During the week of April 22, 1968, two workshops were held at the University of Florida under the sponsorship of the Student Mental Health Project MF 14789, "Preventive Action in College Mental Health," with additional support from the Florida Department of Education. The workshops represent one of the demonstration programs developed under this project grant in pursuit of the project goals to create preventive action programs to facilitate student mental health. The purposes of these...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Administration, College Students, Counseling, Student Adjustment, Transfer...

THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HAS BEEN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS TO STUDY AND PREVENT THE EMOTIONAL STRESS EXPERIENCED BY STUDENTS WHEN THEY MAKE THE TRANSITION FROM HOME TO COLLEGE. A UNIVERSITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM WHICH IS PREVENTION-ORIENTED HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE PROJECT PROPOSED IN THIS PAPER IS AN INTENSIVE STUDY OF THE TRANSITIONAL EXPERIENCES, STRESSES, AND RESULTING BEHAVIORS OF FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER STUDENTS. THE STUDY WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORIENTATION PROGRAMS AND COUNSELING...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Emotional Adjustment, Intercollegiate Cooperation, Mental Health...

MANY STUDENTS ENTER COLLEGE WITH A SPECIFIC DEFICIT OR PROBLEM AREA WHICH WILL KEEP THEM FROM REALIZING THEIR POTENTIAL UNLESS SOME REMEDIAL ACTION IS TAKEN. A QUESTIONNAIRE WAS DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AREAS OR SPECIFIC DEFICITS, AND WAS ADMINISTERED TO 3,128 NEW STUDENTS TOGETHER WITH A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS STUDENT BACKGROUND AND EDUCATIONAL PLANS. FOR CONVENIENCE IN PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION, THE DATA WERE DIVIDED INTO SECTIONS ON FAMILY BACKGROUND, STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY AND...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Family Characteristics, Mental Health,...

QUESTIONNAIRES ASSESSING STUDENTS' FEELINGS CONCERNING RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTONOMY, VOCATIONAL CHOICE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ACTIVITIES, PARENTAL RELATIONSHIPS, SELF-DISCLOSURE, SELF-CONCEPTS, AND CERTAIN AREAS OF FAMILY BACKGROUND WERE ADMINISTERED TO ALL NEW LOWER-DIVISION STUDENTS ENTERING THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN SEPTEMBER 1966. THE TOTAL SAMPLE, MALES AND FEMALES SEPARATELY, WAS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN GROUPS DENOTING THE LEVEL OF THE FATHERS' EDUCATION. THE RESPONSES OF THE GROUP WERE COMPARED...
Topics: ERIC Archive, College Students, Educational Attainment, Educational Background, Educational Status...