A study of student perception of their intended college at the end of their high school junior year and after a 5-week summer orientation on campus revealed, in comparison with national norms, an unrealistic expectation on pretest scores with four of the five post-test scores showing more realistic expectations. (JT)

An effective secondary orientation program has the following characteristics: 1) it is planned specifically for students entering junior or senior high; 2) it begins the year prior to entrance and continues well into the first year; 3) it includes the entering students, experienced secondary students, teachers, and parents. (JC)

This study was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of a community college orientation course and to determine the frequency of counselor-student contact. There were no significant differences between groups' responses to a questionnaire designed to measure the objectives, but counselor-student contact was significantly affected. (Author)

Discussed are the effects of sexist cultural norms and stereotypes that cause gifted girls to believe they must choose between femininity and intellectual achievement. (LH)

The developer of the "Path" program contends that 60 minutes can be enough time to teach students the necessary skills for career exploration. He discusses the process of values identification as the necessary antidote to the passive way in which most students approach their career situations. (Author/PC)

Today's student needs services sensitive to his priorities of work and economic security. Suggested services include: transportation services, food services, financial aid for basic physical needs, flexible scheduling, facilities for "lifetime" sports activities, counselors located at community centers, cooperative arrangements with local cultural…

Information on the graduate student orientation program at Bowling Green State University is presented. The orientation program serves about 500 graduate students during the summer and about 100 additional students during the fall and spring semesters. The program is designed to support the graduate students' teaching and research skills and to…

This summary paper was distributed to participants in a lecture/demonstration session on the Entry Year Assistance Program in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Central to the program is the Entry Year Assistance Committee, consisting of a teacher consultant, a school administrator, and an educator from an institution of higher education which focuses on the first…

This document describes a training program provided to faculty, staff, and upperclassmen group co-leaders of the Academic Orientation workshops at Ursinus College. The text describes the specific objectives and methods used to conduct these freshmen workshops. There is widespread agreement that optimal education requires students to learn through…

This paper defines mentoring and identifies some of the salient points of the process, such as the characteristics of successful mentors and protegies, goals and objectives of mentoring programs, and the various components of the interactive relationship. Also, an outline of a structured training program for mentors is presented. The matching of…

This 3-year project, part of an ongoing collaborative program development effort, is aimed at improvement of teacher education between Ohio State University and five Franklin County (Ohio) school districts. The project established a pilot program to help beginning teachers explore their own needs and classroom processes with the assistance of…

To demonstrate that peer evaluation is an appropriate means of improving written composition, particularly in terms of audience and goal orientation, the use of peer evaluation as a teaching method is discussed and then the connection between peer evaluation and audience awareness is drawn. Based on observation of Dutch 17-year-old students, the…

Developed for use in the Library Studies I component of the Library Studies Program at Bloomsburg University (Pennsylvania), this self-paced workbook is intended to acquaint students with the Harvey A. Andruss Library and help them develop information-seeking skills. The workbook is designed to be used in conjunction with an exercise book, and…