Until recently, the name commonly given to the relationship between the college and its students was in loco parentis, a concept that today is completely outdated. Due process of law has replaced it and many feel that its advantages are great. There are many disadvantages, however. (1) The literal adoption of legal processes from "the outside…

Junior colleges, compared with 4-year colleges and secondary schools, experience little student dissent. The extent of protest at junior colleges, however, is underestimated by junior college administrators, faculty, and the general public. In a survey of 841 junior college deans of students, 231 (37.7 per cent of the 613 who responded) reported…

This report contains the major addresses presented at the third Summer Administrative Team Leadership Conference attended by the administrative personnel of 13 senior colleges in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Alabama. The first paper, on "Pressures and Processes," deals mainly with the need to improve communication links with students. The second…

The development and current status of the student personnel program at Sante Fe Junior College is described. Statements of purpose and philosophy are amplified through an outline of the needs and characteristics of Santa Fe students and a description of the elements of the program as they relate to specific needs and characteristics. The elements…

This report suggests that through the promotion of student unity, students can gain the necessary power to engage in representative conflict which will change the monolithic nature of higher education and prevent open, destructive conflict with the system. Legitimizing student safety-values can complement representational conflict by promoting the…

This report discusses how life on campus has been affected by changes in society and changes in the university's role. These changes have placed new demands upon the higher education system. But dynamics within the system have grown inflexible and dehumanizing as a result of system priorities. These priorities set in motion dynamics that compel…

This document stresses the increasing awareness in higher education of the impact student/environment transactions have upon the quality of educational life and details a model and design process for creating a better fit between educational environments and students. The ecosystem model uses an interdisciplinary approach for the make-up of its…

Seventeen suggestions to create an exciting innovative learning experience for undergraduate liberal arts education are listed. Suggestions concern curriculum and scheduling, requirements, work-study and professional programs, course content, and living-learning and study abroad programs. (MJM)

The question of how to deal with or prevent campus turmoil has not been adequately answered in the past, partly because conflict situations arise so unpredictably, making careful research difficult. A simulation study was conducted at a relatively conservative campus to try to answer in detail questions about the reactions of ordinary students to…

The authors describe a three day symposium held on death. Several movies concerning death were presented. Various people from the community talked about their experience with death and extensive workshop discussions concluded the symposium. All participants indicated that they had benefited from the symposium. (SE)

An evaluation of the student-centered learning program at Great Britain's Open University is presented. (HB)

Forty-one community college students were asked to recall one college-related event which made them feel good and one which made them feel bad, and provide additional information about each. Results were analyzed using Herzberg's methods to identify factors related to student motivation, as "satisfiers" or "dissatisfiers" and…

Examines the conflicts which arise for students in the university setting as a result of having ethnic backgrounds different from the middle-class norm. Discusses the impact of ethnic differences upon psycho-social development and some issues regarding the role of psychologists working in the university and dealing with ethnic students. (Author/RK)

Presents an overview of the implications and scope of consumer protection in higher education. (Author)

The Fordham College at Sixty Program is intended as a bridge into Fordham's liberal arts college, with an outlook and curriculum designed specifically for older students. One of the program's founders, Dr. Robert W. Adamson, discusses the course of study and how students feel about going back to college at the "retirement" stage of life.…