Based on the theory of standardising the academic approach and human capital theory, this study gauged how the respondents from Cebu Technological University-Daanbantayan Campus Graduate School fared in the work arena. It describes the human capital afforded to them by the university, their employment status, the effect of school-related factors…

Educational values in both the United States and in China have suffered from the social and political reach of economic markets in each society. The models for counteracting the marketization of values in higher education can however be found in each country's past educational traditions. Surprisingly, the developmental values inherent in small…

This article explores how a scholarly learning journey, as a student and faculty member, brings one back to an understanding of the value of knowledge gained in one's home community, and provides insight on how to foster settings for others to cultivate knowledge.

Students entering college for the first time are embarking on a life-changing journey like none they have experienced. The potential impact the college experience will have on their lives is extreme. Students will be engaged in class and co-curricular settings in ways that will challenge them to produce developmental growth that will carry them…

Values Scale results were compared for 152 nursing and 111 management undergraduates. Personal development and altruism were most important for nursing students, who had significantly lower means than the management sample on a t-test for lifestyle, advancement, autonomy, authority, creativity, economic, and risk values. (SK)

None of the pressures from alumni, citizenry, or students is sufficient to maintain an activity (big-time football) which contradicts the aims of a university unless there is solid support from within the ivied walls. Athletics are under faculty and administrator control. (Author/EA)

This study considers student development, focusing on religious change, from social psychological perspectives. The interplay between views of the college environment and the religious self was examined as a way to understand the internal processes of four undergraduate students who underwent a religious change from the Catholic faith. The…

Neither the proponent nor the critics of athletics can offer substantial evidence to prove that athletics per se are either beneficial or harmful. Presents a summary of the research to date. (Editors)

If the teaching-scholar is to become the principal agent for maintaining the vitality of higher education, then a new role for the future must be defined. (JD)

The human dimension of professional socialization in law school is discussed. Law school is seen as an initiation experience or rite of passage. The professional qualities that students acquire as a result of legal education are juxtaposed against qualities associated with being a person. (MLW)

This paper provides an overview of the Perry Scheme for perceiving knowledge and values during the college years, and examines its use as a guide for counseling and educational practice in higher education. Paper presented at the Chicago, 1975 convention of the American Psychological Association. (Author)

Analyzes students' Greek affiliation in relation to their value orientation and their conforming to the goals of the academic institution. Contends that the Greek system is not compatible with many of the traditional goals of the academy, but that students in general seem to be out of step with these goals. (Author/ABB)

Individuals hoping to thrive in the workplace require resources and professional support that are responsive to their holistic needs and enhance their effectiveness in navigating continuous change. Career counselors are likely to be of greatest assistance to their clients when they take into account all the personal, mental, physical, and…

This study compared attitudes toward general education and personal growth of 3,410 students attending nine historically black colleges or universities (HBCUs) and 42,535 students attending 91 non-HBCUs. Data were retrieved from the most recent national user norm files for the College Outcomes Survey (COS). Analyses included percentages, factor…

Data for a 4-year study of psychological traits were obtained from more than 300 male and 150 female national merit scholars and certificate of merit recipients on the Omnibus Personality Inventory, the Allport-Vernon-Lindzey Study of Values, the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator, and a questionnaire. The traits included values, attitudes, and…