Mailed questionnaires to 25% random sample of directors of counseling centers at four-year institutions of higher learning in the United States. Findings from 96 responding institutions were compared to findings from similar study conducted in 1974. Results revealed a growing trend toward use of undergraduate paraprofessionals in student…

Borderline-personality disorder in adolescence is thought to develop through environmental sources, and object-relations theory posits a developmental arrest in the separation-individuation phase of development. This article discusses gender and race considerations, issues related to counseling, general treatment strategies such as coping-skills…

Graduate students acquire procedural knowledge as well as declarative knowledge through preparation of databased research for participation in a poster session. The pedagogical framework for the method is reviewed; specific steps are delineated; feedback and evaluation are discussed.(EMK)

Reports how one major state university has successfully integrated campus ministers into student affairs programming. Following a brief history of campus ministry, supplies data to document the amount and type of involvement which campus ministers provided in support of broader student affairs goals. Attention is also paid to the pitfalls…

Review of clinical studies providing empirical data on stress management programs in medical education found that student participants in such programs demonstrated improved immunologic functioning, decreased depression and anxiety, increased spirituality and empathy, enhanced knowledge of alternative therapies, improved knowledge of stress…

This article offers strategies and resources to help educators assess the impact of inclusion programs on the academic performance and social and behavioral development of students with and without disabilities. Suggested guidelines are intended to identify program strengths and aspects in need of revision. (Contains extensive references.)…

Noting that gay, lesbian, and bisexual students often first acknowledge their sexual orientation in college, this article suggests ways that faculty can foster student learning by taking an active role in creating a welcoming and inclusive learning environment for these students. (Author/DB)

A review of the publications of the National Collegiate Honors Council highlights the evolution of themes and issues, such as the relationship between theory and practice, goals of liberal education, the social dimension in learning, honors semesters, models of experiential learning, individual student learning, and the personal and social values…

Reports on the results of using, in the context of secondary education in Pakistan, an intervention program which earlier was shown in British schools to have a substantial effect over a two-year period on the cognitive development of pupils. (Author/CCM)

Provides an overview of the research linking cognitive development in college students to interpersonal, cultural, and emotional factors. Interpersonal and cultural influences appear to be external; they can be positive or negative. Affective states, or emotions, are internal factors that can either enhance or inhibit cognitive development.…

Presents evidence that spiritual development is an integral part of students' overall development and argues that it is too often ignored on college campuses. Offers strategies to improve cooperation between student affairs administrators and representatives of religion on campus to acknowledge this aspect of students' lives more fully. (Contains…

States that student affairs administrators must choose wisely between increasing reliance on legal minimalism and a more reflective judgment model that can evolve toward a model of unified practice balancing policy and law with developmentally appropriate practices. Offers recommendations concerning the future of student affairs. (Author/MKA)

Chris Loynes relates his involvement in outdoor education and his views on its evolution, its status as a teaching method, the idea of adventure, program delivery, and teaching styles. He believes outdoor education contributes to larger debates on relationships between intellectualizing and experiencing, social order and personal freedom, liberal…

Provides a knowledge base for school counselors on the issues of peer-on-peer abuse problems and their potential escalation to actions that carry serious long-term consequences. Includes a brief review of bullying and harassment problems and the role they play in the escalation of violence against self and others, and a profile of common…

Examines encouragement and ethnicity in 112 African American college students attending two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and a predominantly White institution (PWI). Results indicate a positive relationship between Ethnic Pride and View of Others for the HBCU group and positive relationships between Ethnic Pride and the…