This document presents several brief papers and responses concerning articulation and transfer between institutions of higher education in Illinois. Alban E. Reid provides a community college perspective on articulation, dealing with both the issue of students transferring from the community college to senior institutions and with the issue of…

Responses of a group of 302 lower class gifted Black high school students to a questionnaire concerning their preferences and beliefs about working conditions are tabulated and discussed. Conclusions are made regarding male and female attitudes. (CTM)

As the number of unemployed and underemployed college graduates increases, the secondary school system will encounter the following developments: (1) a clash over the early placement of twelfth graders in college; (2) a need to rethink the college-orientation of high school curricula; and (3) a need for more attention to non-college-bound youth.…

Feminine role concepts and beliefs of high school senior women were investigated. Non college bound women were found to experience less conflict between their self concepts and their feminine role ideals. College bound students were found to experience more feminine role conflict and to have more interest in finding additional roles. (GC)

Students' (N=1017) perceptions of barriers, facilitating factors, and information needs related to consideration of careers in science were investigated. Results suggest girls have doubts about combining family life with a science career, lack information about steps in preparing for a science career, and believe influential adults. (Author)

The subjects consisted of high and average ability high school students. Half selected their own task and half were assigned to a task based on their scores on Rotters's locus of control scale. Across all subjects, ability was found to be the only significant predictor of recall. (Author/BW)

The secondary school counselor in a desegregated school is frequently in a position to identify ability in black students and to help them advance academically as well as to guide them in career choices. (JD)

Reviews the basic questions which should be asked by the prospective college bound student in his efforts to select an appropriate university. (SL)

Four colleges are now helping migrant students through the federally-funded College Assistance Migrant Program, which provides the children of migrant and seasonal farmworkers with the financial, academic, and psychological resources they need to compete with traditional middle-class students. (LBH)

Examined factors related to college attendance by nonwhite students. Addressed the concerns of nonwhite students about attending college, male-female differences in those concerns, and differences between black (N=72) and white (N=105) college bound high school students. Identified several counseling needs of college-bound nonwhite students. (ABB)

Reviews five books that help high school students select and gain entrance into a college. (ARH)

Discusses the revision of the curriculum for college-bound students. States three apparent needs: conceptual knowledge, note- and test-taking skills, and critical thinking skills. Provides suggestions for developing these areas, devoting much attention to critical thinking. (GEA)

Data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Graduating Class of 1972 and the Postsecondary Education Transcript Study are analyzed to confirm or challenge common assumptions about community college students' attendance, transfer, and graduation patterns. (MSE)

Describes behaviors typical of high aspiration high school students denied admission to prestigious colleges. Students feel inadequate, parents may be devastated, and students and families may plot to influence the admission office. Counselors play a vital role in assisting student and family with an objective assessment of remaining alternatives.…

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching conducted a nationwide survey of high school seniors and their parents. Parents and how they shape their youngsters' post-high school plans, the qualities they look for in a college, and what they expect their children to gain are discussed. (MLW)