Resident assistants (n=117) on three rural campuses assessed frequency of occurrence and their preparedness for resolving 11 resident student problem areas and checked the skills they used to resolve these problems. Findings showed that training programs helped respondents address some issues and experience and maturity aided in the resolution of…

Investigated interpersonal relationship between college roommates from same culture or different cultures. Residents (n=22) from traditional male and female residence halls were compared with residents (n=55) from an international theme hall housing International/American roommate pairs on roommate rapport and understanding. American/American…

Describes four college residence halls that have successfully combined a comfortable, aesthetically pleasing, and socially stimulating atmosphere for its residents. Photographs and interior-design line drawings are included. (GR)

Discusses the communication difficulties between educational-facility housing managers and plant management and ways to improve it so that maintenance problems can be resolved. Examples of successful housing and facility-management partnerships are highlighted. (GR)

Examines housing strategies several college facilities managers used to cope with the problem of overcrowded residence halls. Also highlighted are tips to help facilities managers determine if their solution is to build additional housing. (GR)

Presents comparative data on college and university residence hall construction projects, including construction costs, size, numbers of students, and cost per square foot. Also provides comparative housing cost data over the past decade and identifies types of amenities being added to dormitories. (GR)

Discusses how college residence hall design can foster collegiality, communication, interaction, and a unique sense of place. Various planning and design principles are examined. (GR)

Presents three college residence halls that show how administrators are working to provide students with all the comforts of home. Photos and floor plans are included. (GR)

Illustrates how residence hall construction and renovation can provide modern amenities while still respecting a school's history and tradition. Examples from New Jersey's Princeton University; New York's Rochester Institute of Technology; and New York City's Fordham University are highlighted. (GR)

Providing or offering students somewhere to live has for some eight centuries in Britain and mainland Europe been part of the need and the mission--even the definition--of a university and other forms of higher education. The characteristics and declared purposes of "somewhere to live" have changed profoundly from phase to phase of…

In the current highly competitive higher education market in North America, many colleges have identified the importance of upgrading their existing residential housing facilities as part of their strategy to attract and retain students. The case study discussed in this article describes the successful planning process used by Perkins+Will and…

The 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2017) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Optics Velley Kingdom Plaza Hotel, Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. This years conference features two invited talks by: Dr. Jie Tang, Associate Professor with the Department of Computer…

Practical inquiry combines the formal research techniques of formulating questions and conducting literature reviews with site-based data collection and use of findings to improve practice. The object of practical inquiry is to explain a situation. The ultimate goal is to learn how to improve or change the work. Merging research and assessment…

This book on student housing and residential life contains the following articles: (1) "New Challenges and Goals for Residential Life Programs" (Blimling); (2) "Student Development in the Residential Environment" (Winston and Anchors); (3) "Psychosocial Development in College" (White and Porterfield); (4) "Intellectual, Ethical, and Moral…

Reports on a study of the Colorado State University residence hall population which has assisted in the development of a residence hall system that continues to be successful both financially and educationally. (Author/PG)