Examined psychodynamics of students enrolled in continuation high school. Forty continuation students completed Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale and questionnaire on student experiences in wide range of areas. Findings revealed that students had adequate self-concepts. Responses to questionnaire appeared to suggest that students were…

This study examined the effects of one alternative school's program on the self-esteem of two adolescent age groups: 15 and 16.5 years old. Results indicated that the younger group experienced significant change in their attitudes toward themselves while in the program, but the older group did not. (SJL)

The ability of measures of perceived competence, control, and autonomy support to predict self-worth and academic performance was studied across groups of high school students. Stepwise regression analyses indicate these variables in model predict self-worth and grade point average. In addition, levels of school status and depression predict…