Describes a program for more effective academic advising called "Freshman Dialogue" where small groups of freshmen meet weekly with a trained faculty advisor for an intensive orientation to the university. Provides various rewards for both students and faculty. Results indicate the program was enthusiastically received and retention improved.…

Describes the passage of student teachers through college as a process of socialization in which desired teaching values and professional images are inculcated. Outlines six stages through which the student's role perceptions are transformed and behaviors modified to fit the part to be played. (SK)

Describes a six-week residential orientation and study skills program for educationally disadvantaged students at Livingston College, New Jersey, which includes mock registration, developmental workshops, content study skills courses, purposeful nonacademic activities, and group counseling, and which is adapted to the needs of a multiethnic,…

Strategies for encouraging affiliation in commuting students include special public relations efforts, providing special opportunities and access, providing special services such as free telephone use, offering leadership opportunities, presenting social activities at needed times, including off-campus students in traditional events, promoting…

Praises Lee Sigelman's article and uses it as a starting point for a discussion of the political economy of collegiate sports. Provides a brief historical perspective and suggests socioeconomic reasons for the racial divisions between various sports. Concludes with suggestions for areas of future research. (MJP)

Describes the 1995 founding of the Salish Kootenai College branch campus in Wellpinit, Washington, located on the Spokane Indian Reservation, which is one of the country's newest tribal colleges. Highlights tribal expenditures on the college and issues of college operation. Indicates that tribal colleges take from four to six years to become…

Reviews the current emphasis on quality in Canada and the United States, focusing on measures and the implications of attrition research on improving institutional quality. Reviews principles and practices of retention, including the use of freshman profiles, early warning systems, monitoring student progress/attitudes, and program analyses. (54…

Examines the history, current status, and future role in higher education of the nation's 26 tribal colleges. Indicates that they meet the unique educational needs of reservation-based Native Americans better than other higher education institutions. Suggests that tribal colleges should work with other institutions to improve educational quality.…

Reviews problems facing rural women and minorities, the special educational needs of these populations, and strains on resources of rural community colleges. Provides a context for improving educational services, suggesting that rural colleges emphasize collaboration and coalition building with constituencies in their service areas. (20 citations)…

Discusses demographic and technological changes that have increased the use of distance education among community colleges. Describes implications for rural colleges embracing distance education to meet the needs of their students. Indicates that successful implementations include careful assessment of student needs, integration into institutional…

Describes a study of rural students' motivations for enrolling in distance education programs and the implications for rural community colleges. Indicates that respondents cited the location of the course and interest in course content as reasons for enrolling and that motivations included degree seeking, information seeking, and job enhancement.…

Jacqueline Fleming, author of "Blacks in College," discusses the meaning of cultural diversity, African-American student achievement at historically black and predominantly white colleges, assisting underprepared minority students, educational climates for success, African-American and white students' experiences of college, fear of success among…

Universities often fall short in dealing with college freshmen and sophomores. The community college succeeds at educating students and provides a humane environment in which to teach and learn. Despite its inherent drawbacks, it offers faculty collegiality and opportunities for professional and curriculum development. (Author/MSE)

A literature review on the impact of college on students is summarized. Issues addressed include: relative impact of elite colleges; role of human, financial, and material resources in student experience; student effort as predictor of impact; importance of interpersonal life on campus; college social and moral environment; and focus on learning.…

Ballarat Teachers' College was established in 1926 to train teachers for rural schools in Victoria (Australia). The first principal, William Ellwood, was an inspirational, dynamic educator who imbued students with ideals of social and community service. These ideals would equip the young teacher to gain the esteem and respect of the rural…