With the variation in colleges and individuals, it is imperative that studies be undertaken to describe and understand these differences in order to plan programs that will enhance an individual's growth within his environment. This study describes student perceptions of the Colorado State University environment. Subjects were 300 undergraduate…

This report is the fifth in a series reporting data from a ten-year longitudinal study of a random sample of the 1966 entering freshman class at State University of New York-Buffalo. Students were asked to describe their reactions to the University experience, attitudes and opinions about the University, involvement in University life, and…

This report suggests that through the promotion of student unity, students can gain the necessary power to engage in representative conflict which will change the monolithic nature of higher education and prevent open, destructive conflict with the system. Legitimizing student safety-values can complement representational conflict by promoting the…

This report discusses how life on campus has been affected by changes in society and changes in the university's role. These changes have placed new demands upon the higher education system. But dynamics within the system have grown inflexible and dehumanizing as a result of system priorities. These priorities set in motion dynamics that compel…

This document stresses the increasing awareness in higher education of the impact student/environment transactions have upon the quality of educational life and details a model and design process for creating a better fit between educational environments and students. The ecosystem model uses an interdisciplinary approach for the make-up of its…

In 1926 a comprehensive attitudes inventory was administered to 3,515 students at Syracuse University, in which students expressed their reasons for coming to and staying at Syracuse, evaluated several aspects of the campus environment, and expressed attitudes, beliefs, and practices on social and religious questions. An updated edition of this…

Arguing that foreign students must be understood in terms of the actual academic and social milieu of the particular college or community rather than on sweeping psychological or social generalizations, the author suggests colleges aid them in tailor-making their own programs of orientation and continued support. (JT)

Moscow State University (MGU) is the central, most prestigious institution of higher learning in the USSR. It is also a microcosm of the Soviet System, and caters to its restrictions, to the detriment of the academic disciplines. (Author)

An interview method is recommended for finding student or staff behaviors responsible for successful outcomes in potentially undersirable situations.

There is a need for theories of how college environments operate. Criteria for theories are proposed, with emphasis on the production of testable theoretical predictions. Three approaches appear unusually promising: role theory, organizational psychology, and social ecological analysis. The advantages of using such theoretical approaches are…

The National Student Exchange is a consortium of state-supported colleges and universities which provides students an exchange opportunity for up to one academic year to an institution of higher learning in another area of the United States. Participant surveys demonstrate students broaden their perspectives and widen their horizons. (Author)

In the late 1960s researchers noted signs of increased emotional impairment among college students. In 1974 Yankelovich reported indications of major reversals in the campus atmosphere suggesting a lessening of personal difficulties. Annual MMPI profiles of college males for 1965 to 1973 suggested changes in adjustment patterns supporting…

Presents a new look at the impact of living-learning centers. (Author)

Black graduate students (N=120) reported that the things they liked most about their university were the location and quality of education; the things they liked least were the racism and red tape. Changes they most wanted to see were better teaching, more Black faculty, and less racism. (Author)

Examines the base for the sense of frustration and anomie present in our colleges and universities. (Author/RK)