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Direct linkZhang, Naijian – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2011
The mission of this new fourth edition is to provide the reader with a solid foundation in the historical and philosophical perspectives of college student affairs development; assist the reader in understanding the major concepts and purpose of student affairs' practice, methods, and program models; enable the reader to conceptualize the theme,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Health Services, Higher Education, Models
Lipson, Charles – University of Chicago Press, 2008
Each year, 700,000 students from around the world come to the United States and Canada to study. For many, the experience is as challenging as it is exciting. Far from home, they must adapt to a new culture, new university system, and in many cases, a new language. The process can be overwhelming, but as Charles Lipson's "Succeeding as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Holidays, School Schedules, Universities
Jacobs, Bonita C., Ed. – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2004
This guide translates research into practical advice on attracting, retaining, and guiding transfer students. Various chapters address multiple strategies for orientation and advising; curricular issues involving transfer students; how to maximize the effectiveness of articulation agreements; preparing community college students for transfer;…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, School Orientation, Academic Advising
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
Disbro, William – 1995
This small book is designed to be an easy-to-read, practical introduction for college freshmen to the college setting. Written by a college art instructor and designed to answer many of the questions that official college publications may not answer clearly, it presents information in short, direct, one or two paragraph items. The items are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, College Freshmen, Colleges
Obong, Edet E. – 1997
This study of nonacademic services provided to international and noninternational college and university students had three purposes: (1) exploration of differences that might exist between the nonacademic social service needs of international (non-native born) and noninternational (native born) students; (2) identification of a mean level of…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Housing
