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Download full textSkelton, J. A. – 1984
Although it is commonly held that environmental, social, and psychological factors influence health, specific causal models of these influences are rarely tested directly. Methods of structural analysis were applied to the problem of the relationships among variables thought to influence the health status of college students. Data were collected…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, College Students, Dormitories, Group Experience
Zeller, William, Ed.; And Others – 1991
This monograph contains papers which suggest means of implementing residential programs, services, and facilities that will help to meet the needs of first-year college students. Fourteen papers are presented and are as follows: "Reflections on the First Year Residential Experience" (John N. Gardner); "The Role of Residential Programs in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Freshmen, College Housing
Perl, Harold I. – 1981
The examination of the functioning of social networks has been used to understand how individual and environmental characteristics can mediate the availability of social support. To examine the relationship between personal attributes, psychosocial environmental attributes, and the interaction between these variables, 92 entering college freshmen…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Freshmen, Dormitories, Group Experience
Davis, Jim L. – 1980
Two hundred and eleven American Indian students (106 males and 105 females) attending an off-reservation BIA elementary boarding school in a predominantly non-Indian community in the midwest were tested to examine the relationship between the congruence of students' perception of and preferences for dormitory aide pupil control behavior and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indian Education, American Indians, Behavior
Cox, Eleanor – 1985
Spelman College's Living Learning Program is described. The program was developed to integrate classroom cognitive development with affective development acquired through formal and informal learning experiences offered by the student life division. Program activities are designed to expose students to a broad range of ideas through interaction…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Dormitories, Extracurricular Activities
Scheuermann, Tom – 1981
Guidelines for establishing and implementing residence hall unit agreements with college students are presented, based on the experience of the University of Maryland, College Park. These agreements or social contracts are drawn up by a floor/unit of residents and are put in writing to define for that unit the acceptable range of behavior in a…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, College Environment, College Housing, College Students
Kellogg, Robert C. – 1987
Systematic review of dormitory programs at residential schools for the deaf can alleviate existing problems and prevent new ones. Allegations of sexual misconduct and child abuse, in particular, have raised serious concerns about the adequacy of staff training and experience and the maintenance of appropriate student-staff ratios to provide…
Descriptors: Attendants, Child Abuse, Counselor Client Ratio, Counselor Training
