To determine if certain non-intellectual factors affected educational persistence, three null-hypotheses were tested for both sexes, namely, that there i s no significant difference between (1) those who persist (P) and those who withdraw (W), (2) those who persist (P) and those who are dismissed (D), and (3) those who withdraw(W) and those who…

This study to determine why so many Morton High School graduates did not continue their education was expected also (1) to explain why they did not go to Morton Junior College, (2) to show whether the college meets community needs, (3) to be of value in high school counseling, and (4) to show if an adult evening program is needed at either the…

The purpose of this publication is to present the reader with brief descriptions of selected alternative schools and programs operating in Louisiana in 1976. Descriptions of many of the better-known types of alternative programs are found, including those that deal with college-bound students, alternatives to suspension/expulsion, and…

An investigation was made to determine the number of female students who completed or withdrew from five industry and technology courses predominantly enrolled by male students, over an 11 year period from 1964 to 1974. A total of 59 females had enrolled in Auto Mechanics, while 9, 8, and 5 females had enrolled in Welding, Construction Technology,…

The grade-point average (GPA) of Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) freshmen who received tutoring through the OASIS Provosts' Tutorial Fellowship Program and EOP freshmen who did not receive such tutoring were compared at the University of California, San Diego. A one-way analysis of covariance using high school GPA, Scholastic Aptitude Test…

Dropout-prone students at two Oakland high schools were identified and divided into control and experimental groups at both schools. Experimental group students received special counseling attention during the year. Attempts were made at providing them with part-time jobs. No significant differences in dropout rates between the experimental and…

A study was made to determine the reasons that students drop Introduction to Business at Cuyahoga Community College-Metropolitan Campus. Of 422 students who were enrolled in the course during the winter quarter of 1974, 103 withdrew. An attempt was made to reach by telephone all students who had withdrawn from the course. Of the 52 who were…

Career College (originally known as Cooperative Education Program for Dropouts) was set up under Title I of the Higher Education Act. The objectives of this program focused on familiarizing the individual with the college environment, fostering independence in program participants, and creating a desire in participants to continue their education…

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the employment counselor as a vocational counselor to dropout discussing such topics as: (1) functions, (2) problems of dropouts and their counseling implications, and (3) counseling the dropout. Included in the functions are: (1) representing the Employment Office in coordinating all programs…

This questionnaire survey of the interracial attitudes of a representative sample of 638 black youths in Washington, D. C. in 1968 replicates a similar one done in 1966, and compares 1968 patterns with 1966 patterns. In addition it concerns itself with identification, political views, vocational aspirations and expectations. The basic findings are…

The Continuation Education System Development Project technical report of appendix tables includes: (1) a bibliography; (2) letters to schools; (3) the initial in-service training program of Valley staff; (4) data of a teacher evaluation survey; (5) instructional preference scale data; (6) meaning of words inventory data; (7) a physical profile;…

Over a four year period, the Continuation Education System Development Project will develop a practical instructional system capable of continuous identification and efficient response to the critical instructional needs of individual continuation high school students, or those who drop out or are pushed out, in La Puente, California. The first…

Early and late applicants to Mt. San Antonio College were compared in this study on the basis of grade point average and number of course units completed. Both full-time and part-time students who applied early were compared to students who applied late. All of the students studied were admitted for the fall 1972-73 semester. The dropout rate of…

Prior to beginning the first year academic curriculum at the Naval Academy, incoming midshipmen are required to complete "plebe summer" - a nonacademic military training program. Typically, some members of each incoming class fail to complete this summer training, with the great majority of disenrollments being for motivational reasons.…

Three groups of students were analyzed to determine if academic and nonacademic variables would discriminate between students who graduate with honors, those who graduate without honors, and those who drop out of college. Criterion groups were composed of male students from Brown University who entered in 1962, 1963, and 1964 and graduated in 4…