compiled as a class project in the Department of Administration at Appalachian State University (North Carolina), presents the ideals and practical aspects of a truly developmental community college. It includes a definition of student development, a statement on the changing nature of the student, a comparison of the traditional and…
Descriptors: College Role, Developmental Programs, Student Centered Curriculum, Student College Relationship
Weisensee, Mary G. – Improving College and University Teaching, 1977
Focusing on the adolescent age group of college students, this paper addresses the physiological and psychological changes and conflicts experienced by them and the role of institutions and faculty in helping students prepare for life. (LBH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, College Role, College Students, Higher Education

Tompkins, Jane – Liberal Education, 1998
Our higher education system does not nurture the inner lives of students or help them acquire the self-understanding that is the basis for a satisfying life, nor does it provide the safe and nurturing environment people need in order to grow. What is needed is a more holistic way of conceiving education, one that accepts the importance of…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Role, College Students

Magolda, Marcia B. Baxter – About Campus, 2002
By the time students graduate from college, most still have not achieved the kind of self-authorship that would allow them to think independently, make choices, and pursue their dreams. What can be done to help them develop this capacity and make the most of their college experience? One way, says the author, is to be better company. (Author)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Role, College Students, Higher Education
Johnson, Raymond – Journal of the National Association of College Admissions Counselors, 1977
A college admissions counselor needs not only to be aware of career trends in a wide variety of fields, but he or she must also have a working knowledge of what abilities and personal characteristics these careers require. The admissions counselor now must be concerned with the prospective student's entire life. (Author)
Descriptors: Admissions Counseling, Career Planning, College Role, College Students

Hancock, Daryl – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1981
Describes a Life Development Center, a structured residential environment in which students and professionals work together to achieve personal growth and development. The Center provides for the integration of academic and residence environments in which students' understandings of themselves and others may be expanded. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Role, College Students, Dormitories, Higher Education

Bloland, Paul A.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1996
The student development movement may have represented a digression from the central educational mission of higher education. The Student Learning Imperative is the latest attempt to redirect student affairs into a realignment with student learning. This article offers practical suggestions for conceptualizing the content, methodology, and…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Environment, College Role, College Students
Kiehle, Fred E., III – 1981
The role of state-level goals in providing a framework for assessing the performance of postsecondary education in Georgia is considered. The effort of the Governor's Committee on Postsecondary Education in developing goals and indicators of goal achievement and in analyzing performance is described. The Committee developed a set of goals and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Advisory Committees, College Role

Kauffman, Joseph F. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1984
Issues in evaluating the quality and effectiveness of student services for a new population of students are examined, including: the place of student development; basic services; the relationship of services to institutional mission; faculty, curriculum, and academic environment; defining quality; student information systems; and the relationship…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Curriculum, College Environment, College Faculty
Chickering, Arthur; And Others – 1981
The challenges and reforms facing the modern American college having to deal with an increasingly diverse range of students--in terms of age, educational purposes, background and preparation, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity--are discussed. Thirteen chapters by professors in the arts, sciences, and professions discuss implications for their…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Administration