This paper describes an alternative evening high school program for dropouts located in Salt Lake City (Utah). The purpose of the study was to arrive at a descriptive analysis and interpretation of what went on in the alternative school, Valley High School. It describes and analyzes such features as the drop-in program, learning center activities…

CHILDREN FROM CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS REQUIRE SPECIAL ATTENTION FROM COUNSELORS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL. PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFTEN REFLECT A MIDDLE-CLASS ORIENTATION AND VALUE STRUCTURE. AS A RESULT, A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE SCHOOL'S ACTIVITIES, EXPECTATIONS, AND STANDARDS ARE PARTIALLY ALIEN TO THOSE OF MOST OF ITS DISADVANTAGED…

STEP IS A STATE-SPONSORED EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT DESIGNED TO HELP PUPILS NOW 15 YEARS OF AGE WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS POTENTIAL DROPOUTS AND TO PUT IN EFFECT A PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION AND SCHOOL SUPERVISED WORK-EXPERIENCE THAT WILL DEVELOP THOSE HABITS, ATTITUDES, AND SKILLS WHICH WILL ENABLE THE PUPILS TO OBTAIN SUITABLE EMPLOYMENT WHEN THEY…

IN THE FALL OF 1961, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 300,000 UNEMPLOYED IN MICHIGAN. ABOUT HALF OF THESE WERE LOCATED IN THE DETROIT METROPOLITAN AREA. OF THE 61.8 PERCENT WHO HAD NOT COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL, 30.1 PERCENT DROPPED OUT DURING GRADES 9-11, AND THE REMAINDER HAD 8 YEARS OR LESS OF EDUCATION. SOME ATTEMPTS TO RELIEVE THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION…

A SHORT HISTORY OF NARCOTICS AND THEIR LEGAL CONTROL IN THE UNITED STATES IS PRESENTED WITH AN EXPLANATION OF ADDICTION AND METHODS OF ITS PREVENTION. TEACHERS ARE INFORMED OF WAYS IN WHICH TO IDENTIFY ADDICTED STUDENTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY MAY BE CLOSELY OBSERVED IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES, AND ABNORMALITIES INVESTIGATED BY A PHYSICIAN.…

MRS. WAX'S MAJOR PUBLICATIONS AND UNPUBLISHED ESSAYS ARE LISTED FOR 1942 TO 1966, INCLUSIVE. SUBJECT MATTER COVERS SOCIOLOGY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE AMERICAN INDIAN. (BR)

This study examined the "drop-in": the student who has dropped out of a 4-year college and enrolled in a 2-year college. It proposed to primarily (1) identify his expectations, (2) discover his goals, and (3) determine his perception of the two institutions, and secondarily to find out why he (1) dropped out of the 4-year college and (2) selected…

With the announcement in 1964 by the New York State Regents that all 2-year colleges within the state system would be comprehensive, Nassau Community College expanded its offerings to include business career programs. Because of this commitment, the college decided to examine student attrition in the business program. A general review of the…

In an attempt to better understand students' reasons for withdrawing from Cerritos College, a follow-up postage-paid postcard questionnaire was sent to a sample of 1,027 students who had withdrawn between the first and tenth week of the Fall semester of 1972. Of the questionnaires, 34.3% were completed and returned. Analyses of the responses…

A PROGRAM IN LOW-INCOME AREAS IN MINNEAPOLIS PROVIDED THE SERVICES OF HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORS TO GRADUATES AND DROPOUTS BY (1) OFFERING VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE TO UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES AND ACTIVELY ASSISTING IN JOB PLACEMENT, (2) ENCOURAGING THE RETURN OF DROPOUTS TO SCHOOL AND ASSISTING IN THEIR READJUSTMENT TO ACADEMIC LIFE, (3) ORGANIZING DATA ON…

The interaction between peasants and agents of social change is examined and seen as an unequal exchange of mutual expectations. If the cycle of peasant exploitation is to change, rural development must be integral to national development programs. (Author/KR)

Guidelines are provided for developing illustrations for use in distance education materials for rural adults in different cultural situations. (STS)

With minimal possibility of predicting student withdrawal based on traditional variables, there appears to be a need to uncover "personal reasons." (Author)