In order to improve services to learning disabled (LD) students in a California community college setting (and to recruit new students as well as carry out ongoing curriculum adaptations), the study sought to identify sources of referral of LD students to the college special education department. Following a review of relevant literature, data…

An optional summer explorientation program for new students at York College, Pennsylvania, is described, and a literature review and York College survey results are presented. The program is designed to orient students to campus life and provide exposure to campus facilities, faculty, administration, and other students. The literature suggests…

Although community colleges claim to reduce class distinctions, they actually preserve the status quo by socializing and acculturating members of the lower classes to the middle class way of life. They serve the interests of society's controlling classes and help to make students docile and complacent; they have done nothing to prepare students to…

With the increase in the freedom of action of student groups and in their control of funds, the practice of hiring professional people by student groups is now widespread. The author offers some guidelines to protect the students and the administration. (Author/HMV)

Several topics confronting college counseling and student affairs personnel in the 1980s are presented, including: (1) recent collegiate trends focusing on students, institutions, and their student services; (2) counseling centers' place in higher education; (3) different models of college counseling centers; (4) trends in college counseling…

Differences between freshman expectations at the University of Maryland in 1968 and 1969 were assessed using data from College and University Environment Scales (CUES). Two editions of CUES have been published. CUES I consists of 150 statements about university life that help to define the atmosphere of the institution as seen by the student. The…

Various sources of prospective student information were studied, and a small sample of graduate students, faculty, administrators, and professional association officers were interviewed in order to learn more about the information needs of prospective graduate students in the exploratory stage. Most students reported no serious information need…

THE STAFF OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM DEVELOPED QUESTIONNAIRES, CHECKLISTS AND PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO EXPRESS IN QUANTITATIVE TERMS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS AND THE JUNIOR COLLEGES THEY ATTEND. SINCE CORRELATIONS AMONG STUDENT AND COLLEGE CHARACTERISTICS WERE LOW TO MODERATE, ONLY VERY BROAD CONCLUSIONS COULD BE DRAWN. TWO-YEAR…

Student personnel administrators and research specialists from US and Canadian colleges and universities discussed how to use current research data in improving educational programs. Workshops focused on possible solutions to specific student personnel problems at 3 kinds of institutions; junior colleges and small state colleges, liberal arts…

Present and emerging legal principles and procedures are affecting the internal ordering of colleges and are particularly relevant to growing student demands for a larger share in decision making. Judicial resolution of student-institutional relationships is, however, largely inappropriate and it is up to the university to establish procedures…

In virtually all phases of our national life we are accepting new viewpoints that are reflected in student attitudes. Students are flocking to urban universities and demanding curricula that are related to peace, social justice, and domestic and world problems. A growing number of skeptical, moderate students are joining the hard-core destructive…

The first student consumer lawsuit against a university tried to a conclusion is examined in terms of the court proceedings. Focus is on the legal philosophies presented by both sides and the legal and educational underpinnings by the judge that influenced him not to allow the case to go to the jury and allowed him to award a directed verdict to…

As part of a continuing examination of aspects of campus unrest, background, purpose and data information of the protest activity occurring during the academic year 1969-1970 was collected and used to analyze protest behavior and response. By recording all events in a single protest, as well as participants in each event, in sequential order,…

The Academic Advancement Co-operative, a student-to-student assistance program designed to provide increased opportunity for academic achievement among students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, has operated successfully for more than 2 years, during which time it has been of service to a great many college students. As a Federally-funded…

Educational institutions in major urban areas often require student residency data more precise than that provided by census, general survey, or enrollment statistics. By using zip code information furnished with student addresses, these data can be made easily accessible through computer retrieval. Miami-Dade Junior College (Florida) has found…