This longitudinal study was conducted to determine what factors present at the sixth grade level would cause a student to be dropout prone. The specific objectives were: 1.) to ascertain what characteristics are associated with the future school dropout; 2.) to develop a regression equation to assist in the identification of potential future…

Symptoms of the need for substantial change in post secondary and higher education are evident. Enrollments are down, the dropout rate among first and second year students remain high, and there is the issue of over-qualification. Of even more concern than over-qualification is under-qualification, as evidenced by the 2.5 million young people who…

The three position papers on reading disability and illiteracy offer a description of the present position and boundaries of the problem which the current state of knowledge, research, and experience affords us. The first, "The Costs of Illiteracy" by A. Dale Tussing and Laurence B. DeWitt, attempts to describe these "costs" as the quickest way to…

This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a Soviet government decision to expand physical culture and sports in the Soviet Union. It stipulates that the physical culture movements should be genuinely national in character, and that it should be carefully integrated in a scientifically organized system of physical…

Results of a study of apprenticeship programs, which provide related educational instruction, sponsored by the Kalamazoo Public Schools are presented. The study contains four sections. The first section includes a description of the nature of apprenticeship training, the role and status of apprenticeship training in Kalamazoo, and an analysis of…

Commuter student needs are identified and suggested remedies applied at Marymount Manhattan are discussed, including non-credit discussion groups made available to day, evening, and weekend students. The need for faculty and administration sensitivity to these students is addressed. (LBH)

State and Supreme Court litigation perpetuates the controversy over the role of creationism in the science classroom, and surveys reveal that many Americans continue to doubt the scientific validity of evolution theory and believe in equal classroom time for creationism. (MSE)

To bring all students to a more realistic sense of what the world expects of them, the role of education needs to be significantly redefined. This includes preschool day care, improving school practices, and encouraging positive values for the children. (MLF)

Secretary of Education William Bennett's proposal to link the criteria for listing accrediting agencies to student achievement and relate them to federal funding eligibility has provoked concern about the degree and wisdom of federal regulation of colleges through accreditation. (MSE)

Highlights some of the applicable and appropriate legal precedents in a case involving school districts' responsibility to provide transportation services to severely handicapped children. Relevant factors include safety, cost, and educational benefit for the child. (MLF)

This article focuses on special education's responsibility in planning and implementing suicide prevention programs in the schools. It discusses which students are at risk for suicide, the association between depression and suicidal behavior, guidelines issued by Minneapolis Public Schools, emotional first aid, and features of effective suicide…

Many educators are expressing doubts about the propriety and timeliness of the movement to legislate and mandate institutional accountability, but the trend continues with encouraging results. (MSE)

Suggests school and university intervention strategies for preventing suicides among youths, proposed following a series of teenage suicides in Minnesota: closer liaison and backup for the school counselor, peer counseling services, in-school support groups, faculty in-service on suicide, curricular introduction to coping skills and identification…

Suggestions are given for institutional action to reduce unproductive tension in the professoriate, focusing on stresses related to reward and recognition, time constraints, departmental influence, professional identity, and student interaction. (MSE)

The University of Guelph's Office for Educational Practice, an administrative unit for instructional development that relies on faculty volunteer leadership and participation, is described and discussed in the context of research on improvement of instructional effectiveness. (MSE)