As colleges and universities become increasingly aware of students' need for assistance in career planning, conventional "placement" programs have been pressed into service to provide such assistance. One of the main problems expressed by placement and counseling center directors in this regard is that students fail to seek help in career planning…

This report details the results of a study undertaken to poll high school student opinion on the "Generation Gap." A panel was randomly selected from students in college preparatory courses, in metropolitan areas located in the four main geographical regions of the United States. Replies to the questions were received from 251 students, in 53…

This guide provides information concerning the general functions of institutions; general information about admissions policy, accreditation of programs, student and faculty information, and summary information about each institution of higher education in Oklahoma. The primary purpose of this publication is to make factual information available…

This report presents the results of the Fall 1969 statewide survey of the post-high school plans of Florida high school seniors. The students were asked to fill out the instrument: Plans Beyond High School, which requested information of college bound students on the type of institution they planned to attend, whether they planned to go to an…

The enrollment of superior high school students in college credit courses at the junior college level is considered in this report. Useable responses to a questionnaire sent to 113 community-junior colleges in seven mid-American states were received from 62 of 84 public and 13 of 29 private institutions. Five states--Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,…

The Early Entry Institute, an especially individualized and supportive 8-week summer program, was established in 1966 at Northern Michigan University to raise the academic level of students who graduate in the lower third of their high school class and may be poor college risks. This study compared the persistence and academic performance of 91…

A part of The Careers Research and Advisory Centre Choice Series, this book is written for eighteen year-old or eighteen-plus students in England, and who have completed thirteen years of full-time education and are involved in career planning for the future. Section I, Destinations, explores personal assessment of the individual and the world of…

The hypothesis of this study is that there are no significant differences with respect to attitudes toward success oriented college and career goals of females between 12th grade: (a) males and females; (b) college bound and non-college bound; (c) college bound males and college bound females; (d) children of working and non-working mothers, and…

In the fall of 1971, 83,137 seniors in the public and private high schools of Florida were administered "Plans Beyond High School," a questionnaire containing items relating to their intended course of action subsequent to graduation. The statistical data presented is based on the responses of 78,601 of the students surveyed. As in the past 3…

This report contains a description and evaluation of the College Bound Program. It was designed to enhance the cognitive abilities of 9,300 high school students who were eligible for Title I funds. The program was conducted in 24 high schools with approximately one fourth of the subjects at each grade level. The evaluation was designed to…

The general decline in wide-range achievement and scholastic aptitude test scores over the past few years is examined with particular regards to who is taking the test and the relationship between test objectives and school objectives. (JY)

Integrated education as it exists in many communities is actually harmful to black children and works to devastate rather than develop black talent; proponents of school integration must put effort into improving the quality of all schools. (JD)

Are some student-parent college aspirations realistic or do most of us fall into the trap of attending "well-known" colleges with prestigious names, rather than choosing the college that will best serve the student's personal needs? (Author)

In an attempt to provide more accurate information for student choice among postsecondary institutions, a team of educators "audited" a new information prospectus under preparation at Barat College. The audit procedure, its accomplishments, limitations, and generalizability are discussed. (Author/LBH)

Information wanted by college catalog readers was determined from a questionnaire in which 232 respondents rated as "essential,""useful," or of "no interest" each of 121 items. Forty-four items rated essential by at least 60 percent of the respondents are listed along with a statistical summary of all responses. (LBH)