In examining the relationship between programme composition and post-secondary plans for a sample of Canadian technical high school students, students in solely technical high schools were found to have higher aspirations than university preparatory students. (Author/KM)

Studies at the Purdue School of Agriculture indicated students who had completed high school vocational agriculture were more likely to complete requirements for a baccalaureate degree in agriculture than those not having vocational agriculture. Agriculture college-bound students should emphasize agriculture, biology, chemistry, mathematics, and…

THE SUCCESS OF JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS AT NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE WAS COMPARED TO THAT OF OTHER TRANSFER STUDENTS, STUDENTS FROM THE SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES, AND CITY COLLEGE "NATIVE" STUDENTS. THE COMPARISON INDICATED THAT JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS (1) TAKE LONGER TO GRADUATE THAN NATIVES, (2) ARE, AS A GROUP, AS…

Secondary school counselors need preparation to assist students in college planning. The papers included in this volume focus on the dynamics of college choice, the changes in today's colleges, and the special problems of students in planning for higher education. Emphasis is upon counselor education and the application of vocational development…

This study analyzed and determined the feasibility of a computerized college selection service for high school students. One thousand seniors were randomly selected from among the public school system in Region III. They completed a questionnaire detailing their qualification for college admission and preference for college characteristics. This…

This paper examines the opportunities students from very poor or ethnic minority families have of obtaining financial assistance for a college education. The first section discusses the rapid increase in both numbers and proportion of college age youth who want to go to college. A significant part of this increase consists of students who did not…

Recently the application of Bayesian statistical procedures within the field of guidance and counseling has been receiving attention. This paper justifies and illustrates a simple, direct application of Bayes' Formula to expectancy tables. To make the application a counselor must specify prior probabilities that a student will attain success…

In conflict with some widely held convictions, the authors conclude that the proximity of a college has little effect for most youth on the likelihood of going to college, regardless of the type of institution. (MJM)

This report presents information on the post-high school plans of 13,049 seniors in public high schools of Virginia in May 1970 who were in the top quarter of their class and responded to a survey made by the Research Division of the Virginia State Department of Education. Table 1 presents information of the seniors by sex, type of high school…

Two different teaching methods were compared for their effectiveness on the writing skill and attitudes of twelfth graders. The sample included 135 randomly assigned students in six classes of an elective precollege writing course, with no significant differences between the students on the basis of ability or attitude. Traditionally oriented…

This study provides empirical evidence in support of the hypothesis that it is possible to construct a valid interest inventory consisting primarily of items that have been pretested for sex balance. (Author)

Examined the relationship among peer pressure, knowledge of alcohol, responsible attitudes toward drinking, family history, expectancies, and quantity and frequency of alcohol consumption in a sample of incoming freshmen (N=535) attending summer orientation. Found most consistent and potent predictor of the frequency and consumption of alcohol was…

Describes efforts of a college's task force to investigate the status of black enrollment and to recommend strategies for achieving suggested enrollment. Lists recommended actions steps. Discusess details of the minority recruitment program which included interviews, high school visits, focus groups, upward bound day, applications and accepted…