Tested a new, shortened scale for measuring willingness to seek help from mental health professionals. Scores correlated with the 29-item scale developed by Fischer and Turner (1970); the new scale's brevity (10 items) should make it easier and less obtrusive for use in research. Discusses the need for further studies on attitudes toward…

Comprehensive guidance and counseling programs (CGCPs) can play a valuable role in the development of multicultural student-citizens. Analysis of the key features of CGCPs and multicultural citizenship education appears to reveal a number of commonalities. Suggestions for school counselors on practically infusing multicultural citizenship…

Investigates the long-term educational development of African American adolescents. The dependent variable was the highest level of education that participants ever expected to receive. Path models revealed differing processes for women and men. Overall, effects of early academic performance variables were strongest, followed by effects of family…

Using a sample of 2818 first-year college students, this study relates their identity processing styles as determined by the Identity Styles Inventory to self-perceived academic self-efficacy and academic performance. Conceptualizes obstacles to identity development and academic success and discusses proactive interventions within a context of…

As society becomes more and more complex, students' understanding about their place and purpose in life becomes increasingly unclear. Sharon Parks talks with Tony Chambers about how colleges and universities can become mentoring environments that help students find their way. (Author)

Reviews the literature on the benefits of mentor relationships for both the protege and the mentor. Suggests that experienced developmental educators mentor colleagues new to the field and that developmental students be encouraged to find and cultivate mentoring relationships. (DMM)

Examines the theoretical legacy of challenge and support for college students. Identifies generic elements for applying these concepts to learners. Describes model for the design of programs and activities that include the provision of specific challenge and support considerations to meet program goals and individual student needs. (ABL)

A student advisory committee established to complement the evaluation of an open learning center provided valuable feedback about instruction and services, and the students served as excellent problem-solvers. As a result, the evaluation process was improved, staff gained student perspectives, and students developed skills. (MSE)

The paper discusses problems with traditional definitions of dyslexia and reviews research that suggests a more comprehensive definition, viewing dyslexia as a developmental language disorder that involves a deficit in phonological processing. The disorder is seen as manifesting itself in various phonological difficulties as well as in a specific…

Reflects on the discrepancies that exist between the standardized assessment of a fifth grade student and the author's own experiences with the student's language development. Shows how the student's performance in class refuted the results of a clinical evaluation. (MM)

Discusses the history of modern art and the emergence of post-modernism, assessing the implications for art education. Stating that viewers must be culturally literate to comprehend post-modern art, Parks argues that discipline-based art education will better prepare students to deal with the images, issues, and ambiguity they will be confronted…

William Perry's model of college students' epistemological orientation, which focuses on students' developmental progress, and Joseph Royce's model, which treats epistemological orientation as preference for one of three ways of knowing, are described and compared. (MSE)

Examined rates of cognitive and psychosocial development and the influences of salient life experiences of traditional-aged college students. Results from 15 college students over one academic year suggest that intellectual and psychosocial developmental processes are not uniform, occur at discrepant rates, and are significantly affected by life…

This study sought to identify differences between 100 randomly selected Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) and nonACOAs attending a black university. The ACOAs reported significantly more drinking problems and less healthy family environments and social support than nonACOAs, but no difference in mastery of developmental tasks like autonomy,…

A rationale is offered for the implementation of full-time programing for gifted students, arguing that scheduling less time does not maximize their potential. Florida programs for the gifted are noted, and suggestions are offered for school district officials who wish to implement similar full-time gifted programs. (JDD)