Surveys, it is suggested, give alumni an opportunity to tell what they think and to participate. Northwestern University modified their alumni programs based on survey responses and improved alumni attitudes with a regular club newsletter. The newsletter is used as an important piece in selling membership. (MLW)

Twelve conditions which must be satisfied for an evaluation agreement to be fair are posited and discussed, and conditions which would render void a fair agreement are examined. (MJB)

Clients reported feeling more positive about terminating from group therapy when they were given written materials to prepare them for the termination. Evidence did not support a transfer of learning to relationships outside the group. (Author)

Multiple selection criteria tend to be related to short term group counseling outcome measures of suitability, benefits derived, progress toward goals, and progress relative to other group members. Specified subsets of criteria can be useful guides to the selection of short term group counseling clients. (Author)

A developed leisure behavior index is presented along with its six socioeconomic variables: age, sex, present residence, size of household, income, and education. Each dimension contains at least one positively correlated activity. (CJ)

Business policy students (n=80) participating in a business simulation game were able to apply their classroom learning. Their satisfaction was not determined solely by game attributes; locus of control, achievement need, risk propensity, and satisfaction with their group were influential factors. (SK)

Comparing student personality types to satisfaction with online versus in-class courses revealed that, contrary to the hypothesis, extroverted students, and those more sensitive than intuitive, preferred the online medium of instruction. (EV)

Most major donors don't need another plaque or formal dinner. Development officers need to be more imaginative and less materialistic in expressing their institution's thanks, personalizing them by tying the gesture in with something distinctive about the institution or the gift. Development office teamwork and care help promote donor…

Analyzes intern assessments of their experiences in the New York Assembly Internship Program. Interns worked 30 hours a week at the legislature and were generally very satisfied with their overall experience. The survey questionnaire is included. (JOW)

Explored nature of group maturity in classroom among 58 undergraduate student task groups. Found that, compared to members of immature groups, members of mature groups scored higher in their project evaluations and were significantly more satisfied with groups, reporting they would work with group again and would engage in non-task-related…

Members of 24 work groups (n=186) were randomly assigned to facilitated team building with computers; facilitated team building without computers; or meetings without facilitators or computers. Both facilitated groups rated group process higher, but the positive effects did not last over time. (SK)

Examined factors that correlate with satisfaction with peer counseling. Findings from 159 students who had met with a peer counselor during 1 academic year revealed that, in general, students were only slightly satisfied with peer counseling services. Students who were satisfied had received empathy and understanding, as well as problem-solving…

In a survey of 58 mentors and 57 proteges who participated in the mentoring system for the Ohio Extension Service to determine their satisfaction with the program, 90 percent of the mentors and 70 percent of the proteges indicated a successful experience. (JOW)

Several characteristics of supervision research create barriers to framing inferences about which models of supervision are better than others, or even if supervision is effective in improving trainees' overall levels of therapeutic effectiveness. Discusses important lessons to be learned from supervision research. (Author)

Uses a content analysis system to classify career-counseling participants' response to questions about the helpfulness of recently completed counseling experiences. Clients and counselors identified ineffective counselor-selected activities as least helpful. Clients rated their experiences as significantly more effective than did their counselors.…