A questionnaire was administered to students who withdrew from two academic institutions - a teachers' college and a state university - to study their reasons for leaving. The most important reason for students' withdrawal was their feeling that the institution did not offer an academic experience that met their personal objectives. (Author)

From the monthly Saturday Review supplement, "Education in America, sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation.

Attitudes of black leaders and a general black population sample toward birth control and family planning issues were "Pro Birth Control" and "Genocide Fears." The leaders questioned held positions in twenty national black organizations, while the general population samples were taken from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and…

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE "SECOND-CLASS CITIZENSHIP" OF YOUTH FROM ALL SOCIAL CLASSES AND COUNTRIES, AND PROGRAMS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD WHICH PROVIDE YOUTH WITH A RESPONSIBLE, MEANINGFUL ROLE IN SOCIETY. IT IS FELT THAT IF SOCIETY FAILS TO CONSTRUCTIVELY TAP THE ENERGIES OF YOUTH, THEIR LATENT ENERGY AND SUBSEQUENT SOCIAL…

This paper discusses appropriate preventive measures for and proper reaction to student disruptions. While admitting that there is no hard and fast solution, the author cautions against overreacting to disruptions and encourages a positive approach in using student involvement to improve the educational effort. The report emphasizes that an…

The schools can attempt to reach alienated youths by improving interpersonal relationships in the schools, encouraging parent involvement, and emphasizing basic skills. (Author/IRT)

Chronicles the life and philosophy of Frantz Fanon as he changed from a pseudo-Frenchman to an existential critic of European society to an anticolonial revolutionary. His development shows definite periods of ideological change and an intensity of belief in the philosophies he accepted and created at various times. (VM)

The notion of alienation as presented in the writings of Frantz Fanon needs a theoretical analysis which considers its economic, racial and political aspects. Marx wrote on alienation in a similar way portraying it as a self-fulfilling prophecy which is fraught with violence and dehumanization. (VM)

Provides advice on minimizing classroom alienation (powerlessness, meaninglessness, normlessness, isolation, and self-estrangement) through specific classroom strategies. Concludes that student alienation effects learning as well as evaluation. A conscious effort to increase student integration improves teaching, student learning, and the…

Describes several programs which help bridge the gap between school and community, including visiting retirement homes, babysitting classes for boys, cross-age tutoring, and a biracial team program. Suggests that developing interpersonal caring and social responsibility is as important to educational excellence as academics. (JAC)

A more dynamic conceptualization of gender role is presented, focusing on social psychological ambivalence and developmental alienation. Current research findings are interpreted with regard to these concepts, and directions for future research are discussed. (Author/BL)

Assessed the utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) to identify and distinguish among subtypes of delinquent adolescents (N=50). Behavior ratings were used to classify three delinquent subtypes--conduct problem, anxious-withdrawn, and a group with neither feature. Only the Hs scale differed significantly between the…

A University of Michigan study found student activists to be among the most intellectually involved and responsive students on campus. (Author)

Attributes campus unrest to a communication breakdown; analyzes methods of maintaining student-faculty-administration communications; and recommends improvements. (RN)