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62  THE JOURNAL OF COLLEGE ORIENTATION AND TRANSITION

A Look Back. . .

Denise L. Rode

 In preparing this anniversary edition of The Journal of College of Orientation 
and Transition, the editors conducted a content analysis of the earliest NODA 
Journals to determine the salient concerns, trends, and issues of 25 years ago. 
Three articles were selected to be reprinted, representing three areas of ongoing 
interest for the profession: student staff selection and training using a theoretical 
model; a national overview of orientation programs, including program design, 
personnel, fees, and emphases; and suggestions for creating balance for student 
personnel professionals. While each article is a product of its time, there is much 
in each that has value for orientation professionals in 2007. We encourage those 
working in the fields of orientation and transition to add their voices to the 
growing body of literature that will guide practitioners of today and tomorrow 
by publishing in The Journal of College Orientation and Transition.

REPRINTED ARTICLES