Unless women administrators are supported in their professional development, Student Affairs is not likely to meet the needs of women students. (Author)

Investigated position changes of student affairs administrators (N=474) in the higher education sector in six consecutive time periods between 1969 and 1980, using data from the 1981 Leaders in Transition study. Found administrators to be highly, but decreasingly, mobile. Found position changes within institutions more frequent than between…

This article looked at non-experimental data via an ordinary least squares (OLS) model and compared its results to ridge regression models in terms of cross-validation predictor weighting precision when using fixed and random predictor cases and small and large p/n ratio models. A majority of the time with two random predictor cases, ridge…

In an effort to describe the two-year college financial aid officers and their administrative systems, all regionally accredited two-year colleges were surveyed. The results indicated demographic patterns and yielded educational and professional data. Details of administration of financial aid revealed types of aid, organizational responsibility…

College business managers are resented because they: 1) represent state bureaucracy; 2) make academic decisions by denying funds; and 3) steer the university toward more bureaucratic and less academic stance. (KH)

Interviews with trustees, college presidents, deans, faculty, students, security and civil law enforcement officers concerning their expectations of the chief student personnel administrator indicate that, in the final analysis, it is how administrators see themselves that determine how they appear to others. (CJ)

To indicate how research is essential for the dean, four areas are discussed: (1) the role of the dean; (2) the nature of research for the dean; (3) implications of various research for the dean; and (4) some suggestions for action. (Author)

A national survey of student personnel administrators shows that they have policy-making authority for their areas of direct responsibility, that over 95 percent report directly to the institution's chief executive officer, and that student personnel services are diverse and include many traditional and nontraditional areas. (MSE)

Examined possible relationships between reported work-related stress and organizational and personal variables, hardiness of personality, exercise activity, and organizational culture of 240 student affairs administrators within Minnesota. Results revealed that job satisfaction and hardiness of personality were greatest predictors of lowered…

Surveyed student affairs professionals (n=56) to determine if those who purported to know in-depth Perry's (1970) theory of intellectual development demonstrated use of Perry theory in intervention criteria. Concluded those who demonstrated intentional use of Perry theory criteria were more likely to be Myers-Briggs Feeling and Perceiving types…

Examined relationship of perceived time to make decision, management level, problem context, and reported administrator stress in student affairs officers (n=80) and housing directors (n=88). Results indicated time to decide did not dramatically affect participants' responses, but management level and problem context were associated with…

Examined desired competencies of chief student affairs officer as perceived by college presidents (n=149) at four-year institutions. The findings revealed that institutional presidents perceived that personal and interpersonal skills were competencies most desired in chief student affairs officer. Respondents ranked integrity as top competency,…

Greek-letter organizations continue to face the challenge of closing the gap between the high standards they profess to espouse and the inappropriate behaviors of their members. Resources are available, however, to help senior student-affairs officers and Greek members to develop standards and expectations. (Author)

This handbook on student affairs administration contains the following papers: (1) "The Importance of Institutional Mission" (Lyons); (2) "Institutional Governance and the Role of Student Affairs" (Pembroke); (3) "Assessing Campus Environments" (Kuh); (4) "Fiscal Pressures on Higher Education and Student Affairs" (Schuh); (5) "Identifying and…