This section contains brief descriptions of innovative practices used on college campuses by counselors. Further information and relevant materials may be obtained from the author. (Author)

The first phase of a study to predict retention and withdrawal among disadvantaged students at an urban commuter institution is described. Variable selection for the study was guided by Tinto's (1975) and Bean's (1982) models. Pilot testing was undertaken to estimate some psychometric characteristics of Pascarella and Terenzini's institutional…

AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE COLLEGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS THE STUDENT'S SEPARATION FROM HOME AND FAMILY. LARGE NUMBERS OF COMMUTER STUDENTS HAVE AVOIDED THE NORMAL DEVELOPMENTAL TASK OF LEAVING HOME FOR REASONS OTHER THAN FINANCIAL LIMITATIONS. THE STUDENT MAY, FOR EXAMPLE, HAVE FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY IN THE SOCIAL-SEXUAL SPHERE, OR HIS PARENTS…

AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY INVESTIGATED THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCES AMONG COMMUTING STUDENTS, ATTENDING THREE TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS TO COMPARE COLLEGE EXPERIENCES BETWEEN COMMUTING AND RESIDENT STUDENTS. STUDENTS SELECTED FOR STUDY WERE (1) 100 COMMUTERS FROM A LARGE, PRIMARILY RESIDENT UNIVERSITY, (2) 100 COMMUTERS FROM A COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH NO…

Explores the impending crisis of the energy shortage faced by community colleges which depend heavily on transportation. Suggests mass-transit systems and campus decentralization as possible solutions. (TP)

Social and experiential needs of commuting students are discussed along with the role to be played by institutions in meeting these needs as the institutions attract more and more nontraditional students. (LBH)

Describes materials, equipment, staffing needs, individualized study aspects, and career information thrusts for a facility geared to the accounting student attending a commuting college. (TA)

This paper suggests that if a group of commuter students took their introductory courses together and also participated together in small group activities related to their coursework, their acquisition of on-campus reference groups would be accelerated, and the scope of their college experience might be expanded. (Author)

The extent to which informal contact socializes students by influencing their educational aspiration level in a commuter setting was investigated using a longitudinal data collection with the student as unit of analysis. Significant interactions between informal faculty-student contact and race were found. (Author/MLW)

A dean of students looks at the need to streamline services of a two-year college to make them responsive to student needs and to make them financially feasible. (CJ)

This study compared the perceptions of commuting and residential students about pressures, sources of help, and psychological services on a college campus. The two populations differed in their responses to questions about all three areas of investigation. (Author)

Four areas of concern to older students who commute are examined: mobility, integrating support systems, multiple life roles, and involvement in campus life. Implications for advising are discussed, and four roles for advisors are proposed. Three illustrative case studies based on interviews are provided. (Author/MSE)

Examined factors that might affect wellness among non-traditional-age commuter college students. Findings from 356 traditional- and non-traditional-age commuter students revealed that wellness for both groups was influenced by personal and environmental factors. Quality of support systems and interpersonal relationships had impact on wellness in…

Examined relationship of first-year intervention to institutional integration, academic success, and persistence of resident and commuter first-year students (n=629) at predominantly nonresidential university. Found group differences on social integration and gender differences on academic success. Higher percentage of intervention participants…