Compares two styles of test interpretation, delivered and interactive, in ongoing career counseling for 26 university honors students. Results indicate that clients who received an interactive interpretation considered their sessions to be deeper and their counselors to be more expert, trustworthy, and attractive than did clients who received a…

Profiles student affairs graduate faculty by drawing on two studies that concentrated on the diversity emphasis in master's level student affairs programs. Discusses demographic information and reports on faculty members' self-reported levels of knowledge, comfort, and behaviors regarding women, people of color, gay men, lesbians, and bisexual…

Examines a pedagogical language and theoretical framework for graduate-level teaching in student affairs preparation programs. Conversation, dialog, textual analysis, and ethical practice are discussed as components of a pedagogy underscored with passion. Advocates ethical behavior in graduate seminars by prodding students to encourage goodness in…

Asserts that transformational leadership principles can help student affairs staff to actualize their own leadership potential and to model appropriate leadership characteristics for student government leaders. Discusses implications for practice. (KW)

Reports on a study in which student government members and their constituents were asked to indicate what services were being provided on their campuses, the effectiveness of these programs, and which issues they considered to be most important. Includes appendix. (Author/KW)

Claims that, to prepare students for the future workplace, some notions are best forgotten. Educators must design seamless learning approaches, and institutional policies and practices must engage students in a variety of learning activities. Schools should cultivate an institutional ethos that promotes involvement in educationally purposeful…

Explores, from the campus president's point of view, potential pitfalls and policy issues raised by engaging the student affairs staff in educational fundraising. Presents suggestions for chief student affairs officers in addressing concerns of the president and assessing the cost-effectiveness of involvement of the student affairs division in…

Argues that through equality, human dignity, and altruism, individuals learn to define and transcend themselves in relation to others. Discusses how student affair professionals can operationalize an ethic of care which emphasizes these values. Such an operationalization is complex and involves moral convictions, legal dimensions, and pragmatic…

Provides a general overview of Total Quality Management (TQM) and explains why there is pressure for change in higher education institutions. Defines TQM and the various themes, tools, and beliefs that make it different from other management approaches. Presents 14 principles and how they might be applied to student affairs. (RJM)

Argues that student affairs contributes daily to student learning and academic success. Discusses friction over dwindling resources and issues over the purpose of student affairs. Provides results of a national survey regarding student affairs practices, which includes officials' high interest in examining present professional philosophies that…

Interviewed five people on campuses across the country who play different roles within higher education and who have different perspectives on affirmative action. Looks at how these persons conceptualize affirmative action, the program's economic issues, the value of diversity, the effects of affirmative action on campuses, and the questions…

The Greek adviser who can understand, appreciate, and assess the Panhellenic Councils and the Interfraternity Councils needs similar skills for both men's and women's groups. Individual gender development, considerations and organizational considerations are explored. Practical pointers are offered to assist advisers. (MLW)

Involvement on campus varies from involvement in student organization leadership positions to paid paraprofessional positions that also reflect strong leadership expectations. A minimum amount of student development knowledge is essential for advisers for a successful functioning and ethical interaction with students. (MLW)

Small colleges face difficulties in attracting premium employers to participate in standard placement programs, which in turn creates a negative image among students. Relates successful steps taken to increase student exposure to career services, employers, and networking techniques. Discusses necessity of reexamining how and why career services…

Presents the findings of a study on the occupational profiles of vocational counselors in the European Community. Identifies 113 guidance occupations, divides them into 5 clusters and 9 subclusters, and analyzes the different patterns of tasks carried out by these clusters. Found considerable variation in training models and patterns among…