Book Review: Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession, Third Edition

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis C. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Reference Source ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
Critical Stimulus

"Student Services: A Handbook for the Profession" traces its origins back to a conversation that Allen Jossey-Bass had with the authors of the book's first edition, Ursula Delworth and Gary R. Hanson, over twenty years ago. That conversation charted a course for developing a handbook for practicing student affairs administrators that has continued through its three editions. Not only is the "Handbook" one of today's most widely read texts in student affairs graduate programs, it remains a critical stimulus and reference source for all those who aspire to work or who do work in student affairs positions. It can also serve as a resource for others in academic institutions who wish to more fully understand student affairs programs and services.

Book Review: Seeking Excellence Through Independence

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Hossler
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Boards Of Trustees ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Senior Student ◽  
The Public ◽  
Campus Leaders

Terrence McTaggart and his coauthors have assembled an interesting book on the tensions between autonomy, accountability, and decen-tralization in higher education. Although there are some references to private-sector institutions, this edited volume will primarily be of interest to senior campus leaders and members of boards of trustees and state coordinating boards in the public sector. Some senior student affairs administrators and graduate students in higher education programs may also find this book stimulating.

Book Review: Violence and Mediation In Contemporary Culture

NASPA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Bogue ◽  
Marcel Cornis-Pope
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Hate Speech ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Contemporary Culture ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
The Invisible

Few issues are more important or more critical to student affairs administrators than violence and mediation. Violent acts--date rapes, physical assualts, hate speech and crimes--shred the invisible tapestry (Kuh & Whitt, 1988) or norms, values, practices, beliefs and assumptions that shape the behavior of individualts and groups in a collegiate setting.

Promoting the Scholarly Writing of Female Doctoral Students in Higher Education and Student Affairs Graduate Programs

NASPA Journal ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine McHugh Engstrom
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Women Faculty ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Research Writing ◽  
Scholarly Writing

This study reports on the influence of their doctoral experiences on the scholarly writing and productivity of tenured women faculty members in higher education and student affairs programs. Factors that contributed to creating their identities as scholarly writers and influenced their scholarly writing and productivity included: a) structured opportunities in research, writing, and publishing, b) mentors, and c) student peers. Strategies are presented for faculty members, student affairs administrators, and female students who encourage women to develop a commitment to integrate scholarly activities and writing into their professional identity and practice.

Book Review: A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals

NASPA Journal ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald D. Gehring
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
The Law

Bill Kaplin and Barbara Lee let their readers know up front - on the book's cover in fact - that "A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals" has been adapted from their highly regarded third edition of "The Law of Higher Education" [LHE3](1995) ("the big red book," as my students refer to it). The authors have included material already presented in LHE3 but have completely reorganized, updated, and edited the earlier work.

Book Review: A Guide to Decision Making in Student Affairs: A Case Study Approach

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tracy Davis
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Expert Advice ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
New Professionals ◽  
Study Approach

Stanley Levy and Charles Kozoll capture much of the complexity of decisionmaking and offer an important contribution to our understanding of this perplexing topic. The publication of A Guide to Decision Making in Student Affairs: A Case Study Approach, furthermore, is timely due to what Stage (1993) recognizes as an increasing expectation that "new professionals, even at the lowest levels, have the ability to work independently and solve complex issues knowledgeably and with skill and integrity" (p. iii). The case study approach combined with the expert advice of 15 seasoned student affairs deans (called informants) provides a valuable resource for learning about a central task in our profession. The book offers students as well as experienced professionals background information critical to decisionmaking in higher education, exploration of fundamental issues that influence the process, carefully constructed and relevant case studies, and a reservoir of advice from some of the most well respected senior-level practitioners in our field. This book is particularly valuable to faculty members facilitating learning with new professionals, but it is a resource most student affairs professionals would find well worth owning.

Student and Instructor Perceptions: Emphasis on Cognitive and Affective Goals in a Freshman Seminar by Faculty and Student Affairs Professionals

NASPA Journal ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Blackburst ◽  
Frances Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Freshman Seminar ◽  
Freshman Orientation ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Affective Development ◽  
Orientation Course

The authors explore traditional assumptions about the relative emphasis faculty members and student affairs administrators place on cognitive and affective development in the classroom. Through use of the Instructor Self-Assessment Forms and the Student Assessment Form, both groups' perceptions of the extent to which faculty and student affairs administrators emphasized these goals in a freshman orientation course are examined.

The Nature of Student Affairs Work in the Liberal Arts College

NASPA Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan B. Hirt ◽  
Catherine T. Amelink ◽  
Steven R Schneiter
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Student Affairs Professionals ◽  
Student Affairs Administrators ◽  
Student Affairs Administration ◽  
Liberal Arts Institutions ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
Liberal Arts Institution

The mission of the liberal arts institution is to educate the whole student; this parallels the aims of student affairs administration. How does this mission affect what student affairs professionals employed at these institutions do? For this study, researchers examined the nature of work for student affairs administrators at liberal arts institutions. Results revealed that professional life can be conceptualized through three themes: the manner in which work is conducted, work habits in relation to students, and the work environment.

Book Review: New Challenges for Greek Letter Organizations: Transforming Fraternities and Sororities into Learning Communities

NASPA Journal ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Kraft Fussell
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
Student Services ◽  
Greek Letter ◽  
Educational Value ◽  
New Directions ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Greek Letter Organizations

The newest book in the New Directions for Student Services series from Jossey-Bass, "New Challenges for Greek Letter Organizations: Transforming Fraternities and Sororities into Learning Communities," examines issues surrounding Greek letter organizations and their educational value.

Book Review: Shifting Paradigms in Student Affairs: Culture, Context, Teaching, and Learning

NASPA Journal ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carney Strange
Keyword(s):  
Student Affairs ◽  
Teaching And Learning

Are you the kind of person who yawns through a conference schedule to automatically eliminate any program containing pedagogy, Eurocentric, praxis, emergent or hegemonic in the title? Does the word paradigm evoke images of Andy Rooney whining at the end of "60 Minutes" about having to learn new things all over again ("When will it stop shifting?"), just because somebody cooked up a fancy word for describing how we think? If this whole discussion about changing worldviews sends you packing for a couple of pills of super-strength Tylenol, then 'Shifting Paradigms' may not be for you. If, however, you are the perceptive sort who has become genuinely and increasingly frustrated with the fact that the old, "tried and true" ways of doing things just do not seem to work all that well anymore, then this book might just offer a means for understanding how and why a change in our thinking is a must for continuing survival today's world.

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