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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Supervising Staff in Student Affairs: Exploration of the Synergistic Approach.
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Saunders, Sue A.; Cooper, Diane L.; Winston, Roger B., Jr.; Chernow, Erin – Journal of College Student Development, 2000
Describes the development andexplores the validity of the Synergistic Supervision Scale (SSS), which measures the extent to which staff perceive that their supervisor focuses on the advancement of the institutional mission and the personal and professional advancement of staff. Results indicate that synergistic supervision seems to be a valid…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Leadership Styles, Professional Development
Autonomy Development of Traditional-Aged Students: Themes and Processes.
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Mather, Peter C.; Winston, Roger B., Jr. – Journal of College Student Development, 1998
"Depth interviews" reveal the development of autonomy to be a complex process characterized by a network of interrelated life experiences in multiple domains. Relational, personal, and educational events influence the pace and direction of developing autonomy. Six themes emerging from the data are discussed and related to developmental theories…
Descriptors: College Seniors, Developmental Tasks, Higher Education, Individual Development
Describing the Climate of Student Organizations: The Student Organization Environment Scales.
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Winston, Roger B., Jr.; Bledsoe, Tyrone; Goldstein, Adam R.; Wisbey, Martha E.; Street, James L.; Brown, Steven R.; Goyen, Kenneth D.; Rounds, Linda E. – Journal of College Student Development, 1997
Using M. R. Weisbord's model of organizational diagnosis, researchers developed the Student Organization Environment Scales to measure students' perceptions of the psychosocial environment or climate of college student organizations. Development of the instrument is described and estimates of its reliability and validity are reported. Describes…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Higher Education, Models
Relationships between Students' Intellectual and Psychosocial Development: An Exploratory Investigation.
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Polkosnik, Mark C.; Winston, Roger B., Jr. – Journal of College Student Development, 1989
Examined rates of cognitive and psychosocial development and the influences of salient life experiences of traditional-aged college students. Results from 15 college students over one academic year suggest that intellectual and psychosocial developmental processes are not uniform, occur at discrepant rates, and are significantly affected by life…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Students, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
A Measure of College Classroom Climate: The College Classroom Environment Scales.
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Winston, Roger B., Jr.; And Others – Journal of College Student Development, 1994
Created College Classroom Environment Scales (CCES), instrument with six subscales (Cathectic Learning Climate, Professorial Concern, Inimical Ambiance, Academic Rigor, Affiliation, and Structure) to assess social climate of college classrooms. Findings from four studies estimating CCES' reliability and validity suggest it is sufficiently reliable…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Higher Education, Psychometrics, Social Environment
The Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory: An Approach to Measuring Students' Psychosocial Development.
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Winston, Roger B., Jr. – Journal of College Student Development, 1990
Describes process used in constructing Student Developmental Task and Lifestyle Inventory (SDTLI), instrument designed to measure certain aspects of Chickering's theory of psychosocial development of traditional-age college students. Summarizes reliability and validity studies. Discusses use of SDTLI. (NB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, College Students, Higher Education, Life Style
Developmental Task Achievement and Students' Intentions to Participate in Developmental Activities.
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Hess, W. Darrell; Winston, Roger B., Jr. – Journal of College Student Development, 1995
Investigates student attitudes toward activities that would strengthen their apparent developmental "weaknesses" or areas of less extensive development. Students (N=200) completed measures of psychosocial development and intended program participation. Results show that students preferred programs and services related to developmental domains in…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Tasks, Higher Education, Participant Characteristics