In recent years, an increasing number of educators have opted for non-traditional programs that afford students opportunities that traditional classroom experiences do not. Many educators are utilizing the wilderness environment as a means of providing students and staffs with an experientially-based developmental program. Activities such as rock…

First year university students are identified and categorized according to their motivations for enrolling in colleges. Characteristics and achievements of students with varying motivations are discussed, and changes in motivation during the first year of college are explored. Students were surveyed in the fall during the first 2 weeks of class to…

William G. Perry, Jr.'s, ideas on the development of student writers were used as a frame of reference for a study of the discursive development of students enrolled in writing seminars at Skidmore College (New York). Perry posits that students execute a series of maneuvers in which they first try to assimilate new perspectives they are…

A discussion is provided of the distinguishing characteristics of developmental education. First, the reasons for the lack of a clear definition are discussed, and the consequences of this ambiguity are highlighted in terms of the existing confusion over the purposes of developmental education. Next, the linguistic and theoretical bases of…

The focus of this paper is the effect of teachers' expectations for their students on their own behavior, on the classroom environment, and on learning. Literature is reviewed and integrated, and an assessment system for matching individual students with learning environments is presented. Section one reviews literature on the following topics:…

The intent of this book is to present the developmental stages of discipline and a conceptual framework for the role of the teachers. Chapters cover the nature of discipline, discipline and development, discipline and the curriculum, teaching (including teacher authority), lack of attention and teacher expectation, discipline in special settings…

The main purpose of this study was to isolate the differences between the level of assistance in career development perceived by and desired by students at the State University College at Oswego. Since there was some intuitive reason to believe that these variables were related to the sex and class of the student involved, these variables were…

Research supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. MH14780-04. Findings were presented at the American Personnel and Guidance Association Convention, April, 1968.

Student development philosophy, based solely on the behavioral sciences and a romantic humanistic philosophy, is not adequate for meeting human needs in contemporary society. The concepts of holism, humanism, pragmatism, and individualism are all part of this student development philosophy but have been distorted. The literature on student…

The school seeks to enable its students to understand and cope with the maladies of the times, to define and clarify the values and principles that should guide action, and to develop personal behavior consistent with these values and principles. These goals can best be attained through systematic instruction in critical thinking, for these skills…

This guide offers college or university student union and housing office personnel assistance in developing experiential team building workshops for student leaders. The rationale for providing such training is discussed in terms of the following: (1) resident assistants are usually vital compus leaders, with the potential to be vital student…

An analytical field study of 20 students whose first grade low readiness scores contrasted sharply with their ninth grade academic achievement sought to ascertain what variables were associated with such differences. Interview and standardized test data were used to determine the relationships between student development and five nonschool…

This paper analyzes educational trends in Catholic high schools in the 1970s. A discussion of the religious aspects of Catholic school education includes spiritual development of the individual, emphasis on the social justice side of a Christian vocation, faculty responsibility for religious formation, and systematic planning to address the…