An involved junior college student argues that significant participation is essential to individual and institutional growth. (DS)

Around one-third of pupils in British schools take no part in extra-curricular activities. This article looks at the adequacy of extra-curricular provision from the pupil's viewpoint. (Author/MB)

Article discusses educational benefits of science hobbies, citing specific accomplishments of British students. New courses in Engineering Science and recent development of scientific investigation and technological classroom projects are noted. Author relates how students have solved specific practical problems, such as devising games to develop…

As the relationship between student and academia changes, the need grows for more active participation by the student not only in the educational process but also in the world beyond the classroom. The wish to make education relevant" to the social scene is equal to the need to put education to use in the social context. (CJ)

Interspersed among the results of a five-state regional survey, conducted in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, the authors offer guidelines for conducting a student activity program. (JW)

Examined students' perceptions of the role and purpose of cocurricular activities at the University of Virginia. Students (N=160) completed the Cocurricular Activities Appraisal instrument. Results yielded a profile of the typical student leader and information about how his/her expectations had been met by cocurricular activities. (PAS)

Reports a study of the impact of a new restrictive and punitive (grade reduction) attendance policy on high school students' attendance, scholastic achievement, behavior, and extracurricular participation. Variables of student age, IQ, and sex were analyzed. The punitive attendance policy was considered effective for certain students. Guidelines…

A study investigated the relationships among the grades students received in a general methods course and selected variables. The conclusions indicated that: (1) Women tend to make higher grades than men; (2) Older students register for fewer credit hours than do younger ones; and (3) Upperclassmen register for fewer hours than do lowerclassmen.…

Suggests ways to interest male secondary students in joining Future Homemakers of America/Home Economics Related Occupations (FHA/HERO) through changing their ideas about homemaking skills and showing them how men as well as women need the training and can benefit from various home economics career fields. (MF)

Describes a student-directed computer system revival project in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at California State Polytechnic University, which originated when an obsolete computer was donated to the department. Discusses resulting effects in undergraduate course offerings, in student extracurricular activities, and in…

Presents a set of experiments that explore variables within the steps of the filtration process. (CS)

The contradictions between school and community and between education for work and for leisure, have produced a decline in the extracurriculum and the integration of many erstwhile extracurricular activities with the formal curriculum in an effort to achieve social and ideological integration of school and community. (Author)