Counsellor practices and student perspectives' perceptions of career counselling in Australian secondary schools.
The voices of secondary school students describing their experiences of school-based career counselling services are reported and discussed. Arising from the students' narratives and school-based career counsellors' descriptions of their services, a continuum of service delivery is conceptualised that highlights features of career service delivery models valued by students....

Relationships among stress coping, secure attachment, and the trait of resilience among Taiwanese college students.
College students often live stressful lives, yet some college students appear to adapt better than their peers in similar situations. Active coping appears to be a vital factor that contributes to a successful adaptation. This study explored relative effectiveness among stress, secure attachment, and the trait of resilience in...

Student success courses in the community college: an exploratory study of student perspectives.
This study examines student success courses in two urban community colleges. Through analysis of student interview data, we find that such courses are an essential resource for students, in large part because the various benefits reinforce one another and magnify their influence. These benefits include learning about the college,...

Remediation in the community college: an evaluator's perspective.
Remediation is the most common approach to preparing students academically and socially during their early stages of college. However, despite its profound importance and its significant costs, there is very little rigorous research analyzing its effectiveness. The goal of this article is to provide a conceptual framework for the...

The relationship of student employment to student role, family relationships, social interactions and persistence.
This study examines the relationships of college student employment and its' effect on student life. Approximately 500, 19-24 year old, mid-western university undergraduates participated in an "on-line" survey. Data were analyzed using exploratory factor analyses, reliability and correlations. Study time/student time positively correlated with employment while grade point negatively...

Teaching English Language Learners: a self-study.
Abstract This study investigates the implementation, challenges, and successes of a district-wide, intensive, three-week English as a Second Language (ESL) summer program in an elementary school in the southeastern United States were where the English Language Learner (ELL) population has grown significantly over the past ten years....

UO among subjects of study on partying.
Byline: Rebecca Nolan The Register-Guard What's the difference between a regular college party and one that explodes into an off-campus riot? That's what researchers at Michigan State University are trying to determine with a new study involving the University of Oregon and 15 other schools...

Integrating critical thinking and memorandum writing into course curriculum using the Internet as a research tool.
Employers seek job candidates with critically thinking abilities, great written and oral communication skills, and honesty, among other characteristics. Research supports the need to develop those qualities and business faculty are charged with the task of developing and improving them. As a result faculty are continually searching for new...

The importance of building and maintaining trust in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug education classrooms and hurdles to open communication.
Abstract This research examines the importance of trust in the classroom, and answers the following questions: 1) is trust important to create and maintain in the classroom? 2) What is the significance of trust between a teacher and a student, and 3) do students trust their drug...