Based on the assumption that educators need to be concerned with the quality of relationships between faculty and students, an alternative advising model is proposed that enhances the behavioral requirements of creative learning. The "advising" function is viewed as a teaching-consulting function. (Author/LBH)

At a conference for part-time staff of the East Anglian Region of Britain's Open University, role-playing was used to improve counseling skills. Two role-plays of counseling situations are summarized and discussed and the Role-Playing--Observer's Check List, used in the session, is appended. (JMD)

A stratified random sample of 100 residence hall freshmen and 100 freshmen living in university apartments was surveyed to determine whether the two groups differed in levels of satisfaction with their living environment, in their academic performances and in their use of on-campus student services. Significant differences were found. (Author)

INQUIRY centers for adults offer counseling for persons who seek to make career changes, to continue their education, or to re-enter the world of work but who are unaware of the available opportunities. Computers are used to assist in the counseling by providing a comprehensive data bank of information. (Author)

Mentoring teams, based on mentor-professor and peer coaching team concepts, used in the undergraduate teacher education (including special education) program at the University of Tennessee, have resulted in improved overall program functioning, coordinated advising, and more complete knowledge of student competency. (Author/CB)

Suggests a collaboration between local high schools and community colleges in which educational objectives and equipment can be shared, and both staff development and college recruitment can be improved. (JC)

To test the hypothesis that differing perceptions of the role and responsibilities of the advisor exist, in 1984 an Advising Role and Responsibility Inventory was developed and administered. The population of the study consisted of students, faculty, and administrators from a four-year, comprehensive, state-supported, midwestern university. (MLW)

Describes a cooperative program between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and urban Marshall High School with the goals of influencing tenth graders to choose more challenging academic programs, and improving parent participation. Campus tours, career planning meetings, and a parent program were used, and university advisers were available to…

The Eindtoets Basisonderwijs (final primary school test) is a Dutch national achievement test taken annually by 90,000 pupils. This article overviews the Dutch educational system and describes this testing program, emphasizing test equating methods. Evaluation findings from 1980 and resulting changes in test content and evaluation reports are also…

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC documents and journal articles dealing with counseling and academic advisement at the two-year college. Cited materials cover the status of counseling and advising services; management and delivery; counseling underprepared students, transfer students, and special populations; and evaluating counseling…

In 1949, 17 Japanese women educators attended a training course to discuss the issues of coeducation and counseling in a society undergoing broad social reforms. They talked freely about their deepest feelings and personal struggles over two decades of economic depression, war, and military occupation. (RM)

Factors influencing the effectiveness of advising programs--including the appropriate purpose, goals, time, and tasks--are discussed. The relationship between advising and curriculum reform and students' freedom of choice, exercise of school ownership, and control of school experience is analyzed as the theoretical base of advising. (MJL)

This paper reviewed the current state of research literature on factors affecting utilization of university counseling services by Asian American students. The study was divided into two parts: one examined literature that focused exclusively on Asian American college students; the other explored Asian American utilization by examining studies…

The revised approach to teaching and learning math in the United States emphasizes the mental processes involved in doing math and focuses partly on children's prior knowledge, out-of-school experiences, and informal mathematics knowledge. This engaging approach can function to encourage children to select one of the mathematical sciences as an…

A technological approach to the management of higher education is presented. (CK)