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50 Years of ERIC
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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Kraus, Amanda – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
Helping students prepare for the complex transition to life after graduation is an important responsibility shared by those in student affairs and others in higher education. This chapter explores theories and models that can inform student affairs practitioners and faculty in preparing students for life after college. The focus is on roles,…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, Career Development, Educational Theories, Models
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Hartz, Cameo V.; Parker, Jill – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
Institutions of higher education address the transition from after-college life in a variety of curricular approaches. Articulation agreements provide greater transferability of courses from one college to another, thereby easing the transition for students. Career courses, which are typically taught by career center staff, are a common offering…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, College Programs
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Bushnell, Elizabeth J. – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
It is essential for higher education professionals to remain abreast of industry trends, emerging fields, and changing requirements that affect the job market and advanced education opportunities for new graduates. Equally important is a continual review of evolving strategies for success in the job search itself. Common practices in today's…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Job Search Methods, Labor Market, College Graduates
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McAtee, Jim F. – New Directions for Student Services, 2012
The transition from college to whatever lies ahead can be exciting and scary for students. How the transition experience unfolds for students will be the result of a combination of factors including individual circumstances, how the student responds to change and unknown expectations, and how well they are prepared and informed for their…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Transitional Programs, Performance Factors, Developmental Studies Programs
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Hollingsworth, Kathy R.; Dunkle, John H.; Douce, Louise – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
The disturbed and disturbing college student causes the most vexing concerns for student affairs administrators. The Assessment-Intervention of Student Problems (AISP) model offers a useful and easily understood framework for dealing with the various challenges of this high-risk student population. This chapter focuses on changes that have…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention, Student Personnel Workers
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Sandeen, Arthur – New Directions for Student Services, 2009
Senior student affairs officers should be their campus leaders in ensuring that the effective and humane treatment of student problems occurs. Through their own expertise and training, but mainly through the professional expertise of their staff, they have the responsibility to know what the problems are, what services are needed, what responses…
Descriptors: Student Problems, Student Personnel Workers, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role
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Compton, Jonathan I.; Cox, Elizabeth; Laanan, Frankie Santos – New Directions for Student Services, 2006
This chapter discusses the challenges, characteristics, and transitional roles of adult learners. Implications for student services professionals are presented.
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Characteristics, Adult Learning, College Administration