A necessarily selective discussion of but a few of the matters involved"; extrinsic rewards, student-teacher relationship, accountability, teachers' union opposition, student reaction. Abstracts of 12 documents included. (Author/SP)

Shows that the generally high returns to high school graduation are not universal. For some specific occupations, completing high school is not economically justifiable. (BH)

The author attempts to outline some guiding principles for adult education and learning in order to create a better educational climate for the adult interested in furthering his education. (AN)

Study made at Brooklyn, City, Hunter and Queens Colleges of the City University of New York compared the number of students in 1955 and 1960 freshman classes who graduated, and documented findings relative to reasons for withdrawal. (AD)

The purpose of this study was to determine if four groups of engineering students differing in academic success and persistence could be discriminated on the basis of personality characteristics. Two personality dimensions discriminated: one dimension was described in terms of other-directed characteristics; the other in terms of self-directed…

Married and pregnant students should be allowed to participate in academic and cocurricular activities as long as their presence does not interfere with the welfare of other students. (CK)

This research was designed to develop and evaluate a program for alienated" junior high school boys. Attempts to increase motivation, cooperation, and the desire to remain in school beyond the age of 16. After a full school year, positive changes were noted in selfreported personality measures and school achievement. Some regression was noted by…

Teachers are always rating pupils; pupils are less often asked to rate teachers. An ominous message about the school's selective role emerges from this study conducted in Britain. (DM)

Measured video-image representations of body size for 68 females undergoing weight reduction counseling. All judged themselves significantly more obese than they actually were. After therapy, more realistic estimates of their physiques ensued. Dropouts saw themselves as significantly more obese than those who graduated from the program. (JAC)

Calls for an intervention program to combat student attrition, one that includes communication training of personnel at key interaction points. (PD)

The unemployed are a varied group; being unemployed may be related more to individual circumstances than the overall state of the economy. The unemployed are discussed in terms of job-losers, job-leavers, new entrants (job searching for the first time), reentrants, age groups, minority groups, and the discouraged worker. (SR)

Examines the implications of a British plan to provide one-year paid traineeships to all unemployed 16 year-old school dropouts. Rising youth unemployment has prompted proposals for new postsecondary vocational and technical education programs. The program's impact on the secondary curriculum and postsecondary educational systems and on program…