The purpose of this study was to develop and test a theoretical framework that would examine the structural relationships between select organizational and environmental variables and school district effectiveness in Michigan. The theoretical framework was derived from organizational theory and represents a social-ecological approach to the study…

THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE WHO APPLY FOR ENTRANCE AND FULFILL THEIR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS BUT FAIL TO ENROLL WERE STUDIED TO SEE IF ADMISSION PROCEDURES SHOULD BE REAPPRAISED. THE STUDY EXAMINED FOR POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANCE THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSES TAKEN, THE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND DIFFERENCES AMONG THE ENROLLED, THE…

THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED IN WEST VIRGINIA, INVOLVED PEOPLE WHO COMPLETED A TRAINING COURSE UNDER THE AREA REDEVELOPMENT ACT, THOSE WHO DID NOT BEGIN OR DROPPED OUT OF TRAINING, THOSE WHO WERE DENIED TRAINING BECAUSE OF TEST RESULTS, AND THOSE WHO WERE WORKING INSTEAD OF BEING RETRAINED. THE OBJECTIVES OF RETRAINING WERE SHORT-RUN INCREASE IN…

MANY PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED FOR CHECKING SYMPTOMS AND CAUSES OF BEHAVIOR COMMON TO POTENTIAL DROPOUTS, SUCH AS FAILURE, TRUANCY, APATHY, DISINTEREST, POOR READING, LACK OF ADJUSTMENT, AND NONPARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES. CUMULATIVE RECORDS, TEACHER OBSERVATIONS, AND COUNSELOR CONTACTS HELPED TO IDENTIFY THESE STUDENTS. STUDENTS WERE INTERVIEWED…

THE CALIFORNIA MCATEER ACT AUTHORIZED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 2-YEAR PILOT PROJECT AIMED AT UNCOVERING METHODS OF ENCOURAGING CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL UNTIL GRADUATION. SELECTION OF 16,000 DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS FROM 24 SCHOOL DISTRICTS WAS BASED UPON THE STUDENT'S SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, HIS ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL, AND…

Two experimental programs (diploma and skill training) for high school dropouts were based on the assumptions that positive interpersonal relationships and an initial emphasis on nonverbal learning were necessary to counteract the rejection and verbal weaknesses experienced by those from a poverty culture. The success or failure of a teacher in…

At a conference on "Education for Creativity in the American College," educators, artists and researchers considered the proposition that: "Little has been done to provide appropriate academic experiences for highly creative students during the post-adolescent years, and many colleges seem to lose more talented and creative students than they…

A Minnesota State College Common Market (MSCCM) of education program to open the resources of all 6 state colleges and permit them to move freely within the state system was proposed. The program involves full transferability of all general education requirements, and those major requirements approved by the degree-granting college, for a minimum…

Recent regulations of the Commissioner of Education recognize the need for local school districts in the State of New York to extend existing programs or to develop new ones designed specifically to meet the needs of pupils who fail or underachieve. Guidance counselors contribute importantly to these programs. Some of these ongoing programs,…

The study reports the definition of programs of study which are homogeneous in the patterns of abilities and interests of their students and the grading standards of their faculties. It also presents data relating these programs to success, attrition, and transfer of the students who enroll in them. Curricula were grouped twice: first, according…

The Graduate Research Training Program began in 1966 as a 3-year doctoral level program which recruited about 25 interns from fields other than education. In 1969 it was changed to a 1-year masters-degree program for 10 interns, about half of whom had majored in education. The 1-year program in 1969-70 included formal course work in research,…

This study of student attrition in a public junior college used personality measures and demographic data as independent variables. Student dropout, defined as failure to complete the semester or to transfer to another institution, was the dependent variable. Instruments used were the Omnibus Personality Inventory, the Adaptive-Flexibility…

This document forms part of a research project initiated by the Ministry of Education in Quebec and designed to forecast teacher demand over the next 15 years. It analyzes the problem of identifying potential teacher dropouts by means of a statistical model which provides simulations of various hypotheses and which can be easily revised by the…