The Orientation of Students in Educational Institutions

Bennett Margaret E. “Trends in junior college orientation courses.” Junior College Journal, 4: April, 1934, 353–357.

Report of a survey in 1933 of orientation programs in the larger public junior colleges in the United States.

Bennett Margaret E. , and Hand Harold C. Group Guidance in High School (McGraw-Hill Book Company: New York, 1938)

A manual for teacher-counselors to accompany the Bennett-Hand Group Guidance Series. Contains suggestions relative to orientation activities for high-school students.

Doermann Henry John . The Orientation of College Freshmen. (The Williams and Wilkins Company: Baltimore, 1926, 162pp.)

Analyzes the problem of freshmen orientation, describes methods of solution of the problem, and outlines a comprehensive personnel or guidance program. One of the first comprehensive treatments of the orientation problem.

Fitts Charles Tabor , and Fletcher Harper Swift . The Construction of Orientation Courses for College Freshmen. (University of California Press: Berkeley, California, 1928, 250 pp.).

The first and only comprehensive survey and analysis of orientation courses for freshmen in four-year colleges and universities. Includes an historical sketch of the growth of the orientation movement.

Gardner Donfred N. Student Personnel Service. (The University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1936, 235 pp.)

The report of an investigation of fifty-seven institutions conducted for the Committee on Revision of Standards, Commission of Higher Institutions of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Rating scales were developed to use in the evaluation. Orientation programs were used as one criterion for judging the excellence of the institutions studied.

Harbeson John W. “A survey of orientation courses given at public junior colleges.” Sixth Yearbook, Department of Superintendence. Pp. 256–286. (National Education Association: Washington, 1928.)

Reports the findings of questionnaire returns from public junior colleges in the United States with respect to orientation programs and practices.

Knode Jay C. Orienting the Student in College, with Special Reference to Freshmen Week. (Bureau of Publications, Teachers College, Columbia University: New York, 1930, 140 pp.)

A careful investigation of existing practices with respect to Freshman Week, and some evaluations of the outcomes of these activities.