Describes several models for the design, evaluation, and delivery of developmental programs, including the Expanded Individualized Prescriptive Instruction system (which includes placement, counseling, and intervention phases), and the Developmental Pyramid Model (which includes diagnosis, prescription, evaluation, and advising/tutoring). (DMM)

The traditional expert/novice model of dissertation supervision may be inappropriate for graduate students who are already established professional educators. An alternative approach considers teaching/learning styles, students' reflection on their practice experience, and collaborative inquiry. (SK)

When academic advisers are trained in the principles and practices of team-centered developmental advising, as at Valencia Community College (Florida), and interventions create the expectation for student success, advisers are better equipped to teach students to approach their education in purposeful ways. Technology that delivers accurate,…

Discusses the impact of work experience and career interests in the college student internship placement process. Explores how this two-part framework can benefit employers and university career service staff. Defines the following as the types of student interns: explorers, idealists, career changers, and professionals. (MKA)

Two hundred undergraduate and graduate teacher education students and 11 staff or faculty advisors were surveyed concerning academic advising. Findings indicated great variability in academic advising services across colleges and between student groups. Recommendations include recognizing advising as a high priority activity, training advisors,…

Proposes the Program of Human Inquiry as a framework for joint student-faculty portfolios by graduate students and faculty advisors. The program consists of four components: (1) acknowledgment of what one brings to graduate studies; (2) a plan of study, (3) a record of rigorous negotiated "avenues of inquiry," and (4) ongoing discussion of values…

The problem of inadequate supervision of graduate-level academic work and research projects is examined, focusing on the lack of understanding of the supervisory role and disciplinary differences in research degree expectations. The concept of research supervisor as mentor is discussed, drawing on recent literature. Some efforts to train…

Evolution of an Australian program to provide professional development for university faculty involved in graduate student supervision is described. The externally-funded program began with an action research project to study the collaborative relationship between supervisors and students. When a group process was found impractical, individual…

Explores two approaches to academic advising schemes: traditional and developmental approaches. The role of the adviser of studies system is examined and applied to one U.K. institution of higher education. Empirical research involving group discussions with final-year undergraduate students was conducted to assess the role of the advising scheme.…

Places the interactional model of disability in the context of student development theory, asserting that interactions between the individual and campus environment have a profound influence on retention and completion for a disabled student. Relates various service delivery approaches to the interactional model and suggests how career and…

The American College Personnel Association's "Student Learning Imperative" is a statement of principles for college personnel working outside the classroom that is designed to focus on the core mission of undergraduate education student learning and personal development. Current use of this statement around the country is reviewed, and…

A group intervention for academically high-risk students was developed for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls using a model for noncognitive and cognitive strategies. Eleven freshmen participated in the interactive, informal, supportive activities. Results indicate participation enhanced academic performances and study skills. (Author/MSE)

The structure of undergraduate advising at private institutions that offer degrees beyond the baccalaureate level is considered. Shared advising models are found to be suitable for highly selective, extensive doctoral institutions with sizeable full-time undergraduate populations and relatively basic programmatic structures. Similar but more…

John Holland's typological theory of persons and environments is regarded as the most influential in the field of career counseling (Brown, 2002), but few have carried the theory over to the field of higher education and academic advising (Smart, Feldman, & Ethington, 2000). Therefore, Holland's theory and the subsequent research on it were…

A philosophy of advising referred to as the learning-centered paradigm is described and compared to the dominant developmental paradigm. Through the learning-centered paradigm, one can explain, better than through the developmental theory, how advising is, or can be, similar to teaching. Under the learning-centered approach, the excellent advisor…