The mission of the liberal arts institution is to educate the whole student; this parallels the aims of student affairs administration. How does this mission affect what student affairs professionals employed at these institutions do? For this study, researchers examined the nature of work for student affairs administrators at liberal arts…

The impact of collective bargaining on student personnel professionals (SPPs) is examined in terms of the conditions of employment and implications for the profession. Statistics presented show that SPPs have not been involved in collective bargaining to the extent of other university professionals. Less than one-third of the campuses included…

This paper was based upon the thesis that there are environments which will effect positive relationships between people and will regulate their modes of thought and subsequent actions. It was further postulated that there is an ordering of values by rural residents and a corresponding urban ordering of values. In view of the foregoing, it was…

When nonteaching professionals are members of a faculty union, what effect does it have on interstaff relationships and programs? Should campus administration opt for one union or for separate unions for nonteaching professionals? A study of these issues at 18 four-year higher education institutions (comprising 54 campuses) and 72 two-year…

Student affairs personnel often need to enhance their assessment competencies to better implement assessment activities. This study identifies the assessment needs of both mid-managers and professional staff while suggesting how practitioners can utilize new technologies, such as Web-based surveying, to accomplish this task. It describes the needs…

Chief student-personnel officers (N=203) from two- and four-year private and public institutions responded to a management technique survey replicating a 1976 national study. Responses indicated that although management techniques have remained unchanged, application of the techniques varied between two- and four-year colleges and universities.…

A research study was conducted using the small population of current graduate preparation faculty who were both NASPA members and former student affairs practitioners (n = 38). The purpose of this study was to discover the benefits and challenges faced by practitioners when moving from an administrative position to a full-time faculty position in…

This publication presents the data from a survey of salaries of Chief Student Affairs Officers at colleges and universities nation-wide in 17 tables and 11 figures. Of the 1,090 questionnaires mailed, 544 (49.9 percent) were returned. The data are presented in this report in descriptive form with minimal interpretive narrative. Tables and figures…

An associate dean examines the status of middle managers of support services (admissions and financial aid officers, registrars, advisors, counselors) concluding that lack of opportunity for career growth leads to wasted resources. He recommends that colleges introduce programs of career development and suggests ways the middle managers can help…

There is a substantial literature covering efforts by college counseling centers over the past 20 years to identify problems faced by students and their needs for counseling services on campus. A study was conducted which surveyed a representative sample drawn from the general student population of a large university, across the undergraduate,…

The leadership variables of "consideration" and "structure" have been identified as two important factors in previous research. To obtain information on how chief student personnel administrators (CSPA) viewed the supervision of professional subordinates in large, public universities, a nationwide survey was taken during the 1978 school year.…

Societal reconstruction is necessary for the easing of forces destructive to human development. This is the task which each Student Personnel Worker (SPWer) faces. We must seek to do our part in eliminating these forces and to replace them with constructive ones. SPW was developed to meet this challenge and was innovated as an effort to…

Explores the meanings and manifestations of loyalty using a qualitative study of leaders and followers on four college campuses. Findings reveal that organizational structure may affect the extent to which loyalty can be fostered. Likewise, leaders and followers can improve their relationships by discussing and documenting expectations of loyalty.…

Student affairs administrators representing four types of institutions were interviewed to determine the role that religio-spirituality plays in their professional lives. Results reveal that most desire more freedom to express this aspect of their identity in that it has a salient impact in how they work with students. However, several reasons are…

This case study examined the dynamics and progress of a committee of faculty and student affairs professionals as they collaborated across a fifteen-month period on the planning and implementation of a residential college at a midwestern regional state university.