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50 Years of ERIC
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The Impact of Overassignment on Grade Point Averages of First-Time Freshmen.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Desler, Mary; North, Gary – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1978
Data show that the first-time freshmen, who were overassigned in residence halls, did no worse than other students concerning grade point average. The peer pressure may have been a motivating force. There was no male/female difference. Data also show no difference in environment perception. (LPG)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Housing, College Students, Dormitories
Advice to New Housing Directors: Pressures, Internal and External Strategies for Coping with Them.
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North, Gary – Journal of College and University Student Housing, 1987
Identifies seven areas of internal pressures and five areas of external pressures which may be experienced by university housing directors. Lists and discusses 11 steps housing directors can use to deal with the pressures of their jobs. (NB)
Descriptors: Administrators, College Housing, Coping, Higher Education