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Simpson-Kirkland, Dolores – 1983
Adjustment to a new environment, and different academic and social expectations can place college students in an emotional turmoil that requires professional intervention. To study the types of problems brought into therapy and the level of satisfaction with the quality of therapeutic intervention at the Mental Health Clinic at the University of…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques
Metcalf, Linda – 1995
The intended audience for this handbook is teachers, administrators and school counselors who would like to approach school populations with a more positive, solution-focused approach. The ideas developed are based on the principles of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and other competency-based models that address solutions rather than…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Brief Psychotherapy, Counseling Techniques
Jones, Elnetta Griffin; And Others – 1991
This guidebook describes the Martin Luther King Program at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, a program expressly created to provide services and resources to assist the minority student in coping with any adjustment problems that may be entailed in entering a predominantly white university in a rural community. The university's supplemental…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Counseling Services, Educational Environment, Guidelines
Gray-Shoffner, Char – Principal, 1986
Describes the successful operations of a middle school's experimental Student Study Center, designed to utilize inschool suspensions as educational and social rehabilitation programs for at-risk students. (IW)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, In School Suspension, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
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This article describes the process of using psychoeducational groups designed to help freshman student athletes adjust to their first semester of college. Overall, 77 student athletes representing basketball, cross-country, football, golf, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, and volleyball were equally divided into 11 groups that met for…
Descriptors: Team Sports, College Environment, Racquet Sports, Athletes
Young, Eric D. – 1986
This report describes a model for improving retention and graduation rates of culturally diverse students that involves a guided studies seminar in psychological education. The objective is to provide incoming freshmen with an experiential seminar structured around examining higher education, learning and study skills development, and personal and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Higher Education
Download full textMcBroom, Lynn W.; And Others – 1994
This monograph considers aspects of the visually impaired student's transition from high school to college and his successful adjustment at college, reports on a forum of experts addressing these issues, and summarizes results of surveys of successful students and college administrators. The first chapter is on making plans to attend college and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Attitudes, Ancillary School Services
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1984
This minicourse has been designed for counselors to use with "About High School, Book 4" of the Educational Opportunities in Virginia publications. It consists of a sequential series of six 45-minute classroom guidance sessions to be conducted with seventh grade students. The course focuses on helping students, with parent involvement,…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Career Planning, Course Descriptions, Educational Planning
Bramer, Jennifer S. – 1996
This guide for students with Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD) and their counselors and teachers offers practical advice for success in college. The 11 chapters cover the following topics: (1) the possibility of success; (2) definitions and characteristics of ADD; (3) diagnosis and treatment of ADD; (4) interviews with college students about their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Attention Deficit Disorders
Riedinger, Edward A. – 1995
This document informs advisers about nonprint information sources on college programs, college adjustment, preparation for college entrance examinations, financial aid, and career planning. The perspective is international; items aimed exclusively at an American audience are avoided. The first chapter concentrates on computer resources for…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Career Counseling, College Entrance Examinations
Hackbarth, Steven L.; Gastaldi, Mahroo N. – 1983
Graduate programs were developed cooperatively by several U.S. universities and the Iranian Ministry of Education in response to the critical shortage of Iranian teachers and educational administrators. A variety of administrative, logistical, academic, and cultural problems were encountered in bringing mid-career educators to the United States to…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Admission Criteria, Ancillary School Services, Culture Conflict
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1985
This guide contains a minicourse based upon the content of "About the Middle School Years, Book 3" of the Educational Opportunities in Virginia publications. The minicourse has been designed to help students, with the involvement of their parents, to begin planning for their middle school education. Included in this guide is a sequential…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Career Awareness, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Stern, Virginia; DuBois, Phyllis – 1994
This career planning guide is intended for college students with disabilities who desire careers in science, mathematics, or engineering. The booklet reflects the experiences and advice of 286 individuals with disabilities who are in these careers or preparing for them. The first section focuses on the personal autonomy available in the college…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Career Choice, Career Planning, College Students
Jenkins, Hugh M.; And Others – 1983
The range of problems, issues, and practices pertaining to international educational interchange in higher education are reviewed in this handbook for campus-based personnel and the community at large dealing with the 300,000 foreign students in America. Needs and obligations of both students and institutions are spelled out, and guidelines are…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, College Administration, College Admission, College Students
Uncapher, Barbara W.; And Others – 1983
Suggestions for meeting the needs of returning adult students at The Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Campus, are presented. The suggestions resulted from meetings involving undergraduate adult representatives and faculty organizational officers. Recommendations are offered regarding: orientation, financial aid, book loan fund, the…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling
