A case study of the University of Benin in Nigeria illustrates campus planning in the development of a university. Eight aspects of university planning are considered: (1) the functions of a university (students, staff, facility capacity); (2) residential accommodation for students and staff; (3) commercial facilities (shopping); (4) environment…

An ecosystems environmental assessment project was conducted in order to evaluate the residence hall environment at Indiana University, Bloomington campus. Students (N=637), representing a response rate of 67%, completed questionnaires during October 1979. Items about which most students expressed strong feelings, positive or negative, included…

Elements to be included in the teacher education program must be organized to integrate the instructional (cognitive) and personal-social (affective) aspects of teaching. The college setting must provide explicit behavioral objectives known to the student, learning activities organized around cultural problems relevant to elementary school…

This paper develops and estimates a model of college attendance that focuses on the influences of public policy and of economic environment. The Policy instruments examined are tuition, admissions requirements, college locations, breadth of curriculum, draft deferments, and class integration of neighborhoods. The aspects of the economic…

During the last decade, there has been growing interest and research in environmental assessment. One environment that has received special attention is the university environment. Since environments are seen to relate to a person's growth and development, it follows that environments that maximize the match between students' needs, goals, and…

Data were collected about certain pre-open admissions characteristics of a College, which could serve as a basis for evaluating related post-open characteristics. The College and University Environment Scale was selected for the study, because it seemed to come closest to measuring the dimensions of college "climate" believed to be…

This paper discusses in depth the counseling needs of environmentally handicapped college students, who are generally found in special programs or are admitted under special admissions, and are considered "high risk" by the institutions. No matter how desirable it is to get students through programs quickly, it is also important that students with…

The papers included in this collection are (1) "Problems and Issues Confronting the Admissions Community" by Clyde Vroman; (2) "Frozen Assumptions in Admissions" by B. Alden Thresher; (3) "The Effect of Federal Programs on Admissions Policies" by John F. Morse; (4) "State Plans for Higher Education and Their Influence on Admissions" by Charles W.…

Part I addresses itself to today's student: student activism, the questioning student, student behavior, and the committed student. The union and its context, including both the urban and small college union, is the subject of Part II. The addresses in Part III are directed toward the business of managing the union. The section on the union…

The sample of 164 Marginal College Freshmen (MCF) who attended the 1968 Eastern Michigan University (EMU) Special Summer Session. Ninety-nine variables were analyzed utilizing the total sample of MCF and subgroups, persistors, and leavers. From these assumptions, hypotheses were developed. A model of a multidimensional developmental model is…

This study explored the relationship between the occupational-educational background of engineering students and outcome after one year of college. The variables of ability, financial aid, part-time employment, and residence were explored to determine their effect on the relationship between occupational-educational background and outcomes.…

This report describes a research project, developed by the American Council on Education, designed to study how students are affected by the colleges they attend. The survey instrument, a questionnaire, was administered to 185,848 first-time, full-time college students at 252 colleges and a sub-sample of these students for followup study purposes.…

This report, developed by the Committee on the Education and Employment of Women in the University, presents the results of a survey of Stanford seniors and makes recommendations on how the university can end discrimination and provide more opportunities for women. Data were the result of a survey of 280 graduating seniors. The survey was designed…

This document is the first of three reports designed to provide information on the student at Stony Brook. The academic and nonacademic student life at Stony Brook is discussed in relationship to the entering students; academic life; the social and psychological dimensions; the residences; the services and peer helping; women undergraduates;…

This paper contrasts the reactive and proactive approaches to personal growth and development for college students at a university. The potential of residence hall education and proactive growth activities is specifically pointed to, while all of student affairs are challenged to look at the more proactive growth model. Basic goals of a proactive…