If administrators are to reduce the rate of discontinuation by changing their selection, teaching, guidance, and support facilities, they must be guided by proper data. This study reports such data based on an investigation at Macquarie University. (Editor/LBH)

A questionnaire survey of all students who discontinued their courses at the University of Sydney in 1973 identified four groups of such students. They are those who (1) had financial problems, (2) cited illness, (3) were not coping, and (4) had changed their life goals. The university's responsibility in dealing with them is considered. (LBH)

Telephone and letter contacts extending the summer orientation relationship into the fall semester improved students' perceptions of the college. On the Environmental Satisfaction Inventory derived from Astin's Inventory of College Activities, institutional perception and community factors showed the effects of contacts by orientation staff.…

The concept of student-institution fit includes much more than institutional searches for students with predetermined characteristics based on the characteristics of graduates. It requires a broad interactionist perspective, links with an institution-wide student retention plan, realistic information dissemination, and response to existing…

A survey designed to inventory problems encountered by pharmacy students is described. Student problem prevention programs, it suggests, should focus on financial counseling, workloads, student participation in committee and planning activities, the importance of learning and professional performance as opposed to grades, and job and career…

The problem of college student attrition and the reasons for it are discussed in an essay from the American Federation of Teachers. A publication for students exploring some issues of college success (benefits of attendance, curriculum components, study skills and needs, and strategies for success) is noted. (MSE)

Assessment of student needs on a continuing basis will provide an educationally sound environment. Data collected from college students (N=952) provide support for this hypothesis. (Author)

The current period of slow economic growth reinforces the need of American education to refocus its emphasis and realize that career placement must become an integrated part of education. (Author)

Systems for delivery of student personnel services are becoming increasingly important due to current emphases on program evaluation, accountability, and management by objectives. The procedures presented here are offered as survival insurance for student personnel programs and persons. (Author)

This booklet contains questions that are intended to serve as a starting point for asking meaningful questions about the quality of the first year of college so that a two-year college campus can enhance the learning, satisfaction, and retention of new college students. The previous edition considered the first-year experience for both two-year…

This document addresses issues of concern to higher education today, namely student success (particularly of underrepresented students) and accreditation and quality assurance. Regarding research and practice in the area of student success, the report discusses strategies that promote persistence, transfer, and completion throughout the K-16…

Following an introduction, listing of the program for the Twenty-Seventh Annual Conference, and description of the Center, this conference proceedings contains the following papers: (1) "Some Thoughts and Facts on CUNY, Public Higher Education in New York State, and Accountability" (Augusta Souza Kappner); (2) "Academic Politics and Academic…

Outlines the philosophy and procedures of an experiment in student-centered and self-directed education. (Editor)

The author gives a candid report on his experiences while creating a new college. (AD)