This paper describes two innovative programs inaugurated by the counseling center at San Jose State College in response to the increased general involvement of college students over the past several years. The first program was an educational experiment which sought to make freshman psychology courses more meaningful, as well as to increase…

The purpose of this study was to obtain normative data on Kansas junior college students relative to the following areas: (1) socioeconomic background; (2) occupational and educational aspirations; (3) appraisal of counseling and guidance received; (4) self-evaluation of traits and abilities; (5) evaluation of the college climate; and (6) factors…

In each of the countries studied in this report, colleges and universities have been adapted to national conditions, customs, social structures, and political systems; but familiar trends are visible. Among the most important trends are rapid enrollment growth and a movement toward universal access; rising expenditures; increasing public support;…

The purposes and activities of the American Council on Education's Office of Research are reviewed, focusing on the overriding issue of the impact colleges have on their students. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), which constitutes the backbone of research activities of the office, is described with regard to its progress,…

This study investigates the effects of the academic environment of a small, Christian liberal arts college on students' later activities, and the effects of the college on different types of students. Alumni from the classes of 1965 and 1966 were asked why they attended the college and to provide information about experiences they had at the…

Through use of a random sample of 148 Anglo and 154 Mexican American subjects, this study sought to examine the factor structure of the College and University Environment Scales (CUES) for the bilingual/bicultural full-time unmarried undergraduate student population at the University of Texas at El Paso, to compare the Mexican American students'…

This annotated bibliography has been designed as an introduction for the listings: Overview of Educational Environments, Campus Environment-Student Transactions, Student Characteristics; Housing and Residence Halls, Measurement of College Environments, Student-Campus Environment Dysfunctions, and Intentional Campus Designs. The references include…

The ecosystem model is a design process utilizing an ecological approach. The manual presents processes developed and used during on-site campus applications of the model. It illustrates how work on a micro-level ecosystem project can be divided into stages, with instructions for accompanying discussions and process procedures for each. The manual…

A study of education students' perceptions of actual and ideal educational environment showed similarity between student and faculty perceptions of ideal environment, dissimilarity between student actual and ideal perceptions, but little relationship between student perceptions and achievement, sex, educational background, or personality needs.…

Discusses sociological findings on the impact of college on students, the objectives of staff, and the characteristics of student culture drawing implications for teachers and learners, e.g. need for better integration of academic and non-academic college life so they are not perceived as making competing demands on students' time. (JT)

The managerial problems encountered in the merging of two schools of education are discussed. (JD)

The role of a women's college is addressed in terms of institutional environment, student motivation, career aspiration, noncurricular activities, counseling and other student services, and breaking sex stereotyping of men as well as women. (LBH)

A survey taken on 50 large public campuses confirms that today's college students are concerned about jobs, satisfied with their academic programs, interested in athletics and religion, and believe in the value of a college education. (Author/LBH)

An environmental assessment of ethnic minority students was performed using the College Student Questionnaire and the Environmental Satisfaction Questionnaire. Significant differences between ethnic groups, between sexes within ethnic groups, and differences by class, college, and sex were found. (Author)

The Medical School Learning Environment Survey was developed to measure aspects of the learning environment relevant to student stress. Results of the first administration and plans for future projects using the survey are discussed. (Author/LBH)