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PUBLICATIONS

Awards, articles and presentations at local or national conferences will be considered for inclusion in this section. Contact DAI, Inc., P.O. Box 1946, Paradise, CA 95967; gdickson@sunset.net; (530) 872-0511.

AWARDS

Inaugural Grant, National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), 1988. G. L. Dickson & T. R. McMahon.

PUBLICATIONS

"Developmental Advising Inventory." In chapter entitled Using Assessment Instruments to Support Advising by Thomas Grites. In Academic Advising: A Comprehensive Handbook by Wes Habley & Virginia Gordon (Eds.). Sponsored by the National Academic Advising Association and published by Jossey-Bass. Expected publication date October, 2000.

"Theory to Practice: Creating a Student Development Curriculum Using the Developmental Advising Inventory." NASPA Journal, 35(2), Winter 1998, 119-136. G. L. Dickson, R. W. Sorochty & J. D. Thayer.

"Developmental Advising Inventory," In Leadership Education: A Sourcebook (1992-1998 Editions). Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina.

"The Developmental Advising Inventory: A New Approach to Academic Advising," NACADA Journal, 11(1), Spring 1991, 34-50. G. L. Dickson & T. R. McMahon.

"Student Development Theory and Organizational Structure: An Integration." NASPA Journal, 28(3), Spring 1991, 202-215. G. L. Dickson.

PRESENTATIONS

"Creating a Student Development Curriculum Using the Developmental Advising Inventory," American College Personnel Association, March 1998, St. Louis. G. L. Dickson & T. R. McMahon.

"Assessment: Cornerstone for a Student Development Curriculum," American College Personnel Association, March 19 Þ94, Indianapolis, Indiana. G. L. Dickson.

"Developmental Advising Inventory: Assessment Strategies and the Student Development Curriculum," Ohio College Personnel Association, April 1993, Columbus, Ohio. G. L. Dickson.

"Developmental Advising Inventory: An Integrated Strategy for Leadership Development," March 1992, Cincinnati, Ohio. G. L. Dickson

"Student Development Curriculum Project," American College Personnel Association, March 1991, Atlanta, Georgia. G. L. Dickson

"Assessment Instruments and Models for Student Outcomes and Leadership Development," American College Personnel Association, March 1991, Atlanta, Georgia. G. L. Dickson

"Leadership and Integrity: Assessing Organization Development," American College Personnel Association, April 1990, St. Louis, Missouri. G. L. Dickson.

"Discover the DAI: A Developmentally Based Assessment Instrument," National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 1990. T. R. McMahon

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