From personal visitation, Congressional group reports on what students are saying about their concerns and frustrations. Offers ideas for consideration in hopes of alleviating problem of continual confrontation. Reprinted from Congressional Record. (CJ)

The findings suggest that highly reliable estimates of environmental characteristics can be obtained with scales comprising only a few items. Thus it seems that subject time and expense could be greatly saved if future studies of college environmental characteristics utilize factorially derived scales based on small numbers of items. (Author)

This article describes the findings of a replication of an identical study four years earlier. Present results show that while the institution had in its own eyes initiated many major changes, student perceptions remain relatively consistent. (Author/BY)

According to the results of this study, one cannot assume that transfer students, even with previous college experience, begin with different expectations that freshmen. Both tend to exaggerate their expectations of the environment and anticipate a high intellectual and nonintellectual climate. (Author/BY)

Data examined in the sense of the direction in which the University should be led show the goals of the student affairs staff and incoming students to be similar. Understanding the process of expectations changing into perceptions would help determine better methods for dealing with students' attitudes. (Author/BY)

The results suggest that the impersonal environments of the large universities may be inherently conducive to the development of disruptive protest, and particularly of protest that involves violence. Furthermore, the large institutions appear to be less responsive than smaller colleges to such protest. (Author)

The focus of integrated colleges on black students with higher SAT scores is effecting a redistribution of behavior styles and personality characteristics that contributes critically to campus environments, and deprives Negro colleges of those students who could make a very positive contribution. (Author/JB)

This article describes a Court of Student Academic Appeals (Wichita State University) which was established to protect the student from arbitrary faculty behavior, and to assure a measure of protection for faculty if students use the civil courts to obtain their ends. (Author/CJ)

Whether they want to prevent upheaval by student revolt or, more importantly, increase the development of mature and responsible students, personnel workers must evaluate and quantify what they are trying to do, what means they are using, and what progress they are making. Operations analysis is an excellent technique for this. (Author)

First of a 2-part series concerned with: different types of inferential errors, single- vs. multi-institutional studies (MIS), longitudinal vs. cross-sectional data, statistical designs, measurement error effects, and measuring student-environment interaction effects. The best data is obtained from longitudinal MIS on student inputs and outputs,…

Evaluation of special small group experiences. Pre- and post-testing on College and University Environment Scales show differences in neither desired or expected direction. Indicates need for reexamination orientation programs. (CJ)