Discusses how cultural centers improve minority college students' lives by enhancing ethnic pride and closing the gap between cultures. Emphasizes the need for centers to keep minority students in college. Explains that faculty members are hesitant to be associated with these centers because association can limit their career options. (JS)

Describes the Shawnee Mission Alternative Education Program (AEP) in suburban Kansas City, a program designed for students with academic, behavioral, or attendance problems in grades 7 through 10. Outlines AEP's philosophy, focusing on the need to develop students' self-worth. (MM)

Summarizes results of follow-up interviews with 10 out of 14 at-risk high school students studied during 1988-89. This study had indicated that students were at-risk in life and in school. Although seven eventually completed school and nine had positive self-perceptions, only one participant was working full time. Most had unstable family…

A model of adult education dropout posits psychosocial, external, and institutional integration factors as causes. Testing with data from 443 Norwegian adult students (167 dropouts) demonstrated that factors related to interaction with the institution made a more substantial contribution to explaining attrition than did external systems theory.…

This study of 103 students with behavioral disorders found that a much higher proportion of students had dropped out of school than had been graduated. Those who had dropped out of school were found to have experienced significantly more changes in educational service placements, school transfers, and previous releases than had their graduated…

Used Tinto's theory of departure to study persisting and nonpersisting students at large community college. Student Involvement Questionnaire III was completed by 521 persisting and 245 nonpersisting students. Results revealed that, compared to nonpersisters, persisters had greater academic integration, goal and institutional commitment, and…

Explains how teachers and counselors can use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (a self-reporting assessment tool based on Jungian personality-type theory) to help retain high-risk students. Reviews the information MBTI scores reveal about student interest, application/persistence, aptitude, learning type, most appropriate instructional method,…

Presents graphs showing employment and unemployment rates of 16 to 24 year olds by age, sex, and race from 1970-91, as well as types of employment obtained by young adults and median income. Also compares high school graduates and dropouts. (SK)

Among Malaysian females, changes in education and enrollment account for much of the trend toward later marriage. Increase in age at first conception across cohorts and ethnic groups (Malay, Chinese, Indian) is fully accounted for by cohort and ethnic differences in the age at marriage. (Author/SK)

Finds that developmental reading students were as successful in college as low ACT nondevelopmental students but not as successful as the higher ACT students. Suggests that ACT scores and age were the best predictors of college success. Demonstrates the need for developmental classes for underprepared college freshmen. (RS)

The Hastings Alternative School Program (HASP), designed for at-risk students, operates within Hastings-on-Hudson (New York) High School's regular program. Students are given an external structure and set of expectations enforced by an accountability system stressing communication and student responsibility. Nearly half of all HASP students go on…

Enrollment management differs from admissions in its concern for students at every stage of their association with the college. As such, it must address retention issues. Academic advising can contribute to improved retention, but to be effective it must be appropriate. A number of advising models are currently in use. (MSE)

A survey of 277 county jail inmates found that 27 percent of dropouts and 14 percent of high school graduates participated in counseling, stress management, and/or educational programs. Youthful and Hispanic offenders were overrepresented in the nonparticipating dropout population. (SK)

Classification accuracies of models for predicting later high school dropouts from data available in student records for grades 4 through 8 were examined for 503 dropouts and 282 persisters (nondropouts) in Florida. Separate prediction models for each grade level have practical importance; implications for dropout prediction are discussed. (SLD)

A study investigated whether determinants of college students' decisions to withdraw from an institution are similar to those affecting decisions to transfer to other institutions. Subjects (n=2,954) were entering freshmen at a state university. Results indicated different factors discriminated between persisters and dropouts and between…