A study was conducted to compare scores on the main placement tests used at Santa Rosa Junior College (i.e., the Diagnostic Reading Test and pre-calculus and pre-algebra tests) and scores on the American College Testing Service's ASSET battery of tests with student course grades to see if any of the tests acted as a reliable predictor for success.…

In the spring of 1989, a study was conducted of the academic advising systems and practices in place for part-time students at 27 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges. The purpose of the study was to gather information on the advising systems and to determine if adult, part-time, evening students had the same access to advisement…

Designed to facilitate the academic counseling and advising process, this handbook provides comprehensive information pertaining to all transfer and career programs offered at the Forest Park Campus of St. Louis Community College. Section I provides general information on placement, tests, selective or restrictive programs, student status, summer…

The National Advisory Council for Indian Education is a 15-member, all Indian Council established by the Indian Education Act of 1972. The article discusses the role and responsibilities of the Council, and lists its members, including their tribes, addresses, and experience. (KM)

More and more older adults are returning to college, either to complete academic degrees or to take refresher courses in their professional areas. Educators can accommodate nontraditional students' needs by understanding the motivations that bring these students back to school and by providing them with educational counseling that will enhance…

Describes a program utilizing faculty in an intrusive counseling approach. The results include a reduction in academic attrition, probation, suspensions and withdrawals; and an increase in Dean's Honor List and "B" average achievement. (Author)

This paper offers an overview of a comprehensive program for the educational and vocational counseling of university freshmen. The program, now in operation in University College, The Ohio State University, has evolved out of a need to provide quality services to great numbers of students. Effective methods have been developed to assist students…

This booklet, prepared as background information for the White House Conference, describes recent developments in providing learners' advisory services to adults beyond traditional school and college age. In particular, it focuses on the Woodbridge, New Jersey, Public Library, one of nine participating libraries in an Adult Independent Learner…

A SAMPLE OF APPROXIMATELY 200 HIGH-ABILITY GIRLS WHO INDICATED THAT THEY WERE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND COLLEGE, WERE SCREENED FROM APPROXIMATELY 2,000 SENIOR GIRLS IN 8 HIGH SCHOOLS. THE EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS EMPLOYED WERE (1) A COUNSELING INTERVIEW, (2) AN INTERVIEW PLUS THE SHOWING OF A FILM DESIGNED TO CHANGE ATTITUDES TOWARD COLLEGE, AND (3) TWO…

In establishing a secondary school teacher/advisor system and advisory group, the advisor should direct his efforts toward and encourage decisions about three critical areas: the state of the group and possible enabling norm patterns; the conditions of openness, trust, and safety in the group; and the student in relation to the group processes.…

Developed to meet the needs of small rural school districts, this guide assists local education agencies in undertaking an institutional self-evaluation of their compliance with Title IX regulations. It also attempts to help them modify policies and practices where necessary. The materials have been developed to allow for modification to unique…

The purpose of the tests and services to become available from this program is to provide three types of information for use, by both junior colleges and entering students, as a basis for realistic decision making. Descriptions of (1) a student's educational and vocational interests, (2) his special abilities, particularly in relation to the…

The cultural conditioning which specifies and limits women's roles not only pervades secondary and higher educational practices, but is actually reinforced by current guidance practices. Bias against women's attainment is perpetuated by the very experts who counsel women. Socialization and sex stereotyping lead to both quantitative and qualitative…

The academic productivity of four groups was measured: male Ph.D's who had male dissertation advisors; female Ph.D's who had female advisors; female Ph.D's who had male advisors; and male Ph.D's who had female advisors. Academic productivity was measured by the quantity of research published by these two groups for a four-year period following…

To evaluate the job market for college graduates in the field of broadcast news, a study was designed to provide an up-to-date assessment of turnover and staff sources and to ascertain the number of job openings over a one-year period, as well as the sources of people hired for those positions in various types of broadcast news operations.…