The development, design, and results of a survey of Florida State University alumni who received their degrees during 1980-1981 are examined. The questionnaire was mailed to 4,588 students who received undergraduate or graduate degrees, and 1,533 responses were obtained. Attention was directed to whether students had achieved personal, academic,…

Although much has been written in support of a student development role for the student affairs professional, research documentation is lacking on the contributions made by student affairs staff to the development of students. A simple research methodology, which could be easily replicated on college campuses, to begin providing these missing data…

This instructional package is designed to help improve the services offered to community college students by registration staff members and can be used as a reference guide or an instructional tool. The materials contain a manual that the learner uses in conjunction with a sound/filmstrip presentation, a transcript of the sound/filmstrip, and a…

The faculty of graduate programs are often concerned with factors associated with students' successful completion of graduate school. Causal attributions are one type of perception relevant to satisfaction with graduate school, and attribution theory suggests other variables that may affect graduate student satisfaction. The relationships among…

States were surveyed to determine the state agencies handling grievances regarding postsecondary educational institutions, the nature and resolution of grievances, and how agencies communicate. The analysis was based on usable returns from 53 individuals representing 38 states. The most frequently mentioned agency handling any postsecondary…

The interactive influence of student characteristics and eight measures of student-faculty relationships on the prediction of freshman year voluntary persistence/withdrawal decisions was studied. A questionnaire was sent to the total population of incoming freshmen at a large, independent, residential university in New York State. Usable responses…

AN ANALYSIS WAS MADE OF THE GOALS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS ENROLLED IN EXTENSION CREDIT COURSES OFFERED BY MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY IN NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN DURING THE FALL OF 1959. ALSO CONSIDERED WERE DATA ON STUDENT PROBLEMS AND ON CONTACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSITY. GROUP ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRES WERE USED TO COLLECT…

Institutions are pervasive phenomena in that they prescribe the boundaries for what individuals can do on a day-to-day basis. The office of ombudsperson has been created in many universities and political units in order to minimize the degree of conflict between individual goals and those of the institution. Three roles for ombudspersons exist:…

Decentralized counseling was a foremost consideration of college administrators during the planning of the first campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC). However, since the college opened in September of 1973, a myriad of problems have developed which must be solved if a successful program of decentralized counseling is to be…

This student code has statewide application to South Carolina Technical Colleges and Technical Education Centers (TEC). Provisions are divided into eight articles: (1) General Provisions, including the purpose of a student code, the precept of internal solution of problems, and definitions; (2) Student Rights, including Bill of Rights protections;…

The second volume of the Commission on Tests' report contains the briefs submitted by individual members for the consideration of the full Commission. These briefs, which argued for 46 proposed recommendations, formed the basis for the recommendations made in the first volume. Each brief is accompanied by a record of the endorsements, comments,…

Lack of money may not be the major factor in student dropout rates. Some studies indicate that attrition rates are more affected by learner attitudes and goals and a good "fit" between student and institution. Current theories about student retention and attrition are reviewed. (Editor/LBH)

Presents some perceived shortcomings of doctoral programs in chemistry in light of the recent emphasis on the undergraduate and precollege student. Cites some data that indicates that 10 percent of the doctoral students asked felt that the goals of their doctoral programs had never been explicitly set forth. (TW)

A followup study of 1965 applicants to the University of Helsinki focusing on the high school-university transition; student-college relationship, entry into the labor force, and memories of the university in the 1960s are discussed from the perspectives of life patterns and the changes in higher education since that time. (MSE)

Among the activities at Colorado College in late-summer preparation for the coming academic year are organization of the freshman orientation program focusing on the topic of prejudice, residence hall adviser training, and faculty research. (MSE)