Professionals with responsibilities for student affairs can play a major role in the increasing emphasis on academic achievement, student learning, and retention. The outlines of future perspectives on professionalism and personal development can be found in examples from the recent past. The new developments will combine historical perspectives…

The notion that student personnel work was more than the administration of student services, that total full-rounded education and development was a legitimate concern of higher education, is not new but is a theme that has surfaced in publications of 30 or 40 years ago. What was purportedly new about the student development movement of the late…

Twenty-two school psychologists participated in a year long institute designed to test the use of a multiplier effect in the continuing professional development of school psychologists in Michigan. Results indicated that 550 school psychologists attended two in-service meetings with generally favorable reactions. (Author)

Investigated differences among student self-perceptions, administrator ratings of students, and student projections of how they are seen by administrators. Student personnel administrators, as well as the other administrators sampled, significantly underestimated students' self-reported intellectual orientations. Students projected administrators…

Peer counseling is an effective way for financial aid offices to increase productivity and enhance the quality of their services. Students turn naturally to other, more experienced, students for advice, but unless their peers are properly trained, they can provide erroneous or biased information. Training for financial aid peer counselors should…

The first "Student Personnel Point of View" (1937) still stands as the premiere statement of excellence for the student personnel profession. Several propositions are requisites to achieving the goal of development in students. Students, professional staff, and institutions must all achieve their goals. The environment must be…

Throughout the history of the student affairs profession, a deep abiding concern for students and their development has been the guiding principle. The two-year college, with its rich tradition of commitment to teaching and expanding educational opportunities, has been a fertile ground for the student affairs profession. In recent years, despite…

The roles and expectations for student affairs professionals are considered. The history of student affairs as an integral part of U.S. higher education is briefly reviewed, along with changes in students and institutions that are influencing the educational environment. The following assumptions and beliefs of student affairs professionals are…

This information analysis presents descriptions of some of the major current issues in student services at various types of institutions of higher education. Issues are categorized as institution-based, student-oriented, and profession-based. Institution-based issues examined include excellence and access, enrollment management, academic support…

Eight nationally known deans (chief student affairs officers), all past presidents of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), collaborated on this book about the role and style of the dean of student affairs by drawing upon their experience and collective knowledge. In spite of different leadership styles, there are…

A comparative study of titles used by the principal student affairs officers at NASPA institutions in 1962 and 1972 shows that the term "Vice President for Student Affairs" is growing in popularity although "Dean of Students" is still the most frequently used title. (HMV)

A questionnaire was mailed to a 20 percent stratified random sample of four-year institutions of higher learning in the 48 contiguous states. Of the respondents, 76 reported using students as paraprofessionals. A majority were favorable to using student paraprofessionals in student personnel programs. (Author)

This publication is designed to improve the flow of information among personnel workers both in school setting and in the private sector, and to open avenues of communication among those with similar interests. The volume is divided into two basic sections, the Directory and the Indexes. The Directory contains alphabetical listings of over 500…

The Los Angeles City College Peer Counseling Project report is the second in the Urban Community College Project Series. The project was based on two assumptions: (1) peer counselors from the same ethnic and socio-economic background as the counselee can uniquely contribute to behavioral growth in meeting student needs; and (2) the result of such…

A stratified sample of student personnel workers in four types of higher education institutions responded to the Institutional Goals Inventory. The results were analyzed in terms of student personnel workers' perceptions of present goals, preferred goals, and discrepancies between the two. The results revealed marked differences among types of…