Addresses the need for college students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to assume leadership roles. A paradigm is presented for use in the procedural leadership development of college students who are members of nontraditional leadership populations and individuals with either minimal leadership experience, apparent interest in…

Examined minority achievement in higher education on the basis of predictions made from grade point averages (GPA) and university performance measures. Results indicated variability in minority performance, both before and after the statistical corrections for high school GPA, was greater than for White students. Aggregate findings by minority…

Examined the presenting concerns of racial and ethnic minority students (N=157) at a university counseling center. Results indicate that family and romantic relationship issues, academic concerns, and depression were among their primary concerns. Implications for developing outreach programs to address the mental health needs of similar college…

Examined factors which influence beginning college minority students' (n=332) decisions to attend a major midwestern university. Compared perceptions of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, and Appalachian Whites. Found primary reason for attending university was proximity to home. (ABL)

Examined effects of two types of cross-cultural experiences upon knowledge and understanding of ethnic minority groups--an intensive relationship with a single member of the ethnic group or a breadth of experiences with a single ethnic group. Results suggest that actual one-to-one exchange of ideas with an individual was more effective technique.…

Despite increasing attention given to multicultural training issues in counseling programs, there is a dearth of information on unique training needs of racial and ethnic minority trainees. Reviews literature relevant to training needs, offers examples of training and supervisory issues, and makes recommendations for future research and training.…

Investigated self-reported career, study skills, and personal adjustment status of 75 minority first-year college students attending predominantly white university and whether they requested help with these issues from their university's counseling center. Students had concerns about grades, career issues, assertiveness problems, career…

Notes that, although institutions of higher education support egalitarianism and meritocracy, few have developed operational practices to reconcile them. Focuses on development of noncognitive predictors of college success and the ascendancy of the urban university as two developments that may be useful in accommodating values of equity of…

Made two counseling videotapes: Tape A proposed to be consistent with cultural upbringing and values of international students, and Tape B proposed to by culturally discrepant. Two tapes were empirically shown to be significantly different from each other by counseling professionals as well as by counselor trainees. Both counseling perspectives…

Women often have low performance expectations for themselves but expect other women to succeed. This study finds that minority students think not only that they will do worse than other minority group members but also that their group will do poorly. Low individual and group success expectations make the results for minorities doubly troubling.…

Counseling students (N=56) responded to peer-generated presentations on counseling women and counseling women of color. Qualitative methodology was used to identify students' racial, ethnic, and gender attitudes in counseling contexts. Implications for cultural competency training are provided. (Author/MKA)