Comparison of 126 college athletes and 216 nonathletes on a questionnaire concerning abusive behaviors found that athletes were more often involved in physical abuse of someone of the same sex or sexual abuse of someone of the opposite sex than nonathletes. Athletes reported a history of prior abuse (physical and/or sexual) associated with later…

Examination of "big five" personality constructs as related to career choice in 249 undergraduate students found that career decidedness was positively and significantly related to life satisfaction, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, and negatively related to neuroticism. Findings are discussed in relation to construct validation of career…

The staffing process in student affairs is one of the most important leadership and management functions that administrators are called upon to perform. How well the interrelated functions of recruitment, selection, orientation, supervision, performance appraisal, professional development, and departure by staff are handled determines the…

A geographically stratified sample of 263 chief student affairs administrators responded to questions related to their division's professional staff recruiting and selection processes, professional development and activities, and performance appraisal procedures. This produced a descriptive overview of national staffing practice sin student…

Job analysis and its outcome, position descriptions, are two necessary and related staffing functions for any hiring authority. Using a formal job analysis process has many benefits for any student affairs unit. There is, however, a dearth of information on this topic as applied in student affairs work. A model adapted from business is presented…

Based upon themes generated in this qualitative study, "high quality supervision" was defined by student affairs professionals as an educational endeavor demonstrated through principled practices with a dual focus on institutional and individual needs. Findings reveal that high quality supervisors engaged in common sense and ordinary supervisory…

Adult development theory can assist supervisors in understanding the needs of staff member sin various stages on their psychosocial and career development. A chart was created that identifies developmental tasks or challenges many student affairs professionals face during their working lives, and approaches supervisors may use to assist staff in…

The model of staffing in higher education proposed by Winston and Creamer (1997) includes essential components of recruitment and selection, orientation, supervision, staff development, and performance appraisal. Proposes that the model has a significant oversight-when staff leave their position. Separation is proposed as a necessary component of…

According to many psychologists, the connections between motivation and rewards and recognition are crucial to employee satisfaction. A plan for developing a multi-layered recognition program within a division of student affairs is described. These recognitions programs are designed taking into account the differences in perceptions of awards by…

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), colleges and universities are required to provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees. Understanding the law and applying it to student affairs personnel can be a complicated process. This article presents an overview of the ADA and emphasizes its application to recruiting and…

Explores the perceptions of Resident Assistants (RAs) held by 20 lesbian, gay, and bisexual students were explored. Students were asked about their experiences with and expectations of RAs. Students expected RAs to be open and accepting, personally supportive, and to create accepting climates. (Contains 20 references.) (GCP)

The purpose of this article is to outline models of performance appraisal in business, assess the current status of performance appraisal in higher education, review practices of business which are applicable in the higher education setting, and present a new model of performance appraisal, the DEVELOP model. (Contains 27 references.) (Author)

Videos celebrating Hispanic Heritage and Black History month were presented at two regionally and ethnically distinct college campuses. Students (N=62) were interviewed regarding what attracted them to the video. Students of color commented positively on the cultural content as well as the musical and dance components of each video. Presents…

Study seeks to determine the content of higher education law courses in student affairs graduate programs and the legal focus in presentations at the American College Personnel Association and National Association of Student Personnel Administrators national conferences. Reviews syllabi from 23 institutions and conference programs from 1990…

Examines differences in retention rates and college grade point average of academic scholarship and leadership scholarship students. Results indicate no significant difference in college grade point average, however leadership scholars achieved higher retention rates. Results suggest that predictors of college involvement may be indirect…