Showing papers in "Journal of College Student Development in 1990"

Volunteer Motivations across Student Organizations: A Test of Person-Environment Fit Theory.

Abstract: Volunteerism 'las existed for centuries, but formalized volunteer programs have come about only recently. Student volunteerism became popular during the 1960s and 1970s as colleges and universities encouraged community service through campus-base( programs. This study examined college student volunteers (N=199) from four different campus volunteer organizations with regard to Holland type and motivational needs. Subjects responded to the Adjective Checklist in which subjects picked adjectives they perceived as describing themselves and the Self-Directed Search which measured personality/occupational typologies. The results of the tests indicated that there were differences among the groups of volunteers and between volunteers and non-volunteers. People and environments both have characteristic "personalities," and individuals seek environments in which they can express their strengths, values, and primary characteristics. Through a better understanding of characteristics and motivations of individuals who volunteer, programs can be better designed to recruit and retain volunteers. (ABL) *************************!********************************************* * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. **********************************A****A******************************* COUNSELING CENTER Office of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND College Park, Maryland

Have College Students' Attitudes toward Older People Changed?.

Abstract: In recent years, increased attention has been paid toward older people and their role in our society Much of the discussion has focused on an increased sensitivity toward age issues Yet popular media expose us to older people on a daily basis, representing them most often as negative and stereotypic Older people are underrepresented in commercials and when they are featured, they are portrayed as “young-old” (rarely bald or wrinkled) When portrayed as characters, they are given nondescript roles Only 1% of television portrayals provide an overt positive view of being old (Hiemstra, Goodman, Middlemiss, Vosco, & Ziegler, 1983) Increased representation of older people in our society has coincided with an increase in researching attitudes toward older people (Celio, Sedlacek, & Schlossberg, 1977; Peabody & Sedlacek, 1982) As a result of the increased attention toward age issues, it is possible that age stereotyping has declined It is also possible that it has merely become more difficult to document Prejudice toward older people has been studied in a variety of settings Often in jobinterviewing situations, prejudicial attitudes are exposed Gordon, Rozelle, and Baxter (1988) had participants rate male and female job applicants The applicants were role-played, unbeknownst to the participants When participants were asked for their impressions, they decreased