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Graham, Gene Foster – 1990
A questionnaire was developed to survey 120 students during the "Meet Your College" presentation of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Michigan State University, during "Welcome Week" in the fall of 1984. The data were analyzed to compare freshmen students with transfer students, male students with female…
Descriptors: Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, College Choice, College Students
Colvin, Geoffrey; Lowe, Robert – Executive Educator, 1986
Suggests the following three steps for effective management of playground aides: (1) developing better screening procedures for hiring noncertified staff; (2) devising a systematic inservice training program on supervising student behavior outside of the classroom; and (3) establishing a system of school discipline that involves visible support…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Discipline Policy, Elementary Education, Employment Qualifications

Pontau, Donna Zufan; Rothschild, M. Cecilia – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Discusses four potential problem areas in the employment of temporary librarians in a variety of positions in academic libraries--orientation, supervision, acceptance and integration, and utilization--and notes the influence of time limitations on the work environment. Solutions are suggested, and further research is proposed. Fourteen sources are…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Employment Practices, Higher Education, Librarians
Wehner, William G. – AGB Reports, 1985
The ingredients for making trustees effective fund raisers are agreement on the objectives of fund raising, understanding the institution, orientation for new trustees, and participation by trustees themselves. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Role, Committees, Cooperation

Brooks, Douglas M. – Educational Leadership, 1985
Comparison of videotapes of inexperienced and established junior high school teachers on their first, second, tenth, and twenty-eighth days of school provided insight into student needs and the teacher behaviors that set the stage for instructional success. Teacher supervisors can use such videotapes to help orient new teachers. (PGD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Classroom Techniques, Discipline, Junior High Schools

Martin, David S. – Educational Leadership, 1984
Describes a preservice teacher education program of Gallaudet College where student teachers participate in the Instrumental Enrichment Program to develop their cognitive skills. Includes an illustrated model. (MD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Discussion, Elementary Secondary Education
McNamee, Mike – Currents, 1993
Building a college's potential for a major gift requires that (1) faculty, administrators, and volunteer leaders share a strong sense of where they want the institution to go and how to take it there; and (2) the development professional communicate that vision and excitement to alumni, community, and other possible donors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty, Donors

Todd, Sally M.; Larson, Ann – Gifted Child Quarterly, 1992
Utah advocates for gifted and talented education used creative problem-solving processes to design a mutually acceptable mission and goals statement that gave direction to statewide advocacy efforts. The document recognizes ownership of the tasks belonging to each advocacy group and provides flexibility for future growth and development in gifted…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Creative Thinking, Educational Cooperation, Educational Planning

Perry, Stephen R.; Cabrera, Alberto F.; Vogt, W. Paul – Journal of College Student Retention, 1999
A study examined the role of career maturity in the college persistence of 307 freshmen at a public, residential, four-year college. Results indicate that the My Vocational Situation instrument is reliable and valid, although theoretical formulations should be reexamined. Career maturity was positively associated with several variables important…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Development, College Freshmen, Goal Orientation
Jones, Rebecca – American School Board Journal, 1999
Recent court decisions and federal guidelines make it clear that school districts must take action to protect gay students. Eleven states have laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Attorneys recommend defining sexual-orientation discrimination, along with other types of discrimination, in nondiscrimination policies,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Homosexuality
Rotman, Charles B. – Camping Magazine, 1987
Deals with types of behavior that cannot be allowed among staff or campers in the camp community--use of drugs or alcohol, personal abuse, crime, violence, and sexual activity. Urges camp directors to develop a written policy spelling out standards, expectations, and sanctions. Suggests staff orientation strategies. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Behavior Standards, Camping
Grier, Linda J. – Camping Magazine, 1986
Provides a rationale for using international applicants for American summer camp positions and summarizes the services of organizations that screen, interview, and orient qualified applicants. Discusses contributions that international staff can make to a camp program with a global perspective and points out staff orientation and other practical…
Descriptors: Camping, Cultural Exchange, Day Camp Programs, Foreign Nationals

Gardner, John N. – College and University, 1986
The movement to enhance the freshman year experience by changing the way institutions treat, welcome, assimilate, support, and inform freshman students is discussed and illustrated. The potential importance of the movement to admissions officers and registrars is emphasized. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Admission, College Environment

Kramer, Gary L.; Hardy, Heather Nielsen – College and University, 1985
A Brigham Young University program using students to provide individual advising and orientation assistance to entering students, an effort to reduce the problem of students accepting admission and not showing up, is described and discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Freshmen
MacKinnon, Fiona J. D. – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2004
Students in the field, as well as experienced practitioners and administrators, will herein find an up-to-date and in-depth study of the major student affairs functions of a comprehensive campus program. Within its covers, the graduate student will find chapters describing everything the person new to student affairs needs to know about the major…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Health Services, Academic Advising, Student Personnel Services