Sex role, professionalism, multiple functions, and inter-disciplinary conflicts are the major role problems depicted in this paper. The author concludes with a summary of the problems and suggestions for coping with them. (Author)

Outlines the remedial program at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts, which is designed to reduce the high dropout rate in junior colleges. Bibliography. (RW)

Outlines a community college's intensive institutional effort to solve advising management problems and to develop mechanisms to assure maintenance of an effective system. Considers factors important in maintaining the system and implications for other institutions. (RC)

Because of previous barriers within the educational system, scant research has been done to evaluate the effectiveness of existing advising systems. A project of the National Academic Advising Association to establish research priorities for the organization is reported. (MLW)

American students expect the counselor to be less directive and protective and they themselves expect to be more responsible for improvement. In contrast, the Chinese, Iranian, and African students expect to assume a more passive role and that the counselor will be a more directive and nurturing authority figure. (Author)

Discusses a homeroom counseling plan which involves administrators, counselors, and teachers in planning and implementing a guidance program to augment traditional counselor-student models where support systems are needed. (JD)

Faculty advising is both important and neglected in student development. There are several alternatives with promise for the future. Student advisors are a beneficial and inexpensive adjunct to faculty advisors. A university counseling center plays a useful role in providing resources for training relevant to advising of students. (Author)

The development and use of a systematic preservice academic adviser training program is described in this article. The activities involved in working through each of the steps in the systems model approach used to develop the resulting program are recounted. (Author)

Since 1981, Mike Duncan, who was chairman and chief executive officer of two banks in eastern Kentucky, has offered internships to high school and college students. Duncan has mentored students on educational goals and has encouraged them to take advantage of job opportunities in their local communities. To date, 73 students have interned at…

Underscores the importance of both access to education and educational quality to student success. Urges student development educators to advise students honestly and retain the special mission of community colleges to meet individual student needs. (DMM)

Discusses issues in distance education for adults that can affect the welfare of others and suggests ethical sensitivity is needed. Ethical issues addressed include admission and retention of students; course development and presentation; program and course marketing; administrative issues; learner/instructor interaction; and evaluation. (29…

Examines current academic-advising practices of distance-education programs, analyzing: advisor/student communication, delivery systems, support or reference materials, required occasions for academic advising, group advising, and evaluation. Frequently reported advising practices included communicating by telephone, using faculty advisors, and…

Includes reactions to "The Learning Age" from the following: A.G. Watts, Richard Taylor, Richard Ely, Carole Stott, Donald Rae, John Lawton, Philippa Langton, Mary Lord, and Sarah Perman. Emphasizes the need for practitioner input from their varied experiences and for knowledge of client groups into the continuing development of the…