Authors (Creamer and Creamer) of "Predicting Organizational Change: Case Studies" respond to commentaries by Gwendolyn Dungy, Scott Rickard, and Charles C. Schroeder and G. Smith Jackson on their article. Lists and answers five questions raised by the commentaries. Claims research and theory building on model is continuing and criticism is…

This article suggests research projects that would extend the knowledge base about the use of Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) standards and guidelines in useful ways. Included are five research questions and specific research methodologies to guide researchers. (Contains 20 references.) (Author)

Conducted analysis of four cases of planned change in student affairs and three cases in curricular reform. Used meta-like procedure to determine strength of association of nine variables of Probability of the Adoption of Change (PAC) model to likelihood of adoption of change, and to estimate ability to generalize PAC model across student and…

Despite long-standing calls for more intentional professional development as a way to ensure a higher quality workforce in student affairs, little progress has been made. Various committees and task forces have suggested frameworks for program development, the certification of program quality and attendance, the recording of individual…

Used four case studies of planned change to evaluate the effectiveness of the Probability of Adoption of Change model in predicting the probability of successful program implementation in higher education. Results provide support for the role of the variables defined in the model. (ABL)

Reports on a survey of community college chief student personnel officers, which focused on the comprehensiveness of student service program offerings and the relative contribution of the program to designated purposes. Reveals that purposes related to student development were subordinate to those related to delivery of services. (DMM)

Professional associations have an obligation to ensure the quality of professional preparation and practice, to provide continuing professional education, and to recognize those practitioners who take steps to improve their knowledge and practice. To date, no student affairs association has fully operationalized or embraced these ideas. The future…

A literature search and review was conducted by the Two-Year College Student Development Research Committee of the American College Personnel Association to investigate the overall character of typical research on two-year college student development concerns. The student development research conducted at the two-year college level contrasted…

Explores the intended outcomes of marketing (e.g., attracting new students who differ from the traditional ones and who require different programs and services) and discusses the resultant problems for student development programs. Presents strategies for preventing these problems, founded on careful, knowledge-based planning of marketing and…

Drawing from a literature review, interviews, and a survey of practitioners' perceptions, this article examines changing conditions within community colleges and their likely effects on student development programs and services. Advances a new model for student development educators based on principles of collaborative goal setting. (DMM)

Proposes a culture-based, adaptive, decision-making model that calls for the explicit involvement of all members of the community college, especially student affairs personnel, to appropriately address the certainty of change. Examines institutional culture, decision making, quality-focused management, participatory strategies, and the…

The first "Student Personnel Point of View" (1937) still stands as the premiere statement of excellence for the student personnel profession. Several propositions are requisites to achieving the goal of development in students. Students, professional staff, and institutions must all achieve their goals. The environment must be…

A conceptual view of student development and the milieu of an urban commuter college are discussed. Student development is defined as the application of human development theory, principles, and concepts in an educational setting to identify the forms of development in students to which the institution is willing and able to commit its resources.…

Results of a survey of chief student affairs officers to determine the nature of program innovations using student development goals underscored the importance of leadership and championship, in the Probability of Adoption of Change Model. (Author/ABB)

Student affairs professionals in community colleges are facing several major issues in need of resolution including: the insufficient use of existing knowledge about adolescent and adult development and organization development in program design and execution; and the insufficient use of knowledge of program evaluation for understanding the…