This article describes the Math English Science Technology Education Project (MESTEP), a 15-month masters program for recruiting and preparing talented college graduates for teaching. The focus in this article is teacher education program components and dynamics which appear to exert significant influence on graduates' rate of placement and…

High-risk students, a new segment of the baccalaureate nursing student population, are being admitted in increasing numbers. Faculty must learn to identify this group, and institutions must search for strategies to decrease the attrition rate within it. (MSE)

This article summarizes research findings related to teacher burnout, examines the literature on induction programs, proposes ways in which an induction program can be an effective means of reducing stress and burnout for the purpose of retaining beginning teachers, and describes a seminar developed as part of an induction program. (IAH)

The Student Performance and Progress Study (SPPS) was established at the Australian National University in an attempt to identify the causes of high attrition rates and to suggest policy formulations to reduce the attrition rates. Studies fall into four main categories: demographic, university performance, university experience, and previous…

As part of the campus concern with retention, California State University at Long Beach developed intervention strategies to work with students on academic probation. The students who participated in this mandatory, long-term, comprehensive program made more significant and steady progress compared with control populations who used other services.…

In a study of the construct validity of goal commitment in college student persistence, goal commitment was decomposed into multiple indicators of the same latent construct. Predictive validity of each subcomponent on different outcomes related to persistence was established. Only one factor was found to have a significant direct effect on student…

An analysis of 47 nursing research studies from 1981-90 related to predicting student success was conducted. Grade point average in nursing and science courses was the greatest cognitive predictor, parental education and age the greatest demographic predictors. Meta-analysis of four studies showed the significant effectiveness of interventions…

This discussion of the need to keep young and talented teachers in teaching describes two projects in which a teacher took risks to create innovative learning activities for gifted intermediate grade students. Characteristics of the young, talented, and motivated teacher at risk of "crucifixion" are outlined. Risk reduction strategies are offered.…

Assesses the impact of tuition increases and the amount of student aid awards on the academic persistence of traditional college students. Suggests that these students are sensitive to tuition changes and that available grants are unable to mitigate the negative impact of tuition increases on persistence. (22 citations). (MAB)

Eighty American Indian students enrolled in Montana colleges and universities completed eight tests of cognitive function. Academic success (as measured by number of quarters completed) was related to three measures of simultaneous processing: orientation, form completion, and localization. These measures are seldom included on standardized…

Compares persisters and noncompleters enrolled in an office occupations major at Utah Valley Community College in terms of scores on Super's Work Values Inventory and Holland's Self-Directed Search. Found little relationship between work values and retention. (DMM)

A recent Educational Testing Service study, "Performance at the Top: From Elementary through Graduate School," used a variety of test data to track high-ability (top 25 percent) students. College officials see the findings as troubling, speculating that high-achievers lose interest in introductory courses and need smaller classes. (MSE)

To develop a specification equation that could be used to predict retention, data from 151 nursing students were subjected to univariate and discriminant analyses. Personality attributes associated with retention emerged. (SK)

This study explored how logit, probit, and more traditional linear regression techniques compare in predicting college student retention, using data provided by registrars from a national sample of colleges and universities. Results showed little practical difference among the techniques, despite theoretical advantages offered by the first two.…

A study compared approaches to assessing the influence of student financial aid on within-year persistence of traditional college students. Results indicated that models including tuition were better predictors of persistence, that use of multiple approaches provided more insight into policy's role, and that tuition charges had a consistent…