The author analyzed the economic and social arrangements, school policies and practices, and individual and collective psychologies of adolescent dropouts from a comprehensive high school in New York City. (MT)

A four-year follow-up study of underachieving college freshmen measured changes in the self-concept of those still in college and those who had dropped out. Significant differences generally favored college seniors. Findings also indicate that dropping out of college may be a positive experience. (Author)

Teachers are always rating pupils; pupils are less often asked to rate teachers. An ominous message about the school's selective role emerges from this study conducted in Britain. (DM)

Various reasons were explored to explain why individuals cease to participate in ongoing sports activities. The major reasons given were: (1) changes in the physical ability of the individual; and (2) changes in the relationships between the individual and the sports environment. (JN)

This study constitutes an assessment of the relation between the number of students leaving school (dropouts) and the magnitude of teacher life changes in conjunction with selected teacher performance variables in terms of pair-wise and multiple correlation procedures. (Author)

This study measures the change in political orientation and activism level of students at the University of California at Berkeley during the early 1970s. During this time students became more liberal on some items and less on others, and became much less active politically. Results suggest strong historical effects on political attitudes and…

This report presents the results of a survey which was undertaken in order to develop an understanding of the University of Arkansas' environment as experienced by black students. It assessed the students' causes for leaving the university during their freshman year. Thirty-four black students who had attended school in the Fall of 1976 did not…

This paper presents the results of a study conducted to determine the level of degree completion among Micronesian college students. The report begins with an overview of the social, geographical, and phenomenological context of postsecondary education in Micronesia. Study results are then presented for the following areas of investigation: (1)…

Of 1,629 students enrolled in the fall semester of 1975 at Allegany Community College, 340 (20.9 percent) did not re-register for spring 1976. Although the fall enrollment contained almost twice as many full-time as part-time students, more than half of the non-returning students were part-time. Attrition also correlated to age of the students,…

This study attempted to find reasons for the large proportion of dropouts in the federal government's National Summer Youth Sports Program. Selected scales of the Jesness Inventory were administered (value orientation, alienation, denial, and occupational aspiration) at the beginning of the program to 66 11-year-old boys enrolled in a 1971 program…

This study compared the self concept and need variables of disadvantaged students: subjects from a continuation school (drop-outs) with 80 subjects (matched for sex, race, and age) who were attending a large inner-city high school. Data indicate that on most of the self concept and need variables there were significant differences between groups.…

Studies youths' motivation for school attendance. Survey results suggest that the motivations for high school dropouts were consistent with those of nondropouts. Comparisons showed both groups to be comparable in terms of the relative influence of socialization, extracurricular activities, and pleasing an authority. (MMU)

The numbers of disconnected youths (adolescents and young adults aged 16 to 21 who have dropped out of school and who don't have jobs) in adult education programs continue to grow at the Turning Point Educational Center in Brooklyn, New York. These youths can be particularly challenging to teach. They often have negative attitudes toward what they…

Student retention is an ongoing issue for most engineering programmes in the United States. Although engineering continues to be regarded as a promising profession, many students beginning in an engineering programme will not successfully complete their engineering studies. In an attempt to understand student perceptions of issues that relate to…